Have you ever literally woken up on the wrong side of the bed?

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A good night's sleep is as important as a healthy breakfast. We need this time to shut down our brains and to let our bodies rest. It is vitally important to get a good night's sleep, because our bodies rest during this time. Good sleep is the ultimate key to a healthy lifestyle. 

I'm writing bright and early this morning because I woke up early.  It was not by choice. I'm not in a very good mood due to a little sleep deprivation. I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Literally. Somewhere through the night, my husband and I switched places. 

I often go to sleep very late at night, and by the time I climb into bed there is hardly any space left for me. Between my husband, the dogs and the cat, I honestly need my own bed. I have to fight to get a little space to sleep. My husband sleeps like a log... no jokes. Once he is asleep, he is gone to the world. Nothing or no one can wake him or move him. He can fall asleep in a matter of seconds due to his training in the South African Army nearly thirty years ago. 

From the second he put his head on the pillow, until he is fast asleep is a matter of seconds. His record to fall asleep is twenty two  seconds...I know this because I've timed him.

Once he is asleep, the world can explode next to him, and he would not be bothered!( I'm sure if we were able to pick him up and carry him outside, he would not know the difference.)  Once he is asleep he relaxes and then spreads himself all over the bed. It is extremely hard to move him, and I think most of my daily exercise is put into this effort. Eventually I just give up and climb in on the other side of the bed. 

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When I am finally IN my bed, after "stealing" enough of the  duvet to cover myself, the snoring starts. It's literally like there is a switch between me turning off the bedside light and him starting snoring. I have heard some expressions that describe snoring...and perhaps you've heard these too:  

• Sawing wood.....
• Sawing logs.....
• Snoring up a storm.....

But NONE of these can even begin to describe the sound that comes out of my bed. It sounds like a cross between a pig, a horse and a dolphin....and NO... I am NOT exaggerating.  

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After contemplating murder for half an hour or so, I am usually very agitated, and obviously WIDE awake, which makes it even more difficult to fall asleep. If.... and when I finally fall asleep, I am totally exhausted!  

So I hope your day started better than mine, I'm going to use some matches to keep my eyes open today....