I’ve been having more bad nights since December, nights where my head pounds from exhaustion but my heart races from anxiety, keeping me from the sweet release of sleep that not even the most relaxing nature sound podcasts could lure me into. I’m not unfamiliar with a sleepless night, but it’s never felt quite so physical.
So I gave up coffee, which was a big deal because I got a new espresso machine this past summer, a little luxury I looked forward to every morning that more than made up for the fact that I’ve only visited a coffee shop once since last March. Instead, I’ve been making fancy almond milk tea and hokkaido milk tea at home, which is just normal powdered almond milk tea and hokkaido milk tea but with frothed milk, courtesy of my espresso machine.
Anyways. I was having another bad night, 3AM and wide awake in bed, thinking about the dramatic email I’d write once the clock turned to a more socially acceptable time. Until then, I decided to dally with a podcast. An episode from Chanel Miller’s podcast, which she hosts with her sister Tiffany, had been sitting on my phone for awhile. It was exactly what I needed at 3AM.
