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You are wondering when the day will end so you can go to bed.
And you aren't thinking about sex, you are just plain exhausted.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)Aerows
(39,961 posts)You work so hard, you can't even think of anything but sleep.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)Aerows
(39,961 posts)Sex vs. Sleep, you have been working too hard. I went there. After a nap, I chose sex
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)Aerows
(39,961 posts)because you have been driving for 5 hours, have been on a plane for two, and been up all night, there isn't a woman or man sexy enough to entice you except to fall into bed and be thankful your head hit a pillow.
BillStein
(758 posts)every time I cuddle up next to my hisband.... but I'm not middle aged, I'm OLD
Aerows
(39,961 posts)I want to sink into a big, fluffy bed and ... sleep.
Liberal Veteran
(22,239 posts)..."damn, a lot of these people don't seem that old to me."
Baitball Blogger
(46,765 posts)that don't respect your boundaries.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)You get to a point where you value principle and honesty over "being polite".
Baitball Blogger
(46,765 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,727 posts)You are wise beyond your (middle-aged) years!
It is very true, what you said here.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)I am not dreaming of anything (and I should be) except falling into a damn bed.
Alduin
(501 posts)I know what you're talking about.
eat out of the vending machine and then turn around and eat out of the best restaurant in town, you are on the road.
Alduin
(501 posts)But at school, when I'm working on thesis stuff, I'm eating candy bars out of the vending machine and drinking diet sodas.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)You eat one meal out of a vending machine because you have no time for anything else, and then you have a great meal when you do have the time. LOL.
nolabear
(41,991 posts)Aerows
(39,961 posts)Goodness, was that a big mistake LOL.
hibbing
(10,109 posts)Hi,
When you hear what you think is a "new" pop song and like it, only to find out it was released like 5 years ago.
Peace
Too true!
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)and yes, I am looking forward to going to sleep. It's the first thing I think of when I wake in the morning, "Damn that was fun, I cant wait to do that again tonight".
Aerows
(39,961 posts)When a McDonald's Big Mac seems like a sumptuous meal, you are hungry and tired. I'm pretty tiny and ate two.