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  • This arrest—for rear-ending some poor woman on the freeway while off my head on a mad concoction of drugs—registers high on the Richter scale of wake-ups.

    Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011

  • He does still have some wake-ups, but he seemed to get over some of his need to clutch, squirm, grab and scream bloody murder after a few nights of good sleep.

    The Grabbing Hands, Grab All They Can | Her Bad Mother 2009

  • I even created a plan to ease my anxious mind during those regular 3:00 a.m. wake-ups: I would go back to work full time, sell the house, celebrate the things that were still there, the parts of my life that brought happiness.

    Live and Let Love Andrea Buchanan 2011

  • This arrest—for rear-ending some poor woman on the freeway while off my head on a mad concoction of drugs—registers high on the Richter scale of wake-ups.

    Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011

  • Maybe a quick diaper change middle of night might get him though the next 2-3 regular wake-ups.

    Boot Skootin’ Snot Boogerin’ Nobody’s Sleepin’ Boogie | Her Bad Mother 2009

  • I just like being able to move around as evidenced by my 25+ wake-ups each night!

    Ilene Kleinbaum: The Great Wake-Up Program: What Helps You Fall Asleep? Ilene Kleinbaum 2011

  • I even created a plan to ease my anxious mind during those regular 3:00 a.m. wake-ups: I would go back to work full time, sell the house, celebrate the things that were still there, the parts of my life that brought happiness.

    Live and Let Love Andrea Buchanan 2011

  • My revelatory wake-ups to great writing were there, even under the ridiculous pressures of three novels a week.

    A sad day for bananafish 2010

  • This arrest—for rear-ending some poor woman on the freeway while off my head on a mad concoction of drugs—registers high on the Richter scale of wake-ups.

    Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011

  • Instead of feeling like a victim for his sleeping issue, Ian has chosen to use his wake-ups as an opportunity to practice being grateful.

    Mike Robbins: Gratitude and Victimhood Can't Coexist 2010

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