The Morning After

THE AGE OF MAN IS OVER
It's official. As of 9:59 last night, I have completed 33 years of my life sentence on this planet. I don't feel any older or any wiser today....even though it seems like just yesterday that I was this cocky, loud-mouthed kid driving around in mommy's car with my girlfriend looking for a private place to park.
A DARKNESS COMES AND ALL
In a lot of ways, I still feel like the teenage version of myself. Always learning new things, making mistakes here and there as I go along....but never regretting them, just learning from them. Sometimes the learning curve is a little longer than others, but I know I am still learning no matter what.
THESE LESSONS THAT WE LEARNED HERE
The one way I do feel older is physically....although that has a lot more to do with my crash, and the resulting inactivity. Every morning is difficult for me lately. Just getting out of bed now takes about as much effort as my entire morning routine would have only a few months ago. My legs, my back, my shoulder....all of them ache if I spend any significant time in bed. And if I am lucky enough to get that much time to lay in bed, the aches set in and keep me from sleeping a full night. Toss. Turn. Nod off. Rinse. Repeat.
HAVE ONLY JUST BEGUN
Last night was no different. After a long, wonderful day spending time with the people I love the most in this world, I was completely exhausted when I got home. Within ten minutes I was crawling in bed looking forward to a full night of rest. I really thought that I'd sleep a solid 6 hours until my alarm went off....but the 3am limit hit me again. This time a little earlier at 3:04 instead of 3:13. I don't get it. 5 nights of sleep this week ahead of a work day....only one was I able to sleep through the 3:00 hour without waking up.
WE WERE THE KINGS AND QUEENS OF PROMISE
Even with my abbreviated nights of rest, I haven't been too tired this week at work, and it has flown by. When I get home from work, well that's a different story. It seems this week I have needed a nap every single day to function in the afternoon. Yesterday was the exception. Although I definitely needed the nap, I needed to make a stop on the way to my parents house even more. There are always plenty of things to get done on your birthday when you procrastinate like I do, thankfully the Secretary of State wasn't busy at all when I got there. I'm very glad I went to Livonia right after work.
WE WERE THE VICTIMS OF OURSELVES
I had intended to do a music post for my birthday, but didn't happen to write down my songs for the day. The only one I am sure I listened to yesterday is Kings and Queens by 30 Seconds to Mars. I have listened to that song multiple times a day for a while now. Just LOVING it. Instead, I thought I would do my morning playlist today to make up for that....but as tired as I was last night, I never charged my iPod. And here I sit, musicless.
MAYBE THE CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
It's been a while since I've tried to make it through my morning without an earbud hanging from my ear. It's probably been a few years actually. But I had a lot of time to sit and sift through my thoughts without distraction this morning....I really need to charge my iPod when I go to bed at night. LOL.
BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL