Yikes! I Need More Sleep!
I just read an article on MSN.com called Sleep: Strange Bedfellows. It lists the facts about what happens when you don't get enough sleep, which I don't. I knew most of these things already because I always, always read articles about sleep deprivation. And why not? I may as well know what my body is up against . . .
I feel like getting enough sleep is a never-ending battle for me. Maybe I'm one of those people the article refers to as having a genetic mutation. I do feel like I can survive on less sleep than most, but I also still feel like I am deprived.
Most people want to know what I do when I stay up late. I will tell you:
- Browse the Internet.
- Read any kind of book, but mostly church books.
- Watch a movie, usually a chick flick.
- Pay bills.
- Shop online (but not anymore because I'm paying off debt).
- Bake.
- Talk with another night owl.
Thing I'm thankful for: apples with peanut butter.
posted by Sara @ 9:47 AM
4 Comments:
Oh Sara--you have long known my issues with getting more sleep but I can honestly say since moving here to Houston and getting a 9-5'er and a steady evening routine (and a husband with a similar schedule) I have become a regular 10:30pm bed-timmer. Even on nights where I could stay up I am always ready to go to bed before midnight!! IT makes me feel much much better! But it took a while of making myself just say it's 10:00pm time to get ready for bed.
That article is absolutely true. I typically get 7-8 hours of sleep and remember everything and have great oral health. (no cavities in this mouth) Sorry that I have talked to you so late lately I am not helping you.
Sara, I'm definitely a night owl! I get tired in the late afternoon and then once 8 or 9:00 hits, I'm wide awake. If I force myself to go to bed before I'm tired, I'll end up tossing and turning all night! If I get in bed and read a really boring book sometimes that helps.
The less I sleep the harder it is for me to concentrate and eventually my legs start to ache as well. I'm always tired, but sometimes it gets particularly bad. A few simple things have helped me. I never look at the clock once I know I'm going to bed soon and then spend just a few (reading until your tired works as well for me as putting an alcoholic by an open bar) minutes reading. I keep the clock turned away from me so I can't sneak a peak in the middle of the night as well. I don't worry about sleeping for eight hours, just resting for eight hours. I found that changing my goal to resting and enjoying lying there peacefully lowered my stress and improved my health.
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