So Very Tired

I'm not tired. In fact, I'm very rarely tired. I only realize that I am actually tired when I lie down and fall asleep in under five minutes, and at that point, I don't really remember much.

At this point in evolutionary history, most people on the planet have a Facebook page. We love Facebook, right? I look at it sometimes even once during a day when I remember it's there. There are people who lie and die by Facebook, though, and they post everything. Like, every detail that comes up. I blocked a guy once just because I became weary of him describing every turd that dropped from his body. Seriously, I don't care, nor do I want to know.

Some people, however, post every creak that emits from their person, and declare that this is what getting old feels like. They note how tired they are. How much they need a nap. How bad their kids act. I read from the stay at home mom about how grateful she is that the kids are at daycare so she can take another nap (She also took a nap that morning when she was sure the kids were sufficiently distracted by the TV). I read from the 29-year-old about how hard it is to get up some mornings, and that they must be getting old.

This isn't just Facebook either on the old thing. I've been hearing from people for years about how old they feel some mornings, and these are people at every age. My worship leader is a bit younger than I, and even he complains about feeling old and not being able to do as much as he used to. I shake my head.

I'm 38, and don't feel any creaks or groans, and I maintain a level of energy that rivals my three princesses. I've asked before exactly when it is I'm supposed to feel old, and inevitably, people give their own age or a few years before. I've actually passed up some ages that I've been given before, and I'm certainly older than most of the people I read about on Facebook and their poor, creaky 30 year old bones.

I don't know what it is. I don't work out with any regularity, but I have an athletic weight. I have occasion to play video games till midnight and still get up at 5-6am for work. I don't watch what I eat, though I don't overeat.

I'd be very curious to know what it is about me versus other people that I still feel like the youngest person in the room when I'm quite occasionally the oldest, or at least the upper age bracket.

Maybe it's the hyperactivity. Oh yes, I was diagnosed as AD/HD as a child, and that never really changed. My legs are bouncing away as I type...