Nursing School Chronicles - Somnambulista

Yo soy somanambulista.  But it is all good.  I knew that would happen.   But I have some ways to cope....the good, the bad, and the ugly.

The Good

Trying to be very cognizant of what I am eating these days.  Trying to avoid cookies and refined foods as much as possible....though convenience foods are hard to come by these days.  I bought a whole mad bunch of water bottles for my car I placed an order at the organic food depot for 24....yes 24 Luna Bars....hey they were 79 cent a piece...that is a deal.  And I got a weeks worth of organic yogurt.  (that stuff is so good!!!  i know a lot of you may be thinking...ewwww organic....but cream on the top yogurt.....it is the bomb diggity)  I did not however place an order for my usual twigs, nuts, roots and berry colon blow mix.....JUST KIDDING!!!  So hopefully being more mindful of my diet will help

The Bad

I am working thru the bad. Sometime when I come home from school I am really wired.  I really could go straight to sleep but I have my body trained so I don't have to pump at school anymore.  Come 10:00 pm  I have breasts to rival Pam Anderson.  100% naturalle.  Baby will be 9 mths on the 14th so maybe 3 more months and I will stop BF.  Maybe.  So until then.  When I get home at 11:00pm....it's time to make the breasticles.  (aka frozen milk for the baby )

The Ugly

There are times when the baby wakes up.  Or I stayed up a little too late.  And I still have to go to work.  Desperate Times call for desperate measures:

This is my arsenal:

1) a strong cup o tea HOT!....but this can also have a soporific effect (i love that word!) 

2) a frosty beverage.  a coca cola ....if you tell 7up.....I will get you.

3) double shot of espresso.....whooot  I am climbing the walls right now just thinking about it.

and last but not least.  i reach for these when all else has failed me.  They are my secret weapon: #3 is....

Red Twizzlers.  aka Heather crack.  I must be sensitive to the red dye 40 or something.  I use this ONLY in case of an emergency.

Does anyone else have any sleep/energy cures?