Rest

This will be a small post, but it spans a large topic. I am very thankful for rest. Today at work, I was feeling quite sick; nauseated, breathing shallowly, stomach pains and the like. I had a feeling it had to do with a combination of something bad eaten the day before at school, lack of food in the day, and less sleep than would be needed for as much dancing as I did the day before. So, thankfully, my boss let me leave early and I went home and simply rested.

Tonight night, although I'm staying up later than planned, I get to sleep in for the first time in at least a month. Let me tell you: it will be glorious. And when I say sleep in, I mean until 8 a.m because I'm normally up between 5 and 6. The rest will most likely make all the difference in my day tomorrow.

I feel that many of my peers underapreciate sleep, especially now that they're in college. No, I may not stay up until the crack of dawn working on that paper or cramming until my eyes are bleary, but I'm sure as heck awake in lecture, and thus, rarely need to pull such long nights. So, although many consider sleep something that will come once they have time, I am happy to put aside my time; to schedule sleep, and especially to recognize when I haven't gotten enough and need to make it up at an appropriate time.


So, to rest, in general, you are beautiful. Thanks for being with me every night :)