DarkDog is a sickie
After many many weeks
6 days ago
of what has seemed like running on not-enough-sleep (much of it kitten-induced), today I was able to get what finally seems like enough sleep.
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How to get enough sleep
It made me
 "More energy, more focus. So glad."
How I did it: Manage my time more, sleeping early getting in to the habit of sleeping at the same time, and waking up at the same time.
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1 month ago
Unfortunately, being at school has made this worse. I don’t start working on my homework early enough, so three nights of the week, I’m up until late and up early.
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9 hours - is this too much?
1 month ago
Well, no. But it’s probably not realistic for days when I have to get up early and be on time for work. Feels good though.
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2 months ago
Trying to do it at home is a valiant goal, but I have a lot to do in a short time, so it isn’t really working. I’ve been trying to use my time to the fullest, and I’ve been getting lots done, but I think it’ll work better at school. Hopefully. I also keep getting woken up early.
Made some adjustments
3 months ago
I started wearing socks to bed, got some new pillows and if there’s noise, wear earplugs. Better!
It's too bright
4 months ago
in my bedroom. As soon as dawn hits, I’m awake! Maybe I need an eye mask.
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4 months ago
this past week for a variety of reasons. Well, nothing to do about it other than try to recover on this weekend and hope for better sleep next week.
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Almost no sleep last night
5 months ago
as I had my first bad ear ringing episode since last fall. It’s much better by now. I hope this was a one-time occurrence.
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5 months ago
This is going pretty well, I think that cutting back on caffeine and alcohol probably helped the most. I’m sleeping pretty good, but for some crazy reason, keep waking up at 4:30 a.m. (almost exactly the same time every night) for about an hour. Then I fall into the deepest best sleep just as it’s time to wake up.
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Lately it had happened several times that my door bell rang early in the morning, waking me. By the time I was able to answer it, no one was there.
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This will help me sleep more peacefully. That’s great !
