Blame it on the Rain
(I apologize to Milli Vanilli, whose music and look I really liked, even though they were totally frauds.)
I thought I had it beat. I am getting about six hours of sleep a night, pretty normal, not bad. But . . . wide awake around four every morning – four if I am lucky, 3, 3:30 sometimes. So up at 4 this morning, do you know how quiet it is in Kuwait at four in the morning? Its like quiet-squared. Stopped by the French bakery for some goodies, spent time with a good friend from 8 – 10, we had intended to walk but too much rain! We explored photo management and uploads for a while and then I headed home.
I didn’t intend to nap. The Qatteri Cat got cozy and the next thing I knew . . . I had slept from noon to 4:30, slept like a dead person. Of course now I am WIDE AWAKE. I can’t imagine how I will sleep tonight. When will this end, when will I be back on local time??
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usually takes me a couple of weeks to get rid of jet lag
Loved the Milli Vanilli reference…I really liked them too, frauds though they were. The girls and I had many shopping road trips to Austin and Houston with MV blaring out of the car tape deck. Thanks for jogging a great memory!
4 am! you wake up at 4 am!
oh man, Milli Vanilli.
My mother taught Sunday school at our church for a year or two – not our classes, but “older” kids – seventh graders. She must have been fantastic – energetic, to the point, and willing to treat them like adults. I bet they loved her.
For one of her lessons, she brought a cassette of “Blame it on the Rain” to ground a discussion on owning up to one’s mistakes and problems rather than, as the singers do, blaming them on external factors. I was so envious – my teachers were nowhere near as hip, and nowhere near as capable of breaking through Sunday school student cynicism to spark real conversation.
Once Milli Vanilli was exposed, that song (and my mother’s lesson) took on a whole new meaning :-).
Grandma and I woke at 4:00am today, too. I love the quiet, and I love watching the sky lighten.
I don’t suffer from jetlag but I do have issues sleeping too, Kuwait is too creepy at early mornings, I feel like anyone can attack you and no one would notice, etseer tara =/
AbdulAziz – I think you are right – I am battling 11 hours difference, and I think it takes about one day per hour. But I am feeling like a zombie (half dead) during normal people time. And I have energy at times when there is nothing I can do!
Grammy – You make my day when you show up here. I love it.
Purg – I don’t wake up at 4 a.m. if I can help it! I’m still jet lagging.
Little Diamond – I love it – using Milli Vanilli with a Sunday school class. Bet it got their attention!
Spontaneousnessity – welcome, glad to see you here. And I agree with you; I would not be out on the streets at this time. Sleep issues are so debilitating – you are wide awake when it doesn’t matter, and half dead when it does!
It takes me ages to get over a jet lag. From Kuwait to the States Im usually good about it. But coming back to Kuwait from the states can be so difficult. I think the rule of thumb is a day for every hour of time difference. There’s an 8 hour time difference between here and I think most of the East Coast so that would mean it takes 8 days to get over the jet lag. So dont be too hard on yourself and also it’s been very very tiring for and so much happened in very little time. Take it easy and rest when you need it.
Story of my live.
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Im on holiday and im already up.
Worried – Welcome, and thanks for the encouragement and kind words. Why is it so much harder coming east than going west?
Delicate – nice to see you! Maybe you’re already up because you don’t want to waste a minute of holiday-time? Hope you are having a great time.