A List, A List, A List

I sometimes go through periods where I have trouble sleeping. I haven't pinpointed what the trigger(s) might be for insomnia or me waking up unexpectedly in the middle of the night, and this past Sunday began a pretty interesting 5-day run. It's so strange - I haven't been going to bed at a reasonable hour since Thanksgiving but I can usually fall asleep within thirty minutes or so anyway. But, while I've been getting to bed around 1:30, I have woken up every night between 4:00 and 4:30 and staying awake for at least an hour and a half.

What, you might ask, has kept me entertained during these one and-a-half to two hour intervals each night? Well. Let me tell you what I've been accomplishing while the rest of you have been sleeping soundly:

• Rearranging all shoes according to type and frequency of being worn
• Packing away all summer sandals and shoes in light of impending snow
• Lining up winter boots according to height
• Gathering all scarves, hats, and mittens in one cute box
• Looking for econo-size static guard that I require during winter
• Taking inventory of coats (I need a decent navy)
• Clearing out accumulated junk under my bed
• Online Christmas shopping
• Online Christmas wishlist making
• Planning possible Christmas activities
• Eating one red apple
• Organizing all CD's according to genre AND color
• Dusting entire room - - no allergens for me, thank you!
• Cleaning bathroom sink
• Re-folding sheets and towels that were stacked haphazardly in closet
• Obliterating drawer of junk in console table
• Gathering DVD's back to bookshelf and coordinating each correct disc with correct case
• Resetting pre-programmed stations on stereo
• Setting all clocks to same time EXACTLY
• Deleting embarassing songs from itunes library (I'm looking at you, Spice Girls)
• Creating verb-based playlists (ie - Driving Fast, Running in Rain, Dancing in Car, etc.)
• Doing one load of dark laundry
• Finishing two books
• Catching up on many, many blogs
• Lots of wikipedia-ing
• Drawing floorplans for library I someday want in my house
• Updating list of what I want to read, hear, and watch
• Throwing out past-expiration prescriptions
• Getting rid of makeup that was a bad idea to begin with
• Taking super long shower
• Doing excellent conditioning treatment on hair. Twice. (Redken All-Soft Heavy Cream)
• Using exfoliating mask and renewing cucumber eye-things
• Moisturizing like a fiend
• Beginning to straighten hair, and then going to sleep halfway through

Things that I haven't been doing but really should:

• Sleeping
• Studying

It seems that my priorities and self-discipline need to be reconciled at some point...

Note: The hair thing was interesting, I had to finish in the morning, of course.