thessalian: (bored)
thessalian ([personal profile] thessalian) wrote2005-01-08 04:43 pm

Cluck, Cluck

The mother hen tendencies continue apace. Remembering [livejournal.com profile] dodgyhoodoo's recent post on his insomnia, I pulled my Herbal Remedies Handbook and looked up the problem, seeing if I could find anything helpful. German chamomile, which he hates but was trying at last check, was listed as a fairly weak remedy for the problem. Lavender was next on the list, so I'm going to bring my spare bottle of lavender oil along to lunch tomorrow. A couple of drops of oil on the pillow at night may help matters (and at least it smells better than the eucalyptus, poor [livejournal.com profile] weaselbitch...). Additionally, something called schisandra is supposed to have sedative effects, and he knows about the valerian already. I haven't got either of those, but having the names should be useful.

Still bored, but have managed not to do the handbag cleaning. There's a fine line between boredom and OCD, after all, and I don't mean to cross it. I suppose I could do some of the necessary Restart site revamps (I found a picture that approximates Emily Swift, scarf and all), but I'm really not in the mood for dozens of tags. I'll give it another hour and if I'm still bored, I'll get on with that. Somewhere in there, I should produce a proper character sheet for the new 7th Sea character I'm introducing tomorrow, but that's a simple job and won't take long; I'll probably do that before I leave the house tomorrow. Given that I tend to wake up earlier than I need to on weekends (as opposed to weekdays, when I get up about 20 minutes after the alarm's gone off and run around like a headless chicken to catch the appropriate train), I need something to do with the time.

Hate the boredom. Hate it hate it hate it!

[identity profile] corone.livejournal.com 2005-01-08 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
As an experienced 'Insommnian' I recommend listening to the radio to go to sleep.
Thay way, even if it doesn't help you have something to listen to.

The best cure is to work in a job that lets you stay up until 3:00 in the morning and go in late,
or leaves you so tired from lack of sleep you cannot get to bed in time before you pass out.
These are the reasons I like my job! :-)

[identity profile] thessalian.livejournal.com 2005-01-08 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm going to be my usual pedantic self -- it's "insomniac".

Good tips, if you have a job that works that way and you share a bed with someone who doesn't mind the radio. Hope [livejournal.com profile] dodgyhoodoo reads the comments as well as the entry.