I’ve taken a shine to sleeping with the sound of running water. This is just one of the steps I’ve taken to make my all-too-limited sleep more zen. The water works. I get downright comatose listening to it and feel quite refreshed when I wake up. Honestly, I feel like some of that has to do with the moisture it creates in this dry Arizona air. I’m not originally from here and like my air a bit wetter. All of these ‘modifications’ are my best effort to live a balanced and healthy life despite the Herculean pile of work before me.
Sometimes I feel like I’m slip sliding out of control of the situation–a feeling that isn’t comforting in the least. I think it comes from recognizing that I have way too much going on and when I do take a few moments to myself it is usually at the cost of something else important.
Here’s a bit of free internet advice: Carve out a few hours for yourself each day. Don’t schedule anything during this you time and allow yourself to relax and just kick back and do what you enjoy. This will add years to your life. Burning the candle fast like I do seems to have the opposite effect.