In just a few weeks I’m going to have to make a major change in my routine. My daughter will be starting middle school, and class starts considerably earlier than it does in elementary school. I’ll have to wake up about an hour earlier than I was last year, and I was struggling even with that. Instead of aiming for a midnight bedtime, which I rarely made, I will have to aim for 11 p.m. That’s incredibly early for me. This summer I’ve been going to bed around 2:30 and waking up at 10, just because I can.

Since it’s so drastic for me, I figure I’d better stop implementing change early. Beginning this week, I’ll aim for 1, and then move it back each week.

• I like to sleep
• Getting enough sleep is healthy
• Going to bed early should feel like a luxury, not a punishment
• I have more energy and I’m more productive when I’ve had enough sleep
• I get fewer migraines when I have enough sleep and a regular sleep schedule
• I’m a nicer person when I go to bed early because then I’m not mad at someone who might wake me up in the morning, thinking that it’s a “reasonable hour”, and in fact, maybe it is actually…