I switched to audiobook at quarter to nine, then lay back, doing my best to relax and fall asleep. Of course, that's not how it works! I can't fall asleep 'to order'. But I have some relaxation techniques that help ... Nine o'clock came and went ... I was beginning to hope (just beginning to!) that maybe load shedding had been suspended, after all ... but not holding my breath. Good thing, too ... quarter past, the power went out!
My PC has enough battery (in the UPS) to keep the audiobook going for over half an hour - IF the monitor and everything else is off. Which, at night, it is. So I just continued trying to fall asleep ... with some success! I napped until half past ten! Then I must have had another hot flash, because I woke up in unbearable heat ... I tried everything, but there was no chance of falling asleep again.
I got up, had some milk, and sat down for a smoke. Mippies lifted the flower fountain for a drink. But I was really just tired, wishing I could sleep. Those last fifteen minutes felt like an eternity ... but at eleven, the power was back on! I turned the ceiling fan up another notch, turned my audiobook on again and went to sleep.
I'm told load shedding has - again - been suspended. Let's hope so!
No Smeagol tonight! I'm actually worried ... weird, eh? Well, I meant to wash the dishes ... but didn't. I did some light weeding in the succulent bed ... that carpet of green sprouts. Then I tore out what was growing in the bed in front of it - just keeping the weeds short, not yet digging them out. Just making sure they don't get to seed.
I put the sprinkler on that bed for a while, then mippies were ready to come in. I gave them their treat, showered ... oh, litter box & lunch were already done before I went out ... boiled the kettle, just in case they re-implement load shedding. We're due to be off from five to half eight. Not gonna take a chance with my morning coffee!
Now I'll just watch an episode, then go to sleep ...
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