Lately things have been crazy in my house. I’ve been writing like a fiend, the kids have been doing projects and concerts and needing things like, (eye rolling), warm clothes. The hubby has been a rock, exactly when I need him to be, but I can still lash out with the best of them.
But last night, I slept. I fully believe that sleep is the most underrated homeopathic medicine ever discovered. I love crawling under a warm blanket (electric). I love pulling the down comforter over me, and slowly feeling my toes lose their chill. I love the way the pillow automagically cradles my head in the perfect position and I never get a neck ache.
It is bliss.
Then, as if sleep alone isn’t magical enough, we get to dream. Sometimes my dreams are awful, sometimes they are very Salvador Dali, with melting faces, and cactuses stuck in the middle of our living room, and sometimes, and this is when it’s magic, they are the perfect solution to my story problem du jour.
I love it when that happens. I’ll wake up and think, “EUREKA!” because there, niggling at the base of my mind is the perfect reason, scene, backstory, reaction, or whatever it was I was seeking.
The reason this post is late. I um, overslept. :-$
Does everybody love sleep? Do you remember your dreams, and do you get solutions from out of the stuff of dreams?
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In my dreams, my mind tries to fix whatever is a source of stress — which is often a long list of things to do and little time to do them. So last night I dreamed that I finished writing all the book reviews I have due, went to the mall to buy MAC eyeliner, set up my new DSL/wireless networking system, had a great workout at the gym, got my hair cut, did the laundry….you get the picture. Damn, but I got a lot done last night. If only it actually happened. Sigh.
Whenever I dream these type of dreams, they are always so real, and just so….normal, that I often wake up thinking that it’s Friday when it’s really Thursday, and that pesky To Do list has been vanquished. Sometimes it takes me hours to realize that that day was a dream and wasn’t real. This morning I realized the dream when my makeup bag was still empty of MAC eyeliner. But a few more hours of stress-free bliss would have been nice.
Katie, Laughing here. The reality is a little scary. I’ve screamed in my sleep a couple of times and scared my DH to death. Here’s hoping that your Friday is productive (and not only in your dreams. :))
I enjoy sleep because I usually have pleasant dreams. Most of the time I do remember my dreams. I’ve been dreaming about Florida a lot lately. I went on trip this past Sept to visit my cousin. I miss it, it was a great experience. In fact last night I had a dream I was back in Florida. I also tend to dream about the book I was reading before I fall asleep and if I’m thinking about something before falling asleep I’ll dream about that. One dream I hate that I every at least once a week is I’m back in high school. High school was not my best years. It’s so real that I feel like I’m back, I’m glad I wake up in my bed still a high school graduate lol
Nicole, I think that it’s cool you remember your dreams. Very rarely do I remember them. The HS dream cracks me up. I don’t ever dream about HS, but I don’ t know why (of course, now I’ll probably dream about HS).
I agree 100%. It is total bliss, i have a big comfy bed, warm covers and soft pillows. I love sleep. I dream nearly every night, and i almost always remember my dreams. As for getting solutions to problems from them? Not so much. I tend to have very weird, strange, dreams, my dreams are Salvador Dali quite a lot. My mind often blends together people i know or have known, characters from TV, books and movies, and also events from those same sources and ones that my mind creates. And then combines them in my dreams, so hence very strange dreams. They rarely make sense to me. But not all my dreams are like that though, i dream of my father a lot, who died 4 years ago. And i also dream of my best friend a lot, who i met online, and we have yet to meet face to face, so i dream of finally meeting him face to face. And i also have normal dreams too. But i wouldn’t trade dreaming for anything, i believe that dreaming is essential to life, it’s certainly an interesting look into our minds and the human mind in general. And dreams can be very inspiring.
Lauren, Glad to hear some else has Dali-esque dreams. I worried about it, but then I read up on the brain and dreams, and decided it didn’t mean I was going crazy.
It’s very sweet you dream of your father. I’m not a big believer in the paranormal, but I do think that sometimes there’s a link in our brains between people, and I think that link survives after death.
I love to dream, too. I hadn’t truly appreciated it until recently, how much I depend on my dreams to keep me moving forward.
I love sleep! I do wish I got more of it, but my 5 year old and my 3 year old seem to think that mom doesnt need much sleep, lol! As for dreaming, I love it. I have had quiet a few ideas come from my dreams. Although I could really do with out nightmares. I dont do scary stuff. I enjoy crazy dreams and totally never gonna happen kinda dreams. Also my dreams tend to include characters from what ever movie or show or song I have on my mind when I fall asleep. I really enjoy dreaming with certain songs in my head cause they make for really good dreams!
LOL, Alina. The kids will grow. Lack of sleep was the worst part of the younger years. I’m not a happy camper without enough sleep.
I’ve never dreamed about songs or music and I actually never realized it until now. I have very little sound in my dreams, lots of visuals…. Hmmm…
Cool discussion. Thanks!