juliaallison:

I’ve taken to sleeping on top of my covers as a response to feeling like it’s unacceptable (due to unfinished work) to go to bed. It’s like “Hey Resilient-Misguided-Work-Ethic/Guilt-Complex! I’m not ACTUALLY in bed sleeping! I’m on top of my covers!!”

Am I the only one who does this?

PS. That is not my bed. But I wish it were!

While I do occasionally fall asleep on the covers (or mattress pad, when I’ve decided to change the sheets but gotten distracted halfway through) when I feel as if I should be working, I’m more likely to be found sleeping either in a corner on the floor, at the dining room table, under the dining room table, in front of the stove, under a chair in the dining room, at my desk, under my desk, or on the bathroom floor.

Oftentimes, my thought process is, “Oh, I have work, BUT I NEED TO SLEEP.  I know!  I will lay down for five minutes in this hideously uncomfortable that I will not be able to fall asleep in because it is so uncomfortable, but I will have the rest that I need so I can continue working!”

I typically wake up four to six hours later, usually in significant amounts of discomfort!  And with absolutely nothing accomplished!