and the power lines outside my house look mighty frail under all that snow currently piled on.  I can handle the snow panic, I can handle the grocery stores running out of food, I can EVEN handle being home-bound for multiple days…but what I cannot handle is being home-bound in the dark. 

This is a little embarrassing for a girl in her thirties, but I sleep with a night light on.  And a fan.  Both of these items are crucial to my achieving a good (or at least passable) night’s sleep.   My first night in a new place inevitably involves a lot of tossing and turning as I really do rely on my night light and fan.   I think part of my reliance on the night light is the fact that I have atrocious vision and waking up in complete darkness is pretty terrifying when you can barely make out the outline of your own hand.

I guess it should be noted as progress that I no longer sleep with a retainer.  So, all things considered, it could be worse.  I’ll take that.

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