{"id":14104,"date":"2024-04-13T04:05:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T03:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=14104"},"modified":"2024-04-13T11:02:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T10:02:37","slug":"health-wellbeing-to-sleep-or-not-to-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=14104","title":{"rendered":"HEALTH &amp; WELLBEiNG: To Sleep, or Not To Sleep?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9976-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14098\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9976-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9976-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9976-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9976.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The garden, in the evening. Beautiful!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We had dinner in the garden yesterday evening. Lovely!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9973-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9973-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9973-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9973-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9973.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Teresa made a delicious pasta dish.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9974-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14099\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9974-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9974-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9974-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9974.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Teresa tucks in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the light started to fade, Teresa had an inspiration\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9981-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14101\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9981-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9981-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9981-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9981.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lighting up the cherry tree.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9987-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14102\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9987-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9987-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9987-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9987.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The best my iPhone could manage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The moon was out, looking alien yet lovely. After dinner, some vintage Partridge. Lovely stuff. \u2018Not my words, the words of Shakin\u2019 Stevens.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9988-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14103\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9988-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9988-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9988-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9988.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>I\u2019m Alan Partridge<\/em>\u2026 classic!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Went to bed about 10.30-\u2018ish. Slept <em>very<\/em> quickly. That in itself is unusual. Pooped from all the DIY, furniture and book\/stuff moving, I reckon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Butt\u2026 woke up at 2 am. It\u2019s now 4.15 am. And I haven\u2019t slept at all in that intervening two hours plus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arthritic pain in left hand first finger remains excruciating. Regular co-codamol only dampens it. It\u2019s not reducing the inflammation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mind is active. I\u2019m thinking I\u2019ll re-paint the drum room feature wall. The blue in there isn\u2019t working. For starters there are two non-matching shades. I think I\u2019ll go instead for a mustard yellow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"833\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9994-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14105\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9994-1.jpg 750w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img_9994-1-270x300.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Something like this, perhaps?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>B&amp;Q opens 7am. Think I\u2019ll be awake till then. I\u2019ll buy some Valspar <em>French Mustard<\/em>, and some masking tape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe just read until then?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LATER\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, I eventually fell asleep, around 5am. It\u2019s now 9.45. So I got in a good shift of sleep after all. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had dinner in the garden yesterday evening. Lovely! As the light started to fade, Teresa had an inspiration\u2026 The moon was out, looking alien yet lovely. After dinner, some vintage Partridge. Lovely stuff. \u2018Not my words, the words of Shakin\u2019 Stevens.\u2019 Went to bed about 10.30-\u2018ish. Slept very quickly. 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