I Need To Sleep

After my last post we headed first to London where we stayed in the Hilton and I slept like a baby or a log -  or a like someone sleeping in the most comfortable bed in the world (because that was what it was.) I slept all night. Bliss, bliss, bliss. Can I go and live in the Hilton now? The Perfect Bed (Euston Hilton)  On the right is a photo of the bedroom we stayed in: it had 2 single beds for the kids and one enormous bed for the adults. Since we slept in equally huge beds in other hotels I can say it wasn't the size that made this bed so good. However, I can't say exactly what it was that did. It had just the right amount of softness for me, but it was more than just that. The quality of bed does make a difference, and you can't always tell by the price. The Hilton cost more than some of the places we stayed in, but less than others. The cheapest had one of those beds that bounce and shake every time the other person rolls over, but so did the most expensive.

I've been travelling around, visiting relatives and friends and so haven't been able to post here in a week. Several days I've found it tricky to find time to do the sleep exercises in McKenna's book, and we've slept in a tiny bed, a hotel bed and in a room where our kids also slept (on blow up mattresses on the floor.) We've been in the black countryside night and in a city centre with traffic roaring past all night.  How has my sleep fared with all that? It's been variable. Some nights I've slept well, others not so great. I do notice that late nights can mean more disrupted sleep for me. One day we had a large meal at lunchtime and in spite of not feeling hungry I ate again later on. That was a mistake: I was awake in the night with stomach pains. Paul McKenna does say that what you eat can make a difference to how you sleep, and I agree. Rich food is not for me, and I am usually fairly careful, but this time of year there's so much on offer