Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Operation: Sleep is My BFF - Night 2

Staying creative with my experiment titles will keep me motivated!  (...at least this is what I tell myself)

I know that it is only the second night, but I think I can do this...

Night Two Stats (November 22, 2010):

Time attempted to sleep:   12:15am
Last glance at clock:   12:38am
# of times waking up before alarm:   0
# of times hitting snooze:   1 (that I can remember, [PW] would beg to differ)
Get up time:   4:31am  (Getting better!)
Work start time:   5:30am
Work Energy Level (Scale 1-5):   Early shift, 2.5.   Tail end, 3.
Post-work Energy Level (Scale 1-5):   3.   Started off okay, but I hit traffic again.  :(  I didn't realize how tired I was until I took a 2 hour nap around 4pm.  That isn't gonna be helpful when I'm trying to force myself to sleep tonight.  Damn.
Caffeine Log:   1, Starbucks Doubleshot Espresso at 7am & 1, 12oz Coca-Cola at 2:30pm.

I left home at 5:00am, so I didn't make it outta the house in time to pick up Starbucks, but at least I had my trusty Starbucks Doubleshot handy!  Those things are clutch! :)

Forcing myself to sleep early may be a mistake.  I find myself stressing out about falling asleep vs. putting myself in a relaxing state to make falling asleep easier.  Maybe I'll try gradually get ready for bed earlier each day?   I'm trying to jump in with both feet here, but what I may need to do is just ease my way in and acclimate!

"Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach."  --Tom Robbins

2 comments:

xiumaiyuki said...

Hey you!!

Just checking in to say hi and Happy Thanksgiving!!! Sorry to hear you're having a hard time falling asleep. Must be the age thing 'cause I'm going thru the same thing most nights.

xoxo

eds said...

Hey! Happy Thanksgiving to you too! Yeah, I've always been a night creature.. ever since childhood! Just running an experiment to see if I can re-program myself.. LOL! I miss you! We MUST get together to catch up soon!