I'm putting it out into the universe that I need to get better at sleep hygiene. Is it even revenge bedtime procrastination if what I'm doing obsessively at 3:00 am is work-related? (I was Spring Term visioning last night.)
I make a lot of excuses: I need to spend time downstairs with Scout and Huck (Scout cannot do stairs anymore and does not like to be carried); Big A works nights and has a messed up sleep schedule and I'm sympathy messing up my sleep schedule (but he can sleep during the day and I can't); I seem to be getting by fine with 3-4 hours in bed (but surely this cannot be good for me?); when Big A is at work, I'm a bit too anxious to sleep (and then we text a lot in the middle of the night and I like doing that); the afore-mentioned revenge bedtime procrastination after long work days (when I'm reading or scrolling with heavy eyes and fingers).
Stuff's complex, but I'm sure there are hacks to deal with each element of this.
Pic: In other news, I didn't leave the house at all today--a combination of exhaustion, midday work meeting, rainy day, eyebrow zit, weekend, Nu on Spring break, etc. So this picture is from last week's solo walk on the MSU campus. I love the simplicity, vagueness, and the enthusiasm. And I heart exclamation points!
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Well, since you brought it up, I do worry a bit about how little sleep you get. Clearly you don't need as much as I do, people do vary, but 3-4 hours seems like it couldn't be enough.
I have so much to say about this, starting with you absolutely cannot live off of 3-4 hours of sleep a night. Split schedules make this so hard. One thing that might help the revenge procrastination is to actually gift yourself the time to relax BEFORE bedtime. Give yourself an hour to read or scroll on your phone (not in bed!) I have more tips but those are good starts...
Steph and Chiconky--thank you for helping me acknowledge that it isn't normal and sustainable. I'm going to be working on this in earnest and I'll start with C's excellent suggestion.
(Tomorrow, I guess--since it's kinda late to do that today.)
For me, good sleep comes and goes in cycles, and I have had to let go of worrying about it. I don't drink anything caffeinated after about 11 am, and I have a stack of good but not so good I will stay awake to read them books, really nice sheets, and fun shower bombs at the ready.
Not enough sleep.
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