I went to bed at 10:30 and was still awake (talking, kids up and down the stairs, etc) at 11:10pm but I drifted off somehow and woke naturally at 6:30am but I felt hungover so I drank some water and went back to bed. No, I had not been drinking the night before! I finally dragged myself out of bed at about 8:15am.

Tonight I should sleep really well, I’ve done lots of housework (vacuuming especially) and changed the bed linens in all three bedrooms – that, coupled with lovely clean sheets, should add up to a much better night’s sleep. Perhaps I will have a cool bath before I go to sleep. Last night was far too hot for my liking and I awoke to sheets that smelled bad and felt sweaty :(