That Weird Dream I Had Last Night
Woke up at 3 AM sweating after dreaming about being on a candlelit date with someone from work. Didn’t recognize their face at all, just felt crazy intense. Couldn’t fall back asleep, so decided screw it – I’m figuring this out myself before breakfast. Grabbed my junk-drawer notebook and a half-dried pen.
Step-By-Step What I Did
First: Flopped on the couch and wrote every single detail I remembered:
- Purple tablecloth at some fancy restaurant
- They kept handing me broken roses
- My watch showed 88:88 instead of real time
- Random earthquake hit mid-dessert
Next: Dug through old dream journals I keep in a shoebox. Found three similar dreams about dates from last year. All had earthquake stuff – weird coincidence. Cross-referenced them using highlighters like some detective show.
Then: Made two columns on a napkin – left side for dream symbols, right for what’s stressing me IRL:
- Broken roses = that dying office plant I keep forgetting to water
- 88:88 time = project deadline anxiety
- Earthquake = fear my team lead hates my ideas
Finally: Stared at my messy notes for 10 minutes while coffee brewed. Realized that “mystery date” figure might just be me needing vacation time. Stress has me feeling split in two lately.
How It Actually Helped
Surprise twist? Didn’t need no dream dictionary or psychic. Writing it all down was like uncorking a soda bottle – pshhht, immediate pressure drop. Texted my boss “taking Friday off” before I even finished my toast. Still don’t get the purple tablecloth though. Maybe leftover pizza dreams tonight?
