sleep, travel and 5-day work weeks

last night was one of the first nights in which i don't recall waking up several times. i woke up once at 4 am, again at 6 am when my alarm went off, and then again at 7 am which is the time i RESET my alarm when it went off the first time. hehe.

but even when i sleep a full 8 hours, or longer on weekends, i find it INCREDIBLY difficult to roll myself out of bed. it usually requires 15-45 mintues (depending on the schedule of the day) of "waking up" before i can even consider sitting up. why is that? why can't my alarm go off and i step out of bed and cheerily get ready for my day?

i have a doctor's appointment scheduled to discuss my concerns about sleep deprivation and why i wake up several times in the night, i'll keep you posted on that.

this April and May are proving to be my busiest-not-coaching-related months EVER. these months are cheer down time and i find myself filling my weekends with more trips to see BS or parties or travels. there was the tahoe trip during the first weekend of april, a trip to the bay area for Caveat's first show the weekend after that, back down to the bay for mine and BS's 2 year anniversary last weekend, Los Gatos this Thursday for another Caveat show, mom's make-up-birthday-party this saturday, bay area again next weekend for another Caveat show, my best friend JW's wedding in so-cal 2 weekends after that, a photo shoot in Sacramento after that, ANOTHER Caveat show after that...and then it's June and the madness of cheer begins! (i need a nap...)

ps: long distance relationships are difficult! i love my boyfriend and we are very happy in our relationship...but this literal distance between us is beginning to weigh very heavily and strain our happy union. i put in my very first application for a job in his city on our 2 year anniversary. it's both exciting and nerve wracking. so begins the job hunt!

the next two weeks are BOTH 5 day weeks at work...i am VERY used to my 3 day weekends and am dreading working a full 40-hour week for 2 weeks in a row. be sad for me!

my hope for the world today is that there is some excitement for the week, somewhere. i feel tired and stressed this week. knowing someone has something to look forward to in a major way will brighten my spirits even just a little bit! have a happy tuesday, readers.