sleep … such and interesting notion, i think … and the thing is, we all seem to do it so differently. camden, for example, can fall asleep at the drop of a hat and stay asleep all night. he rarely remembers his dreams and will quite frequently mumble strange words or have entire conversations with no recollection of any of it the next morning. i, on the other hand, have a very hard time falling asleep and will often lay in bed for hours going over and over to do lists and/or just replay any number of nonsensical things that may pop into my head, having no real matter to the moment at hand, keeping my unwilling body awake anyway. i, unlike camden, quite frequently remember my dreams and have had more nightmares in my lifetime than i could ever count.
while we were in moab, i got a legitimate dream catcher … not one primarily to be used as decoration, but a real dream catcher made by hand, by a woman named sarah, a beautiful native american woman. i hung it above our bed in the hope that it might actually catch a few of those nightmares before i can actually dream them.
on our way home from our trip, camden came down with some sort of nasty cold. luckily, i have yet to catch it, but camden sleeping with this particular kind of sickness has always proved to be a little interesting for me to say the least. he has been knocking himself out with nyquil most nights to help him sleep, which has for some reason enhanced his sleep talking quite a bit. between this, the snoring, and the sudden outbursts of coughing … well, it’s been hard for me to really get much sleep at all, let alone have any dreams to speak of. the thing about sleep is, i’m one of those people who seems to need it to function properly … and when i don’t get enough of it, i turn into a irritable grump whose patience has gone right out the window. so grumpy i’ve been for the past few days, and let me just say, arguments can strike up rather quickly between a tired sick person and a tired tired person. feeling badly about this, last night i decided to make camden a home cooked meal, something he loves and something i rarely do (but should do more). i had bought some handsome carrots five or six days prior, mostly because they just looked extra enticing, and still had yet to use them. i found a beautifully simple and wildly delicious recipe online and cooked them up for us as part of our dinner … p.s. remind me to tell you all about them later … they helped relax all of our grumpy tension and breathe for a minute. i wish i could say neither of us were crabby the rest of the night but it wouldn’t be true … however, the end of our sick and sleepless nights look to be ending soon … we are keeping our fingers crossed anyway!
i hope camden feels better soon! i've been trying to get over a nasty cold myself, but my husband doesn't seem to have any problem falling asleep to my sniffles.. in fact, he's the one muttering and flailing in his sleep, keeping me up at night! i feel ya on the grumpy side of things.. here's to healthy families!
I'm going to Moab this next weekend and I must buy a dream catcher there. This one is gorgeous. I have a lot of nightmares too and I'm always looking for tricks to keep those monsters at bay. Hoping Camden feels better soon!
Em
Tightrope to the Sun
I am a mix between the two. I can lay awake for hours recollecting the day and going over what seems to me the never ending to-do list, but once I am asleep very little can wake me. I do, however, remember ever single one of my dreams in vivid detail. It's both a curse and a blessing, haha. Hope Camden feels better soon!!
David and I are exactly the opposite! I sleep like a freaking baby and he lays awake all night. I love dream catchers:)
Leah Faye
a clover and a bee
i think the same about sleeping and dreaming. i'd love to have a dream catcher
The dream catcher is so beautiful. I rarely remember my dreams and I've had dream catchers in the past and I remember dreaming a lot more back then.
Erin
Dreamy photos, really beautiful. (I don't know why but the title made me smile in a good way. It reminded me of the novel 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' by John Le Carre, with carrots not that much related to dream catchers it could some espionage novel title;-))
I had a dream catcher above my bed when I was younger. This has made me feel very nostalgic 🙂
Hope Camden feels better soon.
Rosie x
Gosh, I hope you feel better soon! I have lots of dreams/nightmares and almost always remember them vividly. Sometimes it ruins my day because I wake up with a feeling of anxious agitation – the other week it was a nightmare that my husband and dog had been killed in Italy and I woke myself up crying. Hope you guys both feel better soon, life is so much harder when you're tired/sick and it's awful being grumpy with the one you love.
I love the simplicity in these pictures!
Your dream catcher is absolutely beautiful. Lovely photos, hoping you don't get sick!
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I swear you just described me and my groom – he falls asleep in seconds with no significant dreams to mention come sunrise. I fall asleep hours later, if at all, squeezing in 3 hours or so before it's time to wake. So weird!!
I love your blog so. <3
i hope everyone is feeling better very soon! and that perfectly describes mine & robbie's sleep personalities too. i always insist on sharing my dreams with him and they're so complex and winding and long…and i almost never forget them. i too have a lot of nightmares. so i feel you on that. : /
and the dreamcatcher is beautiful. that's lovely to have an authentic one. there's such value and sacredness in that craftmanship, so i think the act of seeking that out and honoring it by putting it up in your home is beautiful, too.
I agree that sleep is an interesting concept! And dreaming is even more interesting. I recently got a dream book about the meaning of certain things appearing in dreams and I swear by it!
Xo, Hannah
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i could sleep the whole day.
and dreamcatchers are the best.xx
dreaming is believing