Today at work, I asked a customer if they wanted to bake some tickets.
In the spirit of this, let's talk about all the hilarious things people have decided to bake...
NOT REALLY. But man would that not make for once excellent blog.
Let's talk about the reason I did it. I asked a lovely, not-at-all twihard middle-aged woman if she would like to book tickets for 'Breaking Dawn', but I managed to somehow slur together 'book' and 'break' because I was drunk on the job. NOT REALLY. Man, full of twists and turns today. I was actually just super tired, and for me becoming linguistically challenged is just one of the side effects. Others include going to do something and forgetting what halfway there, forgetting what I'm saying mid-sentence, violent mood swings, and extreme cynicism. It seems everyone is really tired all the time now, myself included. Last year I would go five days a week on about 7 hours and catch-up on the weekend. But what are the long-term repercussions you may ask? I don't know. But let's find out together!
So, the many effects caused by sleep deprivation range from yawning to psychosis-like symptoms. They include aching muscles, confusion, memory loss, depression, sensitivity to the cold, irritability, periorbital puffiness (eye bags), increased risk of diabetes, obesity, and nystagmus (rapid involuntary rhythmic eye movement). Of these I most commonly suffer memory loss, irritability, and nystagmus - which I often get when I'm stressed or angry. It's good I now have something else to blame it on!
So those are terrifying. Yet me, along with countless others simply don't go to bed. I love sleeping, but avoid my memory foam cocoon till the last possible moment of reason. It's perplexing, as sleep is the one thing I go crazy over: I silently plan the death of those who wake everyone up early after staying over; I cling for dear life to my sheets until the nordic fishing news from Mr SIBC warns me that I'm in bus-missing territory, and I wandered the streets of Amsterdam at 1am as an alternative to smothering my snoring father to death with a pillow.
The problem, I think, is the YOLO mentality. Things seem much harsher at 7.45am than they do at midnight. After 15 'oh just one more video then I'll brush my teeth's, the time has sped by with very detrimental results. I'm a bit of an insomniac anyway, but the invention of YouTube is my true downfall. Even when you do manage to drag yourself to bed at a reasonable hour, it's normally for a reason that keeps your mind racing for hours on end. I have regularly attempted to sleep exhausted, but ironically been kept awaking thinking about the things that have made me exhausted.
What do we do? *consults google*
Cry yourself to sleep! Oh... NOT REALLY... apparently that's just me.
Take a warm bath. Exercise during the day. Avoid drugs. Keep regular a regular sleeping pattern.
That's the general online consensus, and it sounds pretty good. I'll also give you my tuppence. Sort out your life! That niggling thing that's keeping you awake at night - deal with it. Your life has too much on, or is just a mess in general - sort it out. We've all been there. There's no shame. But believe me, you'll sleep easy because of it. Also, try and do something calming before you go to bed like read or listen to music as a cool down for your brain. Cause shit gets fried over the course of a day!
Enough of this shite, what exciting things have people baked in cakes?
Sweet dreams!
Tara x
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