Friday, September 18, 2009

N-A-R-C-O-L-E-P-S-Y #1


Sometimes I wonder why, why, why did I have to get narcolepsy. No pity party required; I am just having one of those 'why me' days. Granted, I have been dealing with narcolepsy since I was 15 years old, but I am just plain old tired of it. (No pun intended)
In an effort to conquer my current state of self-pity, I have decided to compile a list of the positives of narcolepsy:
1. I will never, ever have to experience insomnia
2. I get more beauty sleep than the average person
3. I sleep so soundly that I could sleep through absolutely anything
4. A 4 hour plane trip to PA seems like 20 minutes to me because I sleep the entire way
5. I can plan what I want to dream about because I fall asleep in a matter of seconds and go directly into REM sleep. (REM sleep is when you have very vivid dreams that you can remember.) So, all I have to do is think about what I want to dream, close my eyes and I am there. I have been all over the world.
6. From what I am told, I am extremely entertaining while I sleep. My husband says that he was talking to me one day and I fell asleep in the middle of our conversation. So, he thought it would be funny to continue talking. He proceeded to tell me that there was a spelling bee downstairs and asked me if I would like to attend. (He knows that I always wanted to participate in a spelling bee) In my sleep, I nodded my head, “yes”. He continued, “Wendy spell the word: metropolis.” And, in my most serious spelling bee voice, I responded: M-E-T-R-O-P-O-L-I-S, metropolis”
7. If I am mad or upset about something, I just close my eyes and go to sleep



Pity party officially over. Now, off to sleep, I think I will go to Paris tonight.