5 Minute Free Write Challenge - Topic: Sleep

Sleep and I have never really gotten along very well. Wait...that’s not right. It’s the conventional bedtime hours that have failed me. I am what is known as a night owl. It makes no difference what my schedule is or how tired I am, I just can’t fall asleep “early”. If it is before 2 am, it is early. I routinely watch the sun come up before heading off to bed.

I’m convinced it is a biological condition, as my mother and my children are the same way. Luckily, I am retired and can do as I please. All the critters on the farm are conditioned to my schedule. Breakfast at noon and don’t bother asking before.

I was fortunate in that I was able to work 2nd and 3rd shifts my entire life. My employers found out almost immediately that they didn’t want me on first shift, haha. Can we say, I am not a morning person, lol.

I was never happier as when I gave up fighting with my internal clock and just let “nature” run its course.