Laura's Journal 2013

[Laura]

You know what always gets me to sleep....

You sound just like my partner when he says, "Let's go to bed" and I say "I'm not tired yet" and he would then answer "I can make you tired". I keep telling him just because he sleeps within five minutes after intercourse doesn't mean I do to. It's the cocktail of brain chemicals that get released in guys after intercourse orgasm that makes them sleepy.

Of course some women might fall asleep soon after intercourse, too. After all, it might be their bed time anyway and many women find it easy to fall asleep whether it's after intercourse or just in general when they go to bed. I don't happen to be one of them. I have to go to bed when I'm tired and even then I might suddenly feel wide awake again.

When you can't sleep sounds like a perfect time to write.

Unfortunately, I'm not a night owl. I'm an early bird. I don't have the energy to do such tasks as writing on my thesis in the evening and at night.