Why it's just not worth going to bed early

[ourdramaqueen]

Went to bed at about 21:00 last night because I was so tired, and as I got into bed I was thinking, "I'll bet that means I'll be up at 3AM". I did fall asleep pretty quickly, but as usual lately, had some weird, longass, involved dreams, and at some point after having semi-awoken and turned onto the other side several times, I really woke up. The time on my alarm clock when I finally gave up and stopped turning from side to side? 3:20AM. Haha. I got up, made myself some tea and quickly got online while drinking it, and went to bed again shortly after 4AM. Maybe I shouldn't have read that email from my former coworker who now lives in NZ (I contacted him to see if we can meet up with/visit him while travelling around after the Red Carpet tour) because of course then my mind was locked on that schedule and how we could best make this work. In any case, I couldn't sleep anymore, just dozed, and finally just got up at 6:15 - because I felt that if I stayed in bed, I'd risk falling asleep just before my alarm went off.

*sigh* This will be such a fun day... *makes mental note to pack toothpicks to prop up her eyelids*

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/saura_/]

Sleeping patterns are so difficult to control. It's true that the sooner you go to bed, the sooner you'll wake up. Maybe you should try to do a relaxation before getting asleep (even if you are tired enough to sleep, like a way to empty your mind of absolutely everything?)

I have a couple of very good relaxation methods (if you manage to get to the end of them, I mean, I usually get asleep before reaching the middle *lol*) The best one is setting your mind on a landscape you've visit and take notice of everything you see (even the smaller leaf) or simply staring to a white sheet of paper (I use this one when I'm very stressed and it works marvels)

[honeybine.livejournal.com]

*hands over toothpicks*

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

I actually think that I had this long involved dream before I woke up and you were in it at one point, lol! Actually in it, I was visiting tangelian in Sweden, but you were there, too! :D

But ugh on not enough sleep! :(

[primula-baggins.livejournal.com]

Hey, blame it on the full moon! I didn't sleep well last night, either. ;-)

[janejanejane.livejournal.com]

What a *b* nuisance! As someone who has had sleep problems myself I can sympathise :-/

I hope your day wasn't too bad and that you sleep better tonight.