Sleep

Sleep is an odd concept, when you're young sleep seems like a punishment. You feel as if you're missing out on the most exciting and unmissable events, being forced to go to bed when you never felt tired. I used to try all sorts of tricks to stay up later, just to feel more grown up. And yet I could still wake up at a ridiculous hour to watch the latest Transformers or Pokemon (this may just be me).

I remember not understanding how my friends older siblings could sleep until past 9.00! Being odly jealous, until one day it happened! It was a proud moment, as if I had succeeded in the path to adolescence. 

Now sleep is one of my faveorite time passers, something I just can''t get enough of. It's addictive, once you get into bed, there is no leaving it. Waking up by an alarm is an extremely painfull experience. Even when you know you have all sorts of plans for the day.

I am beginning to feel envious of my previously sleep hating self. How much more could we all get done if we didn't feel constantly tired!