I cannot shake the tired off this morning. And even though it’s Sunday, it’s actually Thursday for me in terms of working. But the flip side to that is tomorrow (which is Monday) will actually be Friday for me so I’ll take that.
I struggle with sleep so much - I think I average around 5 and a half hours every night, maybe 6 on a good night. Last night I took a Xanax to make sure I fell asleep fast and stayed asleep and that mostly worked. But still, I’m blitzed this morning and trying to wake up has been an hour long process at this point and I feel no closer to it despite a French press full of coffee how in my stomach and the hour is drawing near to when I must start getting ready for work.
This morning I had one of those thoughts that I have had only occasionally since college but one that I had during that time period on an almost daily basis. Upon waking up this morning, my first thought was “when can I nap?” and sadly, that will not be until at least 4pm this afternoon. And with the track record I’ve had lately, it’s 50/50 whether I will be able to actually fall asleep while attempting to nap so that’s fun too.
Whenever I think about trying to shake off the tired, I’m inevitably led to think of two songs with that title, one by Taylor Swift and one by Mariah Carey. Taylor Swift’s is probably more ubiquitous and well known with its “haters gonna hate hate hate hate” refrain, but for me, Mariah’s “Shake It Off” edges it out, if for no other reason than the reference to the Calgon commercial.
'Cause the lovin' ain't the same, and you keep on playing games
Like you know I'm here to stay
(I gotta shake, shake you off)
Just like the Calgon commercial, I really gotta get up outta here
And go somewhere (I gotta shake you off)
And with that, Mariah’s “Shake It Off” is the last song I’m listening to before I get up and start getting ready to head out to work.
Here’s hoping that this Thursday masquerading as Easter Sunday is a good one. And if it isn’t, I’ll make it a good one.
I'm listening to this song on the way home today. Noone beats Mariah. I can relate to the taking something to make sure you fall asleep thing. I did that last night as well. That emergency extra "relaxing" pill I have in my little case is literally just what the doctor ordered sometimes.
I really relate to my own hardships being somehow linked with songs that are to others totally irrelevant with what I'm going through, but I don't know, they're like a comfort in my mind. Somehow. That's what I felt by reading this!