Between my habit of going walking at 6:00 a.m. on inconsistent days and the unwelcome change back to standard time, my sleep habits have gone completely awry.
I never set an alarm unless I'm getting up at a completely ridiculous hour for an early flight or something. However, it turns out that resetting my internal alarm clock isn't as easy as I'd like.
Yesterday I was watching television with my husband after making a pizza for dinner. I started getting really sleepy and declared it was past my bedtime. It was 9:35 p.m.
I made it to bed before 10:00 p.m., but the first time I woke up in the morning it was only 4:00 a.m. I'd shut the cats out of the room specifically so I could sleep in, but it was not to be.
I got up and warmed a heating pack to try to ease the neck and shoulder pain that I've been fighting since my road trip. That and some ibuprofen bought me another 45 minutes of resting time, but I gave up and got up around 5:00 a.m.
Now I'm starting to think that maybe I could squeeze in a little morning nap before I get ready for work. I guess it's worth a try.
How are you handling the time change?
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