Thursday Thirteen #14 - Why am I still awake?

Thirteen Things about Why I'm Still Awake at 12:30 am Wow, am I tired. I really need to be asleep right now. However, there are 'just' a few reasons why I'm not. And here, for your viewing pleasure, they are. Sorry - I'm a bit slap-happy, so hopefully this will at least make sense. Noise - There is a toddler crying in the room across the hall. She's been crying off and on for about 15 minutes now. And yes, this started at midnight. I'm trying to avoid going in and getting her, but there's no way I can sleep while she's crying like this. Writing - Hmm, well I'm really trying to finish and post this T13 list before I go to sleep... :) Television - I left tonight's episode of CSI: Miami paused (yes, I love our DVR!) earlier tonight and probably should at least watch a little more of it before I go to sleep. Quiet - Well, other than Becca crying, I enjoy the peace and quiet while (most) everyone is sleeping at night. It's a good time to get things done. Avoid - I know it's silly, but I always hate to go to sleep because that just makes the next day come sooner (or so it seems) and when I have a busy day ahead, I tend to stay up too late the night before. Yes, I know dealing with a busy day when I'm short on sleep doesn't help matters any, but who said I was rational here? LOL Crying - Did I mention the crying toddler across the hall? Nope, she hasn't stopped yet... Snoring - I think this is maybe what woke Becca up to begin with? Believe me, Ron's snoring could probably wake the whole neighborhood... Thoughts - I hate how when I finally lie down to go to sleep at night and all of a sudden 13,083 thoughts about what things I need to do, things I should've done, or things I did wrong all jump into my head at once. Chocolate - Hmm, could the handful of leftover Halloween candy that I ate earlier have anything to do with my state of awakefulness? Nah... :) Justification - Well, you know, 12:30 am isn't really all that late. If I went to sleep now, I could still get a full 6 hours in, so a few more minutes probably wouldn't hurt... At least that's what I keep telling myself to justify staying up late. Habit - Unfortunately, I do tend to have 'night owl' tendencies, which are hard to overcome, even though I know I should know better. Genetics - Well my whole family are night owls - mom, dad, brother... So it's really not my fault, right? :) Screaming - Ok, so it's been a half hour now and Becca's progressed from crying to screaming. I think I probably need to go check on her at least to make sure everything's ok. Which means that I'll be up for at least a little while yet. Oh well - at least I made it to #13, so I'm off to post this and check on my little Becca-boo! Links to other Thursday Thirteens!

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