Tired

July 27, 2017July 31, 2017

I’m tired. I’m not, really, but it’s much more acceptable to say you’re tired than to say that you’re angry and upset and you don’t know why.

I’m tired. I’m not, not really, but it’s so much easier to say you’re tired than to say that you’re feeling prickly and sharp and you don’t know why.

I’m tired. I’m not supposed to be, because I got almost seven hours of sleep last night. But my goal is eight or nine, and the seven hours I got weren’t good. I can’t remember the last time I woke up feeling refreshed.

I’m tired. I’m not, really, but it’s much safer to say you’re tired than to say that you’re feeling jagged and raw and you don’t want to talk about it because you can’t handle hearing, “Suck it up, buttercup,” or, “Figure it out and get over it,” one more time.

I am running on empty, and I’m tired of it.

Published by Kay Kauffman

A geek to the core, I reside in the midst of an Iowa cornfield with my husband and four children. When I'm not chasing the kids every which way but loose, you can find me penning fantastical tales of great heroism and twue wuv...and possibly procrastinating online. View all posts by Kay Kauffman

8 thoughts on “Tired”

markrhunter says:
July 31, 2017 at 11:12 pm

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Waking up feeling refreshed … does that really happen?

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- Kay Kauffman says:
  July 31, 2017 at 11:44 pm
  
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  I’m not sure. If it does, I’d sure like to find out! 😀
  
  Seriously, though, once I got out of bed this morning, I felt halfway human, so apparently the eight and a half hours I got last night did me some good. Too bad I won’t hit that number again tonight…
  
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  - markrhunter says:
    August 1, 2017 at 4:51 am
    
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    I don’t remember the last time I slept a solid eight, but I do have a vacation coming up — we’ll see.
    
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    - Kay Kauffman says:
      August 1, 2017 at 3:18 pm
      
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      Vacation? What’s that? 😀
      
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      - markrichardhunter says:
        August 3, 2017 at 5:27 pm
        
        We’ll, vacation depends on your definition, but in my case it means getting away from your full time job …
        
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      - Kay Kauffman says:
        August 3, 2017 at 7:00 pm
        
        That’s a pretty good definition. I like to relax and take it easy on vacation, but thise are rare times indeed. Seems like we usually try to pack as much as possible into a vacation. Did you have a good one?
        
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      - markrichardhunter says:
        October 6, 2017 at 2:22 am
        
        Sorry I never got back to on the question of whether I had a good vacation! The short answer is that my mother-in-law passed away just before it started, so … no.
        
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      - Kay Kauffman says:
        October 11, 2017 at 6:27 pm
        
        That’s all right – I haven’t been around much myself, lately, with school and all. I saw (briefly) the news about your mother-in-law on Facebook. My condolences.
        
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