stop staying up so late

I’ve been going to bed early consistently for the past three weeks, and I believe that I can continue to keep this habit up. I feel more energetic, and I’m able to get more done it seems. I definitely think this was worth it. :)

The lastest I’ve gone to bed is 3 in the morning, and that was only because I wanted to talk to my friend in Vegas (there’s a two hour difference between us). Other than that, I’ve been religiously going to bed by midnight. That actually makes me feel pretty good because I’m not so lethargic during the day. And I feel more productive.

Now, I’ve been going to be at around midnight and waking up anywhere between 7:30 and 9:00. It depends on when the baby wakes up really. Sometimes, he sleeps until around 9:00. Sometimes, he likes to wake up at around 7:30. No more afternoon naps since I’m getting more sleep. Let’s see how long this lasts.

This has been going relatively well. I haven’t been up to see the sun rise in a few days. I’m still having a problem with waking up after 3 or 4 hours, though, which usually results in a late afternoon nap with my son. I am sleeping earlier, and that’s what counts, right? Just have to keep it up.

I’ve been going to bed at a fairly decent hour these past two nights, but this is my problem. Being that I’ve always been a night owl and I’ve been going to sleep these past few weeks at around 6 in the morning, my body has conditioned itself to wake up at around 4 a.m. to 6 a.m.

Yesterday morning, I woke up at 4:49. This morning, I woke up at 5:45. This is after only about 3-4 hours of sleep. Yesterday, I made myself stay up. I wouldn’t even nap with the baby. I’m going to try to go back to bed in a few minutes and force myself to go to sleep, even though that’s never worked in the past.

If I don’t go back to sleep, I’ll keep myself up like I did yesterday.