A single sheep
Doesn’t help me sleep
One and one and one and one
The counting soon is done
And don’t you look at me that way
I’m not trying to sleep in the middle of the day
But later, when the sun and I have gone away
Then one and one and one and one
Again the counting has begun
Written for Pick A Pic Week 5
crispina kemp 
I love it. I think I might have been stuck with just one sheep last night!!
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As is often the case for me, too. I started going to bed much later, at least on nights when I don’t need to be up at crack of dawn next morning. That helps. Currently hooked on watching Pink Floyd videos. So much more restful than reading murder/mysteries!
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I was on a relative roll when I was taking the beast by going to bed at 9 and getting up at 5:30 – mind you, I was exhausted and still needed sleeping pills but yeah. Since then, I’ve been sick and my sleep is shite.
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It’ll return, give it time. I whacked mine out of sync by hitting google just before that magic ‘bedtime’. Grrr! It’s taken 4 days/nights to restore the patterns
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Of course it will. I’m just looking forward to the day where I go to bed without having to take something to unblock my nose and where I don’t cough. Ugh.
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Good one, Crispina. Although I hope you’re not having trouble sleeping at night. The sheep counting thing hasn’t helped me much in the past.
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I’ve stopped reading late into the night, or even in those hours before going to bed, and listen to the best of music instead. But if I really cannot sleep then I’ll visualise floating in warm chakra coloured water, starting with crown; I’m usually asleep before I reach the root
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I’m guilty of reading late into the night 😞
That’s a great technique. I’ll try it out too
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If I’m totally stuck, I’ll listen to an audio book. I’m asleep in minutes!
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I have never been able to concentrate on the story whenever I listen to audio books 😂
But I wonder if it’ll put me to sleep. I’ll probably have to test that out as well.
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I have never been able to count sheep 🐑. I just start thinking of other things
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Think of a favourite place where you like to walk. Somewhere quiet, in nature. Then imagine yourself walking there.
I find that works quite well
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I’ll try that next time. Thanks 💞
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