Do you ever feel like you're just running on fumes and no one knows what the h3ll you're talking about?

Today or within the last 5 minutes?

Exactly!

Oh yeah. I don't foresee this getting any better for a while, either.

Ditto, EGB.

Running on fumes?
I am the fumes!

Just about everyday....

And it doesn't help that I'm not a good sleeper and caffeine doesn't affect me.

::sigh::

And Hubby is deployed until Feb. and I'm stuck with all the house and car repairs. Nothing ever goes wrong until Hubby leaves....
Between the CFPB and the military my life is crazy!!!

Coffee, Diet Dr. Pepper, 5 Hour Energy, Rock Star, No-Doz...one right after the other....

YES!!! That has totally been my problem lately!! I've been saying it's one thing if JUST work or JUST home is busy, but when both are crazy busy, it's overwhelming! Plus I keep really busy with the VOLUNTEER position of church secretary. I have days that I want to stay in bed and not be an adult

I wonder what X would say about now?

I have seriously considered trying that Zzzquil stuff. I haven't had a good night's sleep in years! And I NEVER wake up smiling and full of energy like those commercials. If I exercise a little extra, it helps a little. Hang in there.

I keep thinking those zzzzquil ads are spoofs, a la Saturday Night Live. I don't like sleep aids in general, I don't feel rested after. Mostly I feel groggy. (I have intermittent insomnia and have learned not to try to treat it with meds.)

Exercise is good, obviously reducing stress is good (but hard to do), and for me, just scheduling downtime is good. Even if it's just one evening out of many that I can sit down and do nothing but read (and not work stuff either), it helps.

insomnia is nothing to loose sleep over

Calms forte is an herbal supplement that helps with insomnia but has no next morning after effects. I'm told Whole Foods carries it.

I did see an article recently that said not to fight insomnia but rather get up and do something (not electronic) and then go back and try to fall asleep. Now I know why I'd wake up in the middle of the night to the sound of my grandmother's sewing machine.

I absolutely LOVE Valerian Root. No icky after affects...clears your mind of clutter and sends you nicely to sleep almost always!

I only use it if I don't fall asleep quickly...so it's not an everyday thing, but it's a blessing when I need it.

Spark from Advocare has been my saving grace. It does get you jazzed up!

Thank you all for your positive thoughts. I'm glad we're all in this boat together. I am seriously so busy that I can't even imagine having to buy Christmas presents, decorate the house, have the in-laws & family over... PLUS deal with all the Mortgage rules changes.

It makes me just want to scream. I however do not have a sleeping problem but I have been staying up until 2-3am on weekends sometimes thinking about this [censored]. ok... maybe I do have a sleeping problem! Hahahaha.

I have tried Valerian Root, Melatonin and host of over the counter sleep aids. I might as well eat M&M's. At leas they woud taste better. I have tried not eating too late, eating right before bed, not drinking alcohol, getting poohfaced, counting sheep, reading, watching TV, a quiet room, white noise, meditation...... and after years of sleeping maybe one ro two nights per week out of sheer exhaustion, I have come to a conclusion.
Ambien works.

I don't either. I told my husband I'd probably be intensely busy until about March. And I think by then, I might just take myself a vacation...

My husband used to work on a 3 week on / 3 week off rotation. You're right - Nothing goes wrong until they get on the plane to leave.

it's better to be running on fumes...

than

fuming because of the runs....

One night I mentioned to my wife that I hadn't been sleeping. She gave me a melatonin pill that I just trustingly popped into my mouth. I spent the rest of the night wide awake wondering about drug interactions and whether I'd be groggy in the AM when I wanted to run and whether I'd oversleep, etc. Horrible night. I was googling melatonin on my phone at 3 AM.

The worst nightmares I've ever had came the night I took melatonin to sleep. Yikes. Never again. I will on occasion take a Benadryl before bed if I think I'm going to have trouble getting to sleep.

Benadryl will make me walk run on the ceiling.

Zquil works if Nyquil worked for you - same ingredients. I have a fan in my room for noise and take melatonin 5 mgs every night. It doesn't put you to sleep but helps me to STAY asleep once I get there. Generally I read until my eyes won't stay open.