Various articles on its causes and treatments had been written, although none of them seemed to offer any concrete solutions.Keep the same routine. Go to bed at the same time every night. Drink hot herbal tea. Avoid alcohol and caffeine in the evenings. Exercise regularly.Hell, the night before he'd gotten up and exercised—a hundred sit-ups, a hundred pull-ups on his bar; then he'd jogged in place for thirty minutes. He'd literally run himself until he'd dropped but he still hadn't been able to fall asleep. Not after that crazy dream.If stressed, consider ways to alleviate that stress.Okay, all he had to do was alleviate Sophie from his life and he would sleep like a baby. But that was impossible. At least until he finished the job.Or let someone take over.But he wouldn't relinquish his responsibilities—he wanted to refinish that house, make certain every detail was handled properly. Besides, Sophie was Maddie's best friend; he was bound to run into her.The name of a sleep clinic flashed onto his screen, and he considered a visit, but envisioned himself being strapped down like a lab rat, and delegated that idea to the back burner.
