Not only did I forget that Lin mentioned he needed to be on the road by O-Dark-Thirty this morning, which means I had my alarm set for 5:30 am and not 4:30 am, I then proceeded to sleep through my too-late alarm for an hour as well. I will take responsibility for not getting my alarm set correctly, because I should have changed it as soon as Lin told me he needed to leave earlier than usual, but the oversleeping I will be blaming on the cats. What brain wants to wake its body on a chilly spring morning when said body is blissfully sleeping under a warm and cozy pile of cats? Not mine, that’s for certain.

Well, I knew today was the day my body would finally decide to override my brain and force sleep on me. I slept for five continuous and glorious hours, which is the most continuous sleep I have gotten since Friday. It’s unfortunate this coincided with an unplanned-in-advance business trip for Lin, and he didn’t get sent off with his usual coffee and a kiss. I hope this will be the end of the completely insane insomnia problem, and I can now go back to being just a normal insomniac who loses a couple hours of sleep here and there instead of just not sleeping at all.

I wouldn’t say I feel energetic this morning, but I do feel somewhat rested. Good thing, seeing as I need to bake bread today and get some household stuff done before I am gone for a day (or two). It would also be nice if I got some great sleep tonight so I am not the walking dead for my own long drive in the morning … not to mention the dentist appointment at the end of that long drive (and then the long drive home). Going to the dentist is unpleasant enough without being totally fatigued on top of it.

Though I am looking forward to tomorrow’s appointment, because I think we will be finishing up all these years of aggravation and time/money spent in dentists’ chairs, as well as the decades of annoyance and pain caused by my messed-up jaw and teeth. There’s still some reconstructive work to be done, should I decide to do it, but after tomorrow, both I and my budget believes taking a break for a while would be nice. I’ve been going to the dentist every month since October. That’s getting a little old (and expensive). But it’s almost all over, and I am very excited about that!

I need to pump some more coffee into my system to get my behind into gear. Though five hours of continuous and glorious sleep has helped me feel better today, I wouldn’t exactly say I feel fabulous. My energy level is still somewhat too close to zero to feel like getting too much done today, no matter how long a list of things to do I have written up. I definitely will be needing that second cup of coffee this morning…