I've been battling bed bugs for about four years now. Before I go to bed, I make sure that my pijamas are comfy, my pillow is fluffy, my bed spread is clean, my cat is purring, my mobile is charging, my teeth are clean, the lights are off and I'm saying my bed time prayers.
Then I lie awake for the next four hours..until I hear the Fajr call for prayer. I get up wash and pray... then go back to sleep...lie awake until I start hearing the birds' chirrup outside..then eventually..I don't know how... fall asleep.
When I wake up (usually at noon) I'm usually cranky. I don't feel refreshed. I actually feel tired. My mom shoots me a look. She hates it when I sleep late.
The following evening, the same happens. I might lie in bed a couple hours until I decide to get up and make myself a midnight snack. The snack turns into grilling a couple steaks, frying some potatoes, and chopping up a few tomatoes.
I go to bed and wake up with a horrible beefy taste in my mouth. I promise myself I'll never do that again. Then go make same herbal tea with mint.
Another evening, I get up and start reading a meaningless dumb book about high school girls and college boys and parties and love and clothes and... and... and.... and.....
Another evening I get up and blog...
Sometimes I find a friend that's awake just like me and we talk about life...
Sometimes I decide to watch a whole season of whatever series...
..and sometimes...actually rarely...I manage to fall asleep just as I lay my head down.
