nap

today my phone rang and it was enterprise. not the enterprise, but enterprise, the car rental people. to my utter amazement a full 5 days after i returned my econo-box rental they called and said they found my workout journal. i'd called to ask if it was, by chance, in a garbage can there, on monday. i had little hope that a spiral bound index card notepad would warrant the lost and found, but i gave it a shot. they didn't have it. until today. simply amazing. i don't often name names but i have to give credit where credit's due and those folks at enterprise in duluth are due.

now the lost-tally is down to my precious earrings and my favorite perfume. i'm still holding out hope on both items.

but that's not really what i want to write about.

today i saw a doctor that suggested i may have narcolepsy. i'm off to the sleep center next week for a consultation. i think i laughed out loud when he brought it up and said something like, 'oh, i just figured that happened because of too many carbs at lunch or something..' but maybe not.

here i was thinking that my ability to fall asleep before the plane is fully boarded or before the credits roll or before i am fully home was a special super-power. but maybe not.

i'm not sure if it relates to my forgetfulness. in fact, i'm fairly certain it doesn't, as i've been dozing off at any available minute for at least the past 10 years and forgetting things for only the past 10 weeks. but regardless, it is something amusing to consider. i told the doctor i wasn't keen on taking medication for it, even if it qualify for the diagnosis. but i will take any special napping provisions i can get for work. oh yes, sign me up for those.

before i moved into the office building i currently work out of, our offices had a 'quiet room' with a recliner and dim lights. i made a daily, and sometimes multiple daily, visits there to take naps. not that i wasn't resting at night, but those catnaps were essential.

when i moved to the new building, i was tremendously disappointed to find no quiet room. however, we do have a supply closet. with a key lock. and only one key. so i figured if i went in, with the key, and napped on the floor, nobody could come in and wake me. sorry, there's no punchline. it did work. although i must say the office floor is a far cry from a recliner.

so, yes, sign me up for the special sleep provisions. but no thanks to the amphetamines or the ghb. (yes, both are lines of treatment for narcolepsy. go figure, there's a rave at the sleep center. vicki is spinning. who knew??)

d: take the lost-tally down to zero.
b: insomnia isn't in my vocabulary.
g: working at home allows for naps as needed.