Category Archives: Sleepless Nights

Can’t See The Light

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Barb

I have a trick to keep me buoyed during this dark time of season. I cut off the tops of onions (just the green parts) and use them in stews and tummy-warming casseroles. Then I stick the bulbs in about … Continue reading →

Posted in A Laugh, Appreciation, Change, Cooking, Hope, Humor, Lights, Sleepless Nights, Worries | Tagged Better Days Are Coming, Change, Hope, Never Give Up, See the Light, Worry | 11 Comments

It’s the Worry that Gets You, Not the Lack of Sleep

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Barb

As the holidays approach, you may find yourself awake in the thin hours of the morning: Worry: 1) to harass by tearing, biting or snapping, especially at the throat. 2) to touch or disturb something repeatedly.(Merriam-Webster) Action Dale Carnegie said, … Continue reading →

Posted in A Laugh, Change, Humor, Sleepless Nights, Worries | Tagged backpacking, Change, Dale Carnegie, Hiking, holiday traditions, lack of sleep, sleepless night, snuggies, Worry | 42 Comments

5 Steps to Healthy Sleep

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Barb

Enough. Enough bleary-eyed wakeups feeling more tired than when you went to bed. This isn’t one of those righteous blogs that tell you to avoid alcohol, caffeine and sugar. Nope. For January’s Squint-Eyed Look at Changing Yourself, we’ll grab Morpheus … Continue reading →

Posted in A Laugh, Humor, Life, Satire, Sleepless Nights | Tagged bed sheets, blog, calcium, Change, feng shui, Humor, insomnia, serotonin, Skin, Sleep, sleep inducer, tryptophan, turkey, yoga | 51 Comments

Childhood Lies Come True

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Barb

I like to stand outside on moonlit nights and watch the skies. When there isn’t a full moon, and I’m not looking for elves and werewolves, I enjoy guessing the time of night by the position of the constellations. Because … Continue reading →

Posted in A Laugh, Enough, Humor, Life, Sleepless Nights | Tagged Duck and Cover, Elves, Great Wall of China, International Space Station, Lies, Permanent record, Stars, UFO, Werewolves | 23 Comments

Choices: Oh That I Had a Thousand Voices

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Barb

We Conclude the Week’s Discussion of CHOICES: I wrote this post, then deleted it last night. I rewrote it because, I thought the conclusion to a week of choices about kindness deserves simple language: If we were perfect, we would … Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciation, Choices, Enough, Hope, Life, Sleepless Nights | Tagged Choices, Dawn, Hope, Love, Never Give Up, Steppin outside of ourselves, universe | 2 Comments

Do Choices Create Hope?

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Barb

What are your choices? We had a lively discussion today about choices. Cowboy Fan threw in some Zen philosophy stating: what happens in our lives is the result of the choices we’ve made. “What about that guy who was minding … Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciation, Choices, Hope, Life, Sleepless Nights | Tagged Choices, Hope, Signs, Steppin outside of ourselves | 8 Comments

Choices: Answer the Call of the Train?

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Barb

The topic for discussion this month is: CHOICES. I picked it because I’m a slacker. I CHOSE to make NO resolutions for this new year. Perhaps the lesson here is: if I make a choice, I have to be prepared … Continue reading →

Posted in Choices, Hope, Life, Sleepless Nights | Tagged Choices, Dawn, Hope, Sleep, Worry | 4 Comments

Bared to the Soul

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Barb

I visited my mother. On the first day, my mother didn’t know me when she saw me. That was okay. She’s collected a whole lot of birthdays. She’s had a stroke. I’d prepared myself for such a possibility. But then, … Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciation, Enough, Life, Sleepless Nights | Tagged Change, Love, Never Give Up, Steppin outside of ourselves | 7 Comments

Front Row Seats If You Answer the Call

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Barb

The phone rang at 12:30 am. Two rings. It jolted me upright. But when I picked it up, there was only a dial tone. Probably a wrong number. Maybe someone grabbed the caller’s phone and shut it off, exclaiming, “Good … Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciation, Hope, Sleepless Nights | Tagged Change, Hope, Sleep, The Wind, universe | 7 Comments

Halloween Bunny Strikes Again

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Barb

I’ve had several people send me carrot recipes. You can see why…. I’m not sure why I planted so many. I guess I was having a Scarlett O-Hara moment, feeling that “Ah’d nevah be hungry again.” I canned carrots. Froze … Continue reading →