completely agree that the need for regular (and restful) sleep cannot be overstated for someone with bipolar... when i tell people if i don't sleep right, i'll wake up crazy the next day.. they turn their heads to the side & i can just see them thinking... "aren't you already crazy?????" LOL

i recently went through a text conversation with a friend where i mentioned that "once i get my sleep straight, i think i'll be a whole lot better off".. to which she replied "yeah, when i don't sleep, i don't do well either"... *sigh* i wanted to reach through the cell and pat her on the head (while shaking my head) and say "no dear, it's not quite the same for us biploar peeps" LOL

so i went through a few more texts back and forth explaining just how critical sleep is... not that it's just something i want.. but something i NEED... and what happens when my sleep is all screwy... or non-existent.. i believe her last text to me was something like "wow, i had no idea".. and again, i felt the strong urge to reach thru the phone and pat her on the head and say "well, now you do" LOL

i do love my friends... i especially love when they're big enough to acknowledge they don't know everything & also open enough and care enough to want to TRY to undestand my illness... i felt this friend was worth taking the time to try to explain because i knew she's one of the few that generally wants to "get it"... even though it is possible (more than that, probable) that she never totally will...

and thanks for your well wishes.. for the record, i'm doing better than half way decent.. life is pretty good.. could always be better, but i'm really trying to retrain myself to focus on the GOOD.. no matter how small.. and let the bad roll off my back... as much as i can and i'm doing what i can with what i've got to make the best of what's going on around me... that's the best any of us can do so yeah, i'm good

best wishes to you for fully enjoying your day off & the time spent with your kiddo i hope you have a weekend filled with lots of little good things to brighten your heart and make you smile i know, cheesy, right?? but i actually mean it...