my boss
4 months ago
s/he would appreciate it
How to wake up on time
It made me
Okay. 
"Goal #1...done!"
How I did it: I noticed that on weekends, when I get to sleep-in, if I get a full eight or nine hours of sleep, I wake up easily in the morning. With a normal school/weekday, I figured that seven hours would be enough for me. I estimated that if I had to wake up at 7 AM every weekday morning, then I needed to go to bed before midnight. I have a problem with managing what I do with my time after I come home from school at 2 PM, but it's getting better. Now that I know I have to be done with everything before midnight, there's no scrambling or reaching to slap the "Snooze" button, no laying in bed motionless for, like, fifteen minutes, no yelling to my dad that "But I'm already awake!" There are some mornings where I'll wake up a little later than I want, but it's getting better. For something that many people struggle with, this approach might seem simple, but it's probably because...it can be.
Lessons & tips: Manage your time wisely (which is a whole 'nother matter for me, and workin' on it), and be patient! Waking up on time is a habit that you develop.
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TonicCat is playing Halo 3
Sound the alarm!
7 months ago
Even if I set the alarm far away from my bed, I will either:
A) Sleep through it.
B) Get up, turn it off, and go back to bed.
C) Not set it.
B would probably be the most common, since I do that anyways.. :/ I can’t seem to get up when I don’t have a really good reason to (No job/not in school yet/don’t live with the boyfriend) so I end up giving myself as much sleep time as I want. I would love to wake up in the morning again, it’s so refreshing.
speech08 is happy and grateful.
Body Signals
7 months ago
For the past week, waking up in the morning has been very difficult. I had been sleeping alot. Then, two days ago, I developed a “cold.” I just feel run-down. Sometimes I forget that my body can take care of itself if I let it. So, I’m not going to push it or beat up on myself for waking up late.
speech08 is happy and grateful.
All About Sleep Cycles
8 months ago
I learned something that is helping me a little. I read that we have 90 minute sleep cycles. If I need to get up at 6:30, I make sure I’m getting to sleep by 11:00. I set my alarm for the approximate end of a sleep cycle. I find that I’m not awakened out of a deep sleep…and I’m less groggy.
speech08 is happy and grateful.
What a bad habit
8 months ago
I have GOT to find some motivation to get up in the morning. I just want to sleep! Ok, I’m going to bed now…
speech08 is happy and grateful.
A big problem for me...
8 months ago
Waking up in the morning for work is very hard for me. I know it’s an avoidance strategy. There are some things I just don’t want to do at work, and that’s when I oversleep. Going to bed late doesn’t help either. I am naturally a night person. I am most productive between 11:00am and 10:00pm. But that doesn’t help when you work in elementary schools!
Well...
10 months ago
I’m a night person and I’m not sure, if it is really necessary for me to accomplish this goal. When I have my own business, I can work at night whenever I want and I need to get up before 9.00 a.m. only once or twice a week…
Sades loves pi.
Almost
14 months ago
I’m almost there. I’ve been reducing my stress and getting to sleep on time. Next step is to finish a couple of major projects that are still haunting me and making sleep difficult (and making it difficult to willingly face the day).
6 a.m., even on weekends
14 months ago
I have to stop getting up a half-hour late, its so annoying having to rush. I have to carry this onto the weekend too, to make sure my bodyclock remembers it for Monday.
