{"id":1168,"date":"2015-04-30T00:28:57","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T07:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/r9f.352.myftpupload.com\/?p=1168"},"modified":"2015-04-30T06:45:08","modified_gmt":"2015-04-30T13:45:08","slug":"z-is-for-zzzz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shrinkrapped.com\/?p=1168","title":{"rendered":"Z is for Zzzz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1170\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/shrinkrapped.com\/?attachment_id=1170\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shrinkrapped.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Zzz-sleepyhead_zzz_sleeping_card-p137684508940701452z85p0_400.jpg?fit=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Zzz sleepyhead_zzz_sleeping_card-p137684508940701452z85p0_400\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shrinkrapped.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Zzz-sleepyhead_zzz_sleeping_card-p137684508940701452z85p0_400.jpg?fit=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1170 size-full\" title=\"Source: www.genius.com\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/r9f.352.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Zzz-sleepyhead_zzz_sleeping_card-p137684508940701452z85p0_400.jpg?resize=400%2C400\" alt=\"Zzz sleepyhead_zzz_sleeping_card-p137684508940701452z85p0_400\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shrinkrapped.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Zzz-sleepyhead_zzz_sleeping_card-p137684508940701452z85p0_400.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shrinkrapped.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Zzz-sleepyhead_zzz_sleeping_card-p137684508940701452z85p0_400.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shrinkrapped.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Zzz-sleepyhead_zzz_sleeping_card-p137684508940701452z85p0_400.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Is there anyone crossing the finish line of the A to Z Challenge who is <em>not<\/em> ready for a good long nap? I know I am. It\u2019s been quite a marathon. Or is it 26 consecutive sprints? Whatever it is, I\u2019m exhausted. And exhilarated. \u00a0Glad that it\u2019s over, <em>really<\/em> glad I did it, and <em>really, really<\/em> glad we are not talking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&amp;rlz=1C1RNLH_enUS516US517&amp;ion=1&amp;espv=2&amp;ie=UTF-8#q=how%20many%20characters%20in%20cyrillic%20alphabet\" target=\"_blank\">Cyrillic alphabet<\/a>\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<p>Before I retire, some shout-outs to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/clairehennessy.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Claire<\/a>, who encouraged me to take the Challenge (I will take this up with you privately later, Claire!)<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/writeonmamas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Write On Mamas<\/a> and my two small writing groups, always encouraging, gracious, and generous<\/li>\n<li>The Challenge hosts and their minions, who put in huge efforts to make it all work<\/li>\n<li>My family, who accepted <em>very<\/em> casual dining (not to mention spotty housekeeping and spottier attentiveness) with good cheer<\/li>\n<li>My fellow bloggers, who provided inspiration and camaraderie<\/li>\n<li>My readers, who made it all worthwhile<\/li>\n<li>My commenters, who erased that dreadful feeling of writing into a black hole, and who <em>really<\/em> keep me going.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now, to catch some Zzzz\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Except that I can\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>For one thing, there\u2019s all that catch-up from a month of neglect: Bills to pay, correspondence to respond to, laundry to fold, groceries to buy, Facebook to scroll through, the <em>New York Times<\/em> to read. (On the other hand, in my Challenge-hazed world, Freddie Gray is still alive and Baltimore and Nepal are still standing, so perhaps falling behind has its advantages.)<\/p>\n<p>For another thing, as a post-menopausal woman, I <em>never<\/em> sleep well, even when I am good about shutting down those electronic devices early and limiting my caffeine consumption. Long-time readers of Shrinkrapped may remember my Holy-Grail-like <a href=\"http:\/\/r9f.352.myftpupload.com\/?p=691\" target=\"_blank\">quest for a new mattress<\/a>. Alas, third time\u2019s not been the charm.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, how can I possibly sleep when alphabet visions keep dancing through my head? For more than a month my brain has been exploding with letters and corresponding ideas, and I can\u2019t stop obsessing! Whatever happened to L is for Lucky Charm? Or N is for Narcissism? Or R is for Recycling\/Repurposing? Or S is for Serendipity? Or W is for Weight Watchers; Writing About One\u2019s Children; <a href=\"http:\/\/writeonmamas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Write On Mamas;<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikipedia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia<\/a> (where <em>would<\/em> we be without it)?<\/p>\n<p>WTF! That&#8217;s a lot of W&#8217;s! Well, there\u2019s always next year!<\/p>\n<p>So thanks, and good night! Sweet dreams . . .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>*<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>What did you think of the A to Z Blogging Challenge? Any favorites?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is there anyone crossing the finish line of the A to Z Challenge who is not ready for a good long nap? I know I am. It\u2019s been quite a marathon. Or is it 26 consecutive sprints? 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