As with Cinderella, my life changes at midnight.

12:00 is my bewitching hour.

No matter what time I crawl into bed, 10pm, 11:45pm,  I wake up at 12:00.

I am actually composing this post at 12;10am.

On average it usually takes 2-3 hours to rebound and attain reentry into slumberland.

Since I do not live alone I need to physically restrain myself in deference to others.

Eating is out of the question because the rustling of packaging sends the dog into action. Plus, nighttime food consumption is not advisable for a post menopausal woman.

I am productive, catching up on reading, writing and street sounds which in the big city never stop.

I have been known to take a silent spin class.

Midnight Madness is definitely an alternate universe and my present nocturnal reality.