I am tired! 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan

If I think about it carefully, it's actually nothing new that I feel pretty exhausted already in the early morning. I have had problems falling asleep since I was young, and for some time now I have also had problems sleeping through the night. Unfortunately, this makes it quite difficult for me to jump out of bed in the morning when the alarm clock reminds me and start the day at full speed.

But as it's not a new problem, I guess over time I've got used to it to some extent, even if I can't claim to have really come to terms with it. Even though people tend to complain everywhere and at all times, in the end they put up with a lot and bear it with a grumpy face. And that's why I have no choice but to peel myself out of bed every morning, usually with my eyes still half closed, and slowly and carefully stagger down the stairs to where the new day awaits me.

Fortunately, this first, half-deaf feeling passes and I get going unexpectedly quickly. Many people first need a coffee in the morning in order to function at all, but somehow I manage to do my morning routine even with poor sleep and I am then able to get myself out of the house. In order to keep me going later, I've got into the habit of drinking green tea, which is supposed to give me a little boost and keep me awake with its caffeine. It's hard to say to what extent this really works during my day, but at least I imagine that my green tea has a positive effect on my energy levels. There's no denying that tea can be a stimulant, and if I drink it in the evening, I can usually be sure that I'll be awake at bedtime and don't really want to go to bed.

But the tiredness that accompanies me doesn't just seem to be physical. During the day, I'm actually in pretty good shape and usually function as I'm expected to. But still, I'm often quite tired and lack the right drive. There are lots of things that need to be tackled and dealt with, but I'd rather leave them until later and put them off. I feel the same way about the many big and small decisions that our lives confront us with. It's never easy for me and I end up wasting too much time thinking things over. Sometimes you get stuck pondering and don't even realise how the actual goal is slipping away.

Well, to be honest, I actually get through the day and probably through life fairly well.
Sure, it is nothing new for any of us that there is always room for optimisation everywhere, and in the end, the desire for improvement keeps us going.

I am well aware that we can also do something about our own tiredness and sleepiness and I am also working on improving my sleep. Avoiding too much internet and news is usually a first, but very effective step that is not that difficult to achieve. Things I don't know, won't bother me! - I should probably follow this motto a little more in the near future, as it has already done my state of mind a lot of good in the past.

And well, life is actually far too exciting and far too short to waste it on too much sleep. And as there's always a lot going on in our house, I am sometimes able to spontaneously forget my own tiredness and join in with the hustle and bustle around me. Because some things just can't be put off until later.