Besides worrying about our regular lives at home, we have a sinking economy and other world events to ponder. Well, I know for sure that more than the economy can keep you up at night.  And I know some of you are kept up by these things too.

Let’s play Insomnia Jeopardy!

Let’s go more in depth:

Ok, first category – Crappy Bosses and Jobs. We all have had the dream where we come into our office, which is neatly packed up for an imminent firing. Phone disconnected. Computer gone. Surely enough to keep you up the rest of the night.

A better category is Don’t Wake Me, I’m in Hawaii. Hawaii takes the place of any tropical island you are on in your dream. You are then quickly jolted out of your REM state and pulled back into reality. Keeps you awake for a short period, but probably not all night.  If you are lucky you can fall back to sleep and travel to another island.

I’m Late for my Wedding – Again. Not sure about this. I wasn’t late for my wedding in real life.  This one deserves analysis.

Zingers gone Unsaid. Really, these are things that are only safe to say in your dreams, but might render you ticked off and sleepless, wishing you *could* have said them in real life.

Great Ideas for Novels. Honestly, I really awoke having this the other night and wished I had a pen and paper next to me. Wracked my brain thinking how could I possibly imagine I had a novel in me?

I Went out with that Idiot? Totally self-explanatory. You just wonder what your subconscious is trying to pull on you by even putting that into your head again.

What are your strategies for Insomnia Jeopardy, besides warm milk or Lunesta?

(Creative Insomnia Jeopardy credit to Roz Chast of the New Yorker, who did a cartoon version of this several months ago in the magazine. Her work is hilarious!)

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