Sleep. It Does A Body Good.

Sleep by Salvador Dali
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I just slept for 13 hours. 13 HOURS. Usually I'd feel guilty by the time I woke up. For not being productive. Usually I'd feel guilty for not going out to see my friends on a Friday night, some who I haven't seen for almost a year now. This morning, I did not. This morning I felt great! Why should I feel guilty for sleeping after working 45 hours and commuting 2 hours a day? I shouldn't. Period.

See, here's the thing. You caught my last post about being scared of the idea of coming back "home". And now that I am home, it's kind of cool to have a better idea of what I want to do with my life. I remembered my old life. How I'd stress out over the fact that there was more than one event going on in one night. How I'd feel obligated to go to everything I was ever invited to. Now? Not so much. Not after living in Saginaw, Michigan for half a year. I'm able to prioritize more. I'm able to draw lines, for myself, for my own sanity. I'm not obligated nor being forced to do anything. So why stress about something that shouldn't be stressed about?

This is why I slept. This is why I could care less what the whole world was up to on my first Friday night here. This is why I "ditched out" on my friends just to get in 13 hours of sleep. I'm tired! I've been tired! And I'm surprised it took me so long to figure out that one should sleep when he or she is tired. Duh, Mon. DUH!

I woke up this morning feeling totally refreshed. I ate a breakfast for champions: 1 over-easy egg, 2 oz spam, 3/4 cup white rice, (because I'm Filipino and Filipinos eat rice for every meal) 1 pancake and a glass of OJ. And then I looked up why sleeping is good for you. Because I had to defend my case just in case anyone bothered to argue with me for sleeping too much. Not that anyone would...but I did it anyway. :)

They call it, The Dream Diet: Losing Weight While You Sleep.
"Until doctors do know more, most experts agree that if you are dieting, logging in a few extra hours of sleep a week is not a bad idea, particularly if you get six hours of sleep or less a night. You may just discover that you aren't as hungry, or that you have lessened your craving for sugary, calorie-dense foods."

Moral of the story? Sleep. It does a body good.

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