Black Bears Do It. Why Can’t I?
Today was a typical fall day. Clear blue sky. Crisp, almost cold air. And I absolutely could not stay awake. If I sat at my desk for more than 5 minutes my eyes started to roll back in my head.
I had to keep moving. At all times. Or it would become obvious to everyone in the office that I was dead on my feet.
Even 20 cups of coffee had no effect.
And I had meetings. With clients. Several of them. I’m not even sure what I said. Or if I made sense.
I went out for lunch just to drive around with the windows down to perk me up. Stopped at a quick shop to see if they had no-doze or something because I felt like I was just going to drop my head and bang it on a conference table somewhere.
Weird state for me. Because I don’t sleep much. Not an insomniac (at least according to the doctors), I just don’t need much sleep. And that’s worked out OK for me. But today, not so much. Maybe it’s knowing that winter follows these beautiful fall days. A season I don’t like at all.
Whatever it is…today I advocate hibernation. Just like the Black Bear.
Wake me in the spring.
This post was written by: Kim Mickelsen