Archive for March, 2009

3-31-09 - Good Sleep

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Tuesday (Monday into Tuesday)
Started Relaxation time:        12:15am
Got in Bed to read by:         12:15am
Turned out lights to sleep by:     1:00am
Guesstimate of when I fell asleep: 1:15am
Guesstimate of when I woke up:  8:15am
Had alarm set to:            X:XXam
Got out of Bed at:            11:00am
Total Time I slept:            7 Hours and 0 Minutes

I was real tired by the time night fell, since I was awake for a long time with just a little nap earlier in the day.  Once night fell I was tired but I didn’t want to go to bed right away so I watched a little TV in bed.  I turned out the TV around 1:00am and was passed out in less than 15 minutes.

I slept all night without waking up till the morning when my mom was talking really loud on the phone.  I managed to fall back asleep till my bro called about an hour later. I then was able to sleep about another hour until the power went out, and my 2 battery backups started to sound their alarm.  At that time I decided to just get up and begin my day.  I do remember having crazy dreams afer the first time I woke up, but I don’t remember what they were anymore.

I was letting myself sleep till whenever I wanted today since I had a rough day of no sleep but I figured I’d just get up after the power out issue.  I still definitely feel a little groggy so I am hoping to get to bed on a decent note tonight, and get a good night sleep.

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3-30-09 - No Sleep

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Monday (Sunday into Monday)
There was an emergency so I had to stay up all night.  I slept about 2 hours in the afternoon and then went to sleep at night.  Was up for over 25 hours till I napped for the 2.

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3-27-09 - Stayed up too late reading

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Thursday (Thursday into Friday)
Started Relaxation time:        1:45am
Got in Bed to read by:         1:45am
Turned out lights to sleep by:     2:50am
Guesstimate of when I fell asleep: 3:30am
Guesstimate of when I woke up:  7:00am
Had alarm set to:            9:30am
Got out of Bed at:            10:30am
Total Time I slept:            3 Hours and 30 Minutes

Last night I worked till past midnight. I was making great progress and everything felt good so I decided to just keep on going.  Around 1:45am I was feeling really tired so I figured I would get in bed.  I received a new book today and I want to get it read within a few short days, so I stayed up to read it.  By 2:45am my eyes were nearly closing and I was dead tired.   I turned out the lights, but it still took me a little while to finally fall alseep.

I first woke up around 7:00am to some type of noise, maybe the people that rent upstairs?  Not sure if it was them the first time, but I know they made noise the rest of the morning till at least 9:30.  I finally decided around 9:30 to get ear plugs so I could try to get at least close to 1 more hour of sleep. I managed to dose off a tiny bit, but then got up around 10:40.

It is am amazingly sunny day so right when I opened the shades I started to feel better and awake, but overall I am really tired feeling today.  The best thing to do is to stick to the computer turn off time every night, and i’ll be more in tune to fall asleep.

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3-26-09 - Got to sleep late…damn computers

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Thursday (Wednesday into Thursday)
Started Relaxation time:        1:45am
Got in Bed to read by:         1:45am
Turned out lights to sleep by:     1:45am
Guesstimate of when I fell asleep: 2:30am
Guesstimate of when I woke up:  8:00am
Had alarm set to:            9:00am
Got out of Bed at:            10:30am
Total Time I slept:            5 Hours and XX Minutes

I was working on one of my computers tonight at my office so I ended up staying there till about 11:00pm.  By the time I got home I had more stuff to do so I stayed up doing it.  Before I knew it, it was about 1:30am and I was way past my bed time.  My brain was turning but I felt tired since I had gone to bed earlier the 2 nights before.

I got in bed and eventually fell alseep. I put the rain mp3 on, but I wasn’t in the mood to get relaxed so I just laid there and eventually passed out.

I woke up around 8:00am and I couldn’t fall back alseep. My brain was racing with random thoughts and I was working in my head. Around 9:30am I realized it so I tried to tell myself to actually concentrate on getting sleep but by then it was late. I laid in bed till about 10:00am and then just got up.

Bad night last night. I HATE to be strict on the time I turn off the computers and get into my relaxation mode or else it is going to be hard to get my good habits back into motion.

I did so well for the first 2+ months of this year, and now I need to get back on it!

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3-25-09

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Wednesday (Tuesday into Wednesday)
Started Relaxation time:        11:50pm
Got in Bed to read by:         11:50 pm
Turned out lights to sleep by:     12:05am
Guesstimate of when I fell asleep: 12:50am
Guesstimate of when I woke up:  2:00am
Had alarm set to:            9:00am
Got out of Bed at:            9:30am
Total Time I slept:            6 Hours and XX Minutes

I managed to get in bed on an earlier note, and I read a bit.  After reading and listening to the ocean mp3, I turned out the lights. I consciously thought of keeping thoughts out of my mind as I tried to dose off. It probably took close to an hour before I fell alseep.

I then woke up at random around 2:00am and I eventually fell back asleep.  The next time I was up was around 6:00am. I woke up to the sound of my phone chiming multiple times. I then got up, got a drink, fed the cat, and eventually got back in bed.  At this time I was debating on staying up and starting to work, but decided to try to get an hour of sleep or so.
I laid there easily for an hour trying to sleep, and then eventually I did fall alseep. I then got up at 9:30am and started my day.

Good job on getting in bed, but staying alseep is the next challenge.

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3-24-09 - Got to sleep early, but woke up later

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Tuesday (Monday into Tuesday)
Started Relaxation time:        11:10pm
Got in Bed to read by:         11:20 pm
Turned out lights to sleep by:     11:25pm
Guesstimate of when I fell asleep: 11:45pm
Guesstimate of when I woke up:   6:00am
Had alarm set to:            9:00am
Got out of Bed at:            10:45am
Total Time I slept:            5 Hours and XX Minutes

I set my mind to it and fell alseep early.  I was out by around 11:45pm, but was then woken up by the cat stratching my door at 12:45am.  I fed the cat and got back in bed and was sleeping again within about 20 minutes.  I then woke up again around 6:15am to the sound of dad putting away dishes.  That kept me up for a bit, and I managed to dose off a little bit after that.  I was then awake from about 8:00am aand 10:00am as I snoozed, and set different times on the alarm clock.  I should have really just got up, but I felt lazy and laid there.  That is ok though because my body needed it, so tonight I will hope to get to sleep on time, and tomorrow be able to wake up on the alarm.

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3-23-09 Monday

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Monday (Sunday into Monday)
Started Relaxation time:        12:20am
Got in Bed to read by:         X:XXam
Turned out lights to sleep by:     4:15am
Guesstimate of when I fell asleep: 6:00am
Guesstimate of when I woke up:   9:00am
Had alarm set to:            X:XXam
Got out of Bed at:            11:00am
Total Time I slept:            4 Hours and XX Minutes

Last night I had a pretty bad night of sleep.  I got home from the store and didn’t feel like turning my mind with work, so I decieded to just relax and watch TV (something I never really do).  Ended up watching tv for hours, and was trying to get sleepy.  I had a lot on my mind and couldn’t get to sleep.

I finally turned out the lights around 4:15am and I laid there in a daze trying to get to sleep. I remember being up at all hours and I finally dosed off for some sleep probably past 6:30am.  I was then up around 9:00am or so and I laid there trying to get sleep.  My mind was racing while I was in and out of dreams.

I would say that I am completely off track right now, and I am going to force my good habits onto myself starting today so I can have a more productive and successful week.

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3-20-09 Friday

Friday, March 20th, 2009

Friday (Thursday into Friday)
Started Relaxation time:        3:20am
Got in Bed to read by:         3:30am
Turned out lights to sleep by:     3:30 am
Guesstimate of when I fell asleep: 3:45am
Guesstimate of when I woke up:   10:00am
Had alarm set to:            X:XXam
Got out of Bed at:            10:00am
Total Time I slept:            6 Hours and 15 Minutes

I got in bed super late because I wanted to work, and I was working on my sleep blog getting it all formatted and stuff.  I hopped in bed, put the rain mp3 on, and within a few minutes I was passed out.

I slept all the way till about 10:00am as far as I can remember  and I didn’t really wake up at all in the middle of the night.   Not sure why, but instead of waking up I was having extremely vivid dreams so my sleep later in the morning felt less rested but I did stay asleep so that is great.

Overall I went to bed later than I should have, but I did get a good night sleep.

I need to crack the whip and get back to my schedule of relaxation time and turn the computers off at a specific time at night to get the chill mode under way.

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3-19-09-Thursday

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

3-19-09
Thursday (Wednesday into Thursday)
Started Relaxation time: 2:45am
Got in Bed to read by: 2:45am
Turned out lights to sleep by: 3:00 am
Guesstimate of when I fell asleep: 3:25am
Guesstimate of when I woke up: 8:05am
Had alarm set to: 9:45am

Got out of Bed at: 9:45am
Total Time I slept: 4 Hours and? Minutes

I got in bed late tonight. I went for a ride with friends earlier so that threw me off I guess.  I came home and continued to work on random stuff till pretty late.  Then towards the end chilled out, and turned everything off.

I got in bed, wrote a little on my notepad, and then got tired. I put the rain mp3 on and that helped me get to sleep. I woke up around 8:05 to the guy upstairs yelling like a mad man.  After that I was in and out of sleep, and got up at the alarm clock.

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Welcome to my personal sleep notebook

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

SleepNotebook.com is just that, my Sleep Notebook.  Here I will share my battle to get a good night sleep each and every night as this blog tracks my progress.  This can also be considered my Sleep Diary and a place where I can look back on nights to see what trends I follow, and how to keep good sleep habits.  You will quickly learn that I am not great at getting a good night of sleep, and am always fighting the urge to stay up late, and sleep in late.

I started my diary at the very beginning of this year as a new year’s resolution, and I stuck with it for a good while without many hiccups.  Lately it has been worse, but I will keep posting good or bad so I have an honest track in this battle to get to bed early, wake up earlier, and get quality sleep.  I was tracking my sleep diary in a plain jane word document and then realized that I should just blog it so I could share my struggle to anyone who may be in the same routine.

Would I say I have some form of insomnia? Definitely!  As long as I can remember I have battled with getting a good night sleep, and I am determined to get some good sleep.  As I blog I will share plenty of tips that have helped me, and mention things that I have learned on the topic of sleep.  Follow along as I go through the paces to break the cycle of staying up late, and as I try to get some good shut eye each and every night.

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