Sleep has always been an issue for me. I think one of the hardest jobs my mom had was waking me up every morning for school. In college, I missed my fair share of 8:10 am classes. For my first job out of college, I woke up literally the last possible second I could, going from bed to the car within minutes.
But I guess even a lazy bum like me can grow up because somehow, I wake myself up now, and on time (mostly). I also developed a habit of always taking a shower before leaving the house. (I even showered the day I overslept for the actuarial exam last November – I remember thing “what am I doing? I am late for my exam, I should not be in the shower right now.”)
However, this does not mean I’ve conquered sleep, because my sleeping pattern still leaves a lot to be desired. First problem is that I routinely fall asleep at 1 am, and wake up at 7:10 am. With that only being 6 hours (sometimes I get less than 6 hours), I make up for it by sleeping on the bus, and sometimes I find myself really sleepy at work.
Yesterday, I was determined to hit the sack early. I got home at 8 pm, and did P90X until 9:30 pm. I took a shower and got ready for bed, landing my butt on the mattress by 10 pm. No dinner, as eating could delay my sleep. Couldn’t completely break old habits though, as I surfed the Internet until 10:30. From 10:30 to 2 am, I could not sleep. It was torture. Well, it wasn’t really torture, but I was getting really annoyed. I could have watched “Titanic” in the time I was trying to fall asleep. I got sick of trying to keep my eyes closed, and I was also hungry, so I gave up, eating some bean sprout soup with rice, and then an ice cream. I ended up falling asleep at 3:30, and luckily, I got myself up at 6:30. I really wanted to wake up by 5 because I have a lot of work to do, but 6:30 is still earlier than my usual wake up time, so it wasn’t all bad.
I know, I know, I break several rules of getting a good night’s sleep. I don’t go to sleep at the same time every night, as I sleep later on weekends. I stare at a screen right before bed. But I think I’ll first work on changing my sleep cycle. I will try again tonight.
I hate the act of trying to fall asleep, though. Such a waste of time…
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