I am one of those people who tend to stay awake late at night switching channels. I don’t really consider myself an insomniac; my sister would probably fall into that category. She claims to not being able to sleep until the wee hours of the morning. She has been taking a sleep aid herbal drink for quite some time now. They seem to work a little but not as much as she’d like them to. I suppose getting to sleep an hour two earlier than her usual sleeping could probably be considered successful.

I on the other hand have tried other activities as a sleep aid. I have tried tiring myself by running in the evenings so that I would be left no choice but to collapse on the bed after. That worked for a couple of years. I have also tried reading books with no so exciting plots in the hopes that it would bore me sleep. Lately however, I found a new sleep aid like no other; playing with and running after my active toddler at the end of a busy work day.