It was another late night drive.
I suffer from insomnia, and instead of spending hours tossing and turning in my bed, restless, I usually will get up for a long night drive.
Something about the vacant roads and night skies I find soothing, and usually afterwards, it’s enough to make me fall asleep. Sometimes I just drive around to different places, other times I actually go around and shop at places that remain open for 24 hours. This was one of the nights where I was buying things. I was hungry in the middle of the night, so I decided to buy food at a nearby fast food place. Once I was done driving for a few hours, I started heading home. I was almost home when I remembered, I was supposed to pick up new HVAC filters earlier in the day. This would be the 3rd time I forgot about the HEPA filters. I was so angry at myself for forgetting once again. I looked at the clock. It was 6:00 am, and the HVAC store opened at 7:00. I decided to drive there, since by the time I reached my destination it would be close to the time that they open. I was able to get the much needed air conditioning filters and be on my way. Once I made it home, I made sure to change out the HVAC filter, before heading to bed. I was so tired from all that happened I fell asleep almost as soon as my head hit the pillow.