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What do you do when you can't sleep??

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Mortgage and Lending with West USA Realty Revelation

What a crazy question. 

Many times as adults we cannot sleep at night.  There are reasons for this and our mind is just racing as we slumber.  One of the reasons we cannot sleep is anxiety.  Maybe our mind is so looking forward to doing something that it cannot rest so we toss and turn in bed trying to fight what is inevitable.  So what to do?  Get up and do something that is productive so that you feed and more importantly ease your mind (and don't answer emails or surf the web).  Do a load of laundry, pack a lunch, unload and load the dishwasher, make a grocery list, do something.  If you live alone; vacuum the floors, clean out your closet, hang a picture, clean the bathrooms, just do something. 

This morning I awakened at 4:30am, I usually ,sleep until 5:30 or 6:00am so I had some extra time to be productive.  I went into my home office and started shredding, throwing things away, organizing, shredding old files, placing books back into the bookcase, and realizing that I have 5 printers.  I have 3 for the garage sale, I am keeping the color laser and my old reliable Samsung that prints 8 pages a minute but the print is so gorgeous it looks like a professional printer did it on a press. 

Well in 2 hours of not so hard work, my office is almost clean; not as cluttered as before, somewhat organized, and more importantly I can open the door without shoving my way in.  Oh, I have 2 large shredders too, I thought I had donated the one a long time ago but no.

Anyway, my mind is at ease and it is time to go to the office knowing that my home office is in better condition than before and I did not have to toss and turn in bed for 2 more hours this morning.  So, do something to ease your mind when it is calling you.  I run three businesses so my mind is always going and when it does I want to ease it by doing something productive. 

Make it a great day out there and remember that your brain is always working and follow what it is telling you; when to work, when to sleep, when to eat, when to play.  Take Care everyone.

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Matt Puzz
Licensed Loan Originator
Amerifirst Financial, Inc.
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Mesa, AZ 85204
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Karen Crowson
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Rancho Bernardo, CA
Your Agent for Change

Ok, so this was me last night too.  Culprit?  I large caffinated soda late in the evening. I never drink them that late, but this time I did and boy was I sorry. Seriously, I may have had about a hour's sleep all night. Yuk!

Apr 05, 2011 03:36 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Many times around 2 am I wake with thoughts of business that won't allow me to sleep, and have to turn the tv on to get the mind from THINKING!     If I get out of bed, for sure won't go back to sleep!

Apr 05, 2011 03:37 AM
Dan Edward Phillips
Dan Edward Phillips, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties, CA - Eureka, CA
Humboldt and Del Norte Counties, CA

Good Morning Matt, you had a productive morning, have a great day!

Apr 05, 2011 03:39 AM
Patty Clark
Morningside Homes, LLC 720-231-5200 - Denver, CO
Helping Families Move with Care

Matt..Can't sleep then I clean and organize as you do. Since I have a home office also there is always something to do. It's fun to return emails at 3:00 in the morning and people think you are really hard at work.

Apr 05, 2011 03:41 AM
Lucas Whalen
Stonebridge National Lending - Blue Springs, MO

I usually have this problem falling asleep.  When my mind is going 100 miles an hour with my hair on fire and you cant get it to stop drives me crazy.  Usually running scenarios through my head of how to structure this deal and how to save that deal etc.  I usually try to shut it off with excersize.  This usually helps me.

Apr 05, 2011 03:41 AM
Gary Coles (International Referrals)
Venture Realty International - Las Vegas, NV
Latin America Real Estate

Matt, Great idea.  But when I go over and sit at the computer -- here comes my Siamese, Yazmine.  She gives me a look as if to say, "you are supposed to be in bed".  Then, what do I do?

Apr 05, 2011 03:45 AM