X-rays, Insomnia, and Daylight Savings

Today starts a much needed 3-day weekend and I high-tailed it to the doc to get my foot checked out. It's been a week since the initial injury, and it still hurts, although admittedly not as bad. I mainly wanted to go to get checked out for a stress fracture - since it didn't swell I knew it wasn't broken but you never know, right? The x-ray place is right next door to my general practitioner (who looks just like my uncle, it's a little scary) and it was the most depressing waiting room I've been in - no plants, no bright paintings, no TV. Anyway, I was in and out in about 15 minutes so it didn't completely kill my will to live. I didn't think I was going to get the results until Monday, however the doc was nice enough to put me out of my misery - no stress fractures YAY! Treatment is back to the usual - heat/ice/Advil & time. Blerg.


While I was there I decided to talk to my doc about my current bought with insomnia I've been having - I can get to sleep just fine, it's just that I wake up at some ungodly hour (today it was 2:30 am) and I can't shut off my brain. She pretty much told me to cut back on caffeine intake, told me to take Benedryl, and gave me a handout. Gotta loved doctors in a hurry.


Anyway, I'm reading this handout and I'm violating all of these suggestions to get a good night sleep. My favorite (and I quote): "Put your worries away when you go to bed". No shit?! I feel good about tonight though - I only had 1 caffienated beverage before noon, managed not to take a nap during Alice in Wonderland (which was close), and stocked up on Benedryl just in case this turns into an ongoing thing. Tonight this is going to be me:






This Sunday starts Daylight Savings Time, and I'm excited to get back out on the road with Sonja. I think we're going to start walking until my foot gets better, but I really missed the girl time!