Ever have those moments when you wake up in the middle of the night and your mind is going a mile a minute, but all you really want to do is get some sleep? I do not get them as often as I used to but it does still happen to me. Then I am up worrying about why I am not sleeping- such a vicious cycle. Here are a few things that I have done to get back to sleep. Read a book, but not one that I am really into because I will stay up all night finishing it. I have recently increased my nonfiction reading and some of the books, though the knowledge gained is invaluable, are dull and take some focused intention to get through. I start to read one of them and I am soon dozing off to dreamland. write in my journal especially if I have a lot on my mind. It helps to get those thoughts out of your head and onto paper. If it is personal, shred it in the morning. Write it down and let it go for the night.  meditate. Ideally, your not supposed to fall asleep while meditating but it is a r...

I’m focused man. Okay, not really, not all the time. I have to admit that I have a focusing problem. What exactly does that mean? Hmmm, well, I can focus on a task at hand. I can focus on a detailed plan. I can focus on an issue. Unfortunately, I cannot really focus in general terms which I why I must have a plan or a list or something at all times. Plans, lists, to-do’s or whatever help keep me going in one direction. Without it, I would be scattered all over the place because there is just so much to be done. I get myself into all sorts of little projects or come up with new little things to occupy my time. I am pretty sure that is why nursing school is kicking my butt right now. It literally sucks up most of my time, and I cannot really get into any of the little projects that I enjoy working on. My to-do list is going completely unchecked and it is making me crazy. Really, completing nursing school should be at the top of my list; but who want to wait a whole year to check somethin...