get into a regular sleeping pattern

After a couple of insomnia-like bouts of being awake for 36 hours, followed by 14 hours’ sleep, I think I’ve gotten back on track. I got to bed by midnight last night, and will do the same tonight. I’m going to try to keep this routine going, which will be made easier by my boyfriend’s being out of town.

I guess the patern midnight – 6 am is ok with me in the spring/summer time plus power nap when it’s possible. It is much more important for me to get up at the same hour than keep to the precise time of going to bed. The more regular rhytm, the more energetic I feel during the day. I’ll keep this goal on my to do list as I want to see if I’ll manage to maintain the habit in April.

I slipped again for a few weeks earlier this month. I was going to sleep at 5 in the evening and getting up at 3 in the morning. I’m pretty much back to normal now, I just have to keep it up!

I’ve had this down as a goal since the 17th and I think it’s settling down again. I’m going to sleep at about 10 or 11 and getting up at 7 or 8. My sleeping pattern changes really easily though, so I’m not going to mark this as done til I’ve maintained for a while.

After experimenting with my sleeping habits, I finally feel I`ve managed to find a pattern that works perfect for me:) At first, it seemed impossible to find ANY kind of solution but now it`s my second nature to give myself a reasonable amount of sleep without hesitation:)

Well, it`s not always 9 hours since sometimes I fall asleep a bit later but still – it`s a progress;P It is ruined a bit during weekends (especially Fridays) but you can`t always be perfect, can you?;P

So I ended up staying up all night and going to work and helping my dad out with some construction… ended up staying up until around 8 that night and when I passed out I woke up at like 6am. Since then I’ve been on a “10pm-6am” schedule.

I need to do this, not just for myself, but also for my sons. They are closer to a “regular” pattern than I am, since they go to bed between 9 and 930 each night, but I am frequently up past midnight, awake at 6:15, and start all over. It makes me miserable. I need to figure out how to get things done earlier in the day so that I can be in bed by 10 every weeknight.

I’ve started getting up at 540 ish.
I try to lay down by 8 even though I don’t fall asleep right away.
I think I might have to have a later night tonight but thats ok :)

I really want to get used to going to be early and getting up early every day of the week.. its better for your body to have a consistant pattern..

Right now I get up at 6ish, however I think I should try to get up at like 530 so I have extra time in the morning for bible time and stretching.

Wow.. I just went to research it:
It says teenagers need 9 hours.
However I think I’ll try for 8 initially:

So to wake up at 530 and get 8 hours of sleep, I need to go to bed by 930 I believe..
Initially Ill try to go to bed earlier, and then work on getting up earlier.