Turn Around

This morning I awoke in a sad, rough mood.  

I apparently fell asleep while reading last night.  I remember reading about two chapters in the real book (aka paper) I am reading, and then I set it aside.  I then picked up my Kindle and was reading a Kindle book I have.   My wife woke me up ~5:30am when she awoke.... and I was sitting up in bed, my reading light still on, the book beside me, and my Kindle flopped down upon my chest.  I  sitting mostly "upright" in bed, leaning back on two pillows, and my reading glasses were still on.  

I suspect that my sad, rough mood was mostly a result of poor sleep.... as I do not ever TRY to sleep in this rather "upright" position, but much, much prefer to lay completely flat.  From what my wife tells me, it also appears I did not MOVE a single bit..... which is ALSO rather unusual for me, as I tend to move around A LOT while I sleep.  I actually felt rather exhausted. 

It took me a while to work through in my mind what to do.... if I followed my "id", I would not have done a damn thing, but simply thrown the extra pillow onto the floor, hunker down into a flat position, and sleep away the day.  But, I had at least ENOUGH neurons firing "ok" that I knew if I did that, I would be cursing myself the rest of the day.  I eventually forced myself out of bed, went and made a VERY strong coffee (with a touch of raspberry flavoring), poured it over some ice..... and THEN I proceeded to pack, to go to the gym (it was raining), to POUND OUT some miles on the treadmill (8 miles) while reciting and praying the Rosary, then I forced myself to lift weights, and then after I was all sweaty and hot, I allowed myself to go relax in the pool for ~15 minutes.  

By the time I finished, I had been able to turn my mindset around.... I felt back up to snuff.  

I then went to the U, and have been doing a whole helluva lot already this morning.... graded two exams, posted scores, worked on classroom materials, worked on the LMS, and have straightened up some of my lab.  

I am thankful I was able to turn around the sad, rough mood.  I hope/plan to get more normal sleep tonight. 

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