Marc was so in love with Bianca that he suffered a severe case of insomnia. In order to cure insomnia he tried various approaches. First he tried simple things, every day something new. Then he realized the best cure is to win her over. He changed his strategy, but let’s start from the beginning... Mark tried with:

1. drinking warm milk

2. taking a warm bath

3. watching tv

4. taking herbal tea

5. taking massage

6. reading a book

7. listening a soothing sounds of the ocean

8. counting tax

9. painting Bianca

10. changing mattress

11. deep breathing

12. picturing something boring

13. eating a midnight snack

14. turning on all the lights in the house

15. turning off all the lights in the house

16. running around

17. singing

18. calling a friend in the middle of the night

19. doing a physical exercise

20. sleeping on his back

21. not thinking

22. counting sheep

23. wiggling toes

24. sleeping with a head facing north

25. sleeping with a head facing south

26. progressive relaxation

27. visualizing two of them together

28. walking his dog

29. visualizing something peaceful

30. imagining it’s time to get up

31. blocking his ears and preventing sounds to get in

32. smoking

33. backwards counting

34. sitting in front of the computer

35. watching cartoons

36. hugging a hot water bottle

37. removing bedroom clock

38. knitting sox

39. visualizing animals in the wrong color

40. painting blue cat and green cow

41. reading children’s bed time stories

42. typing worries onto a mental computer and pressing delete

43. cooking lunch for tomorrow

44. doing friend’s homework

45. writing poems for Bianca

46. watching horror movies

47. drinking decaf coffee

48. envisioning himself in front of the fire place with Bianca

49. forcing himself to yawn

50. folding laundry

After fifty nights and still sleep deprived, Marc decided to try with a brief and intense courtship:

51.started playing an instrument

52. calling her

53. being concentrate on a tast

54. having a cocky smile

55. acting bravely

56. being playful

57. being touchy

58. taking her out on a romantic dinner

59. accessorizing

60. wearing shoes in style

61. becoming famous

62. caring

63. not caring

64. speaking with a deep and commanding voice

65. wearing well fitting shirts

66. good body posture

67. wearing a cologne

68. making her laugh

69. watching her straight in the eyes

70. smiling often

71. sticking up for her

72. singing serenades

73. showing that he likes kids

74. showing that he likes children

75. demonstrating his high intelligence

76. trying to be a leader

77. trying to be dominant

78. being spontaneous

79. grooming his hair

80. showing her the sunny side of the things

81. taking her out for long walks in the rain

82. cooking

83. whispering in her ear a Jacques Prevert poems

84. made her a candy necklace

85. picking her up from work

86. carrying groceries

87. walking her dog

88. started doing workout for his abs

89. took her for a ski weekend trip

90. having long talks over the phone

91. fixed her garage door

92. tattooed her name

93. enrolled the same course in cooking

94. took her to the opera

95. enrolled the crash course on creativity

96. dyed his hair

97. asked her advice in gardening

98. winning over all of her friends

99. he was bald, confident and not afraid of rejection

100. finally, she asked: “You can’t sleep? Me either. Let’s can’t sleep together”

101. he was so tired doing all of this, he fell asleep immediately. Luckily, with her in his arms.