The days and the nights are getting cooler over the weeks. I’m beginning to feel the onset of S.A.D., that is, seasonal affective disorder, more commonly known as winter-depression (I know! It’s only autumn). It doesn’t show much in the day though, because I’m unbelievably chirpy. Yay.

It hits me when I’m trying to convince myself to sleep instead. Ohhhhh the agony.

So I came up with this list for well, myself and anyone else feeling S.O. S.A.D., minus actually going to a sleep clinic (maybe that’ll be number 10):

1) Apparently inducing sleep by reading lecture notes doesn’t work. Listening to a recorded lecture DOES work, ironically (hee hee).
2) Camomile Tea. Luke-warm. Strong smelling. Mmm.
3) Avoid Earl Grey Tea at night. Gosh, can those keep you fidgeting.
4) Try not to drink excessively (like, anything). The constant need to pee after midnight is such a bother.
5) Take a short-run in the day to have those happy-hormones working.
6) Eat some dark chocolate.
7) In love? Great! TLC calms the nerves.
8) Single? Night is when lonliness creeps up and melancholia settles in. Try talking to a friend. It works.
9) Single and in love? Ouch. It sucks to be you.

Goodnight, folks.

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