Sleep...

I've read somewhere that a person can survive for about 14 days with no sleep. The side effects they say include hallucinations and weakened immune system. (I'd like to add that you'd be suffering severe drowsiness during those days.)

To those who want to try, it's not really worth it. I made it through 23 and a half hours with no sleep. It wasn't out of curiosity of course. I just had a lot to do and a deadline I needed to make. I was tired and took a nap at about 9:30 pm. (Like I said, I wasn't planning on actually deriving myself of sleep so I gave my body a little breather.) I woke at 12:01 am, according to my clock. I jumped in front of my laptop then thinking I already wasted hours.

I typed and typed and typed, occasionally peeking at my facebook account - I needed a little distraction to keep me awake. Before I knew it, it was 3:00 and then it was 6:00. In between those times I only drank 2 cups of coffee. So I washed up, still thinking of the things I needed to do then went to school.

If you think you can pull off a sleepless night, forget it. Being a girl especially, I wasn't exactly thrilled when asked about my haggard appearance. I pushed the comments away focusing on what was at hand. I studied, I typed and basically tried not to fall senseless while working. The day passed, exams done, but our project still unfinished.

There were three of us working on that one project I spent my sleeping hours on. It was frustrating that they did not do their agreed share and I went through the day like a zombie.

I guess it would have been better if I had slept. Our class ended at 8:00 in the evening and I went home arriving at 10:30. I wanted to eat but couldn't, I was upset. I went to bed at 11:30. Only then did I realized that I hadn't slept for almost a whole day. I thought of staying up longer, but then I told myself, "what's the use, I mean I'm already in bed and comfortable, might as well close my eyes."

I've taken my bed fore granted. I left it alone too much.The rest you get after a long day's work is priceless. It doesn't really matter if you had unfinished business, all that matters is that you were able to breath.

"When life gives you lemons, make lemonade."

Sounds just about right. Then again...

To make lemonade you'll also need:
- sugar
- water
- pitcher
- knife
- juicer
- drinking glass (for the drinking part, of course)

The process includes:
- washing
- slicing
- squeezing
- mixing
- stirring
- pouring
- drinking (duh, ;))

Imagine preparing lemonade. At some point you'll be wiping sweat from your brows and after all the things you have to do has been done, you'll let out a nice "whooo" of relief that the work is over.

Think about it. Although you have the lemons, you'll need to work with them, add a few things, maybe remove a few things (for example: those pesky little seeds if you don't want to swallow any and find trees growing in your tummy), and basically use some elbow grease to be able to drink any lemonade.

So when life hands you ANYTHING, be ready to ACT. Otherwise, your inability/unwillingness to move won't get you anywhere. Besides, drinks are more welcome and satisfying after tiresome workouts. (Cheers!) :)