From My Mind to....

Night Urges

I'm actually proud of myself (as I write this yawning). I woke up at 2:22 am with some thoughts rumbling in my head. I got up (quietly), went to my office and wrote down those thoughts as they came to me. I didn't edit; I just wrote as fast as I could.

I haven't read the several pages I filled and I hope I can read my scribbling. I used abbreviations rather liberally so my pen could keep up with my mind. I hope they are apparent to me as I type them into MS-Word.

Truth be told, I got back up two more times within minutes of returning to bed as several additional points occurred to me. But I did get everything on paper ... I think. At least I was able to get back to sleep with my mind at ease.

I can't tell you how many times I've awoken with some idea or thought in my head, and I didn't get up believing I'd remember it in the morning. I KNOW many of you have done this. Maybe the urge was greater this early morning; maybe I've gotten wiser at recognizing my weak memory. Maybe a bit of both.

The sad part is now I have a third major idea penned on paper that needs to be typed in, edited and posted. And with a deadline only three days away, my "Dear Me" letter is one of those ideas.

Priorities! They can be such a b***h.