Five

Five - that's  all it takes.  Five seconds after mum has got out of bed this morning  to head to the shower  I zoomed over and took her spot.  She did not have a chance to even pull back the covers.

Mum slept poorly  last night.  In bed by 9pm.  She read until 10.30pm then went to sleep and was awake by 1am.  She listened  to a rambling Russell  Brand podcast, some music and must have nodded off at 4am.  The alarm went at 5.44am.  So tonight she is nodding  off on the couch at 7pm.  She is hoping  that tonight she can have a good nights sleep like mine. 

Mum knows that  the combination  so sore shoulder, adjusting after night shift and being middle  aged are the things keeping  her from sleeping.  Tonight after the dishes are done she is going to have a small nightcap and see if that helps her sleep better.