Sleep for the soul

Today has been a beautiful day so far. It really pays to take care of your body and make sure that you get the sleep that you need each night.

Last night (and all day yesterday, for that matter). I was exhausted. I don't mean tired, I mean EXHAUSTED--to the point of disfunction. I dragged myself around all morning at BYU doing makeup for Little Eyolf, and then I dragged myself around all afternoon at work. No makeup, messy hair, glasses, sweats. That's the best that I could manage yesterday. I can't really tell you why I was so tired, because my life has lightened up considerably. But by the end of the day, my feet were achey, my body hurt, andI couldn't even handle wearing a bra (sorry Hootie, if you read this). I knew that if I stayed in bed after work, I would fall asleep, and then never sleep the rest of the night. SO! I toughened up, went out with my roommate, and made sure I was home by 11.

Why am I writing all of this? I don't know. But I DO know that my body asked for more sleep, and so last night, I made sure I gave it enough sleep.

I woke up this morning feeling great. Church is at 9:30, which has been really hard for me while I was doing "The 39 Steps"--I would fall asleep in Sacrament, I would leave before Relief Society because I couldn't stay awake, and being at church was like pulling my teeth. But today was wonderful--I was awake, refreshed, attentive, and I felt so peaceful and happy being there. I learned so much, and not once did it cross my mind to leave early. Its a beautiful day, its 2pm, and I am sitting in bed with the blinds open, contemplating the things of my life and smiling.

Anyway, I just wanted to tell you all that.