can't sleep

I don't know why I can't sleep right now. I was up before 6 AM and had no naps. I did have some caffeine. . .HOURS ago. It normally doesn't throw me off my sleeping pattern like this, though. I have been trying to think of something productive to do in the meantime. I feel like an addict on some sort of high or a person with BiPolar Disorder who is in a manic phase. . .look out neighbors, it just might be time to run the vacuum!

The last time I had this much trouble sleeping was when I was on 12 hour allergy medicine. I would go to bed at 12:30 or so and wake up, completely wake up, at about 4:30 AM. I usually felt like the energizer bunny. . .ready to keep going and going. I stopped taking that medicine after that. I don't need to get by on a couple hours of sleep a night (and isn't there something else I could do for my allergies?).

I already finished the dishes earlier tonight. I suppose I could move some stuff around in the spare room or read some more in a book. I tried reading earlier and it was going well--my eyes were getting heavy and I was feeling sleepy. Then I turned off the light, snuggled into my bed, and was wide awake. No good.

I tried watching some TV but there wasn't anything that interested me enough to watch it until I could doze off. Plus I can watch about 3 channels right now, which doesn't help with the finding a show to watch. I am too restless to knit and now my stomach is upset.

I will blame the tires outside my door. I am sure if they were not there I could sleep, but I am so worried that I will trip over them tomorrow or the next day that I am tossing and turning in fear.