sleep deprived

get your minds out of the gutter!
throughout this beginning 8 months of marriage, i've slept completely through the night less times than i can count on my 2 hands. this isn't because of any newlywed funny business; it's purely because of the fact that mr. c gets home at midnight. so most of the time i would fall asleep on the couch, then he'd watch tv & go on the computer. around 1:30am he'd wake me up and tell me to get ready for bed.
so, i'd reluctantly get off the couch, stumble down the hall and into the bathroom. wash my face, take out my contacts, etc.
by that time i'd be wide awake again, and it takes me a while to fall back asleep. so, i was not getting good, quality sleep.
since we got married, i kept wanting to get a tv for the bedroom so i could just fall asleep in there. well, we watched the prices at wal-mart and over memorial day weekend there was a pretty nice sale on little flat screen hdtvs. so, after talking it over with mr. c, i went an got an emerson 19".
mr. c had an extra little dvd player, so i hooked that up. there isn't a cable hook-up in the bedroom, so that works just fine. i just watched a selection of my MANY animated movies. so far, aladdin, madagascar & toy story. i'll start the movie while i'm getting ready for bed, then i set the sleep timer, and off to la-la land.
i absolutely LOVE it! it makes it so much better at night. i slept straight through the night TWO nights last week! it's awesome. i'm getting to work on time, and i feel better. so, i hope to reap the benefits.