#629 slumber

There is nothing worse than lying in bed and being unable to sleep.  Fortunately, it doesn’t happen to me often, but when it does this little trick works wonders.

Think of a broad subject (cities, high school, something to do with vacations, food, stores, etc.)  Then try to think of an item that corresponds with the subject you have chosen — that starts with A, then B, then C, etc.  It is a rare night when I get through half of the alphabet before falling into a deep slumber.

Example:  School:  A=apple, B=books, C=calculus, D=detention, E=economics, F=flag pole, etc.

Next time, forget the sheep and play this little mind game.  My guess is that you will get to zzzz long before you reach Z in the alphabet.