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4-13-09 - Espresso and Coffee keep you awake!

Monday, April 13th, 2009

Monday (Sunday into Monday)
Started Relaxation time: 1:30pm
Got in Bed to read by: 1:45pm
Turned out lights to sleep by: 1:45am
Guesstimate of when I fell asleep: 5:30am
Guesstimate of when I woke up: 7:30am
Had alarm set to: 8:05am
Got out of Bed at: 8:05am
Total Time I slept: 2 Hours and XX Minutes

Last night was a hellish night of sleep.  It was Easter Sunday so I ate plenty, drank Espresso, and had a coffee after 10pm with some friends.  I ordered a decaf coffee but maybe it was regular?

Hopped in bed around 1:45 because I had to be up for 8:00am, and figured I would get around 6 hours of sleep, but that didn’t happen. I ended up tossing and turning, and was in a daze most of the night.  Half alseep, but enough to be conscious and know that I wasn’t getting rest. I tried to get my mind off stuff but it wandered anyways.  I woke up a little hot at one point so I pulled the covers off.

I remember around 5:00is I was dozing off for maybe 30 minutes and then remember looking at the clock a few times around 6:00am.  By 7:30 I was awake and was trying to get some sleep, but I knew I had to be up.  Ended up getting up and started my day.

Lesson learned, don’t drink Espresso later afternoon Sundays, and definitely don’t drink ANY type of coffee at night.

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4-10-09 - Went to bed late!

Friday, April 10th, 2009

Friday (Thursday into Friday)
Started Relaxation time: 2:15pm
Got in Bed to read by: 2:15pm
Turned out lights to sleep by: 2:15am
Guesstimate of when I fell asleep: 2:50am
Guesstimate of when I woke up: 8:50am
Had alarm set to: 9:30am
Got out of Bed at: 9:45am
Total Time I slept: 6 Hours and XX Minutes

Last night I was way off.  I went to bed late without much of a reason other than not feeling like going to sleep.  I would say that the stress of being self employed hit me a little harder tonight.  I am trying to refocus my efforts so I will be good next week.

Hopped it into bed real late, and slept a decent night till the am.  I eventually got up and started the day.

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4-9-09 - Great Solid Night - New Technique

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Thursday (Wednesday into Thursday)
Started Relaxation time: 11:15pm
Got in Bed to read by: 11:30pm
Turned out lights to sleep by: 12:10am
Guesstimate of when I fell asleep: 12:45am
Guesstimate of when I woke up: 6:45am
Had alarm set to: 9:00am
Got out of Bed at: 9:30am
Total Time I slept: 6 Hours and XX Minutes

As I mentioned earlier this week, I have begun re-reading Mind Power into the 21st Century, and it is a great book. I used affirmation to try to get a good and solid night sleep, and it seemed to work.  I told myself that I would have a restful sleep, and wake up feeling great.  In the morning, I did just that.  It wasn’t exact, and it did hurt a tiny bit but once I was up, I felt great and ready to conquer the day.

I stopped readying a little after midnight, and in about 40 minutes or less I was sleeping. I slept solid until at least 6:45. I don’t remember if it was later than that, but I think that was when.  I then managed to dose off a tiny bit more but after around 8:30 I was pretty much up. I laid there thinking of new affirmations for the day, and am hoping my day affirmations work as well as my night ones did.

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4-8-09 - Slept Good but Woke Up too early

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Wednesday (Tuesday into Wednesday)
Started Relaxation time: 12:30pm
Got in Bed to read by: 12:30pm
Turned out lights to sleep by: 1:05am
Guesstimate of when I fell asleep: 1:50am
Guesstimate of when I woke up: 5:45am
Had alarm set to: 9:30am
Got out of Bed at: 9:50am
Total Time I slept: 4 Hours and XX Minutes

After reading for a bit I turned out the lights around 1:05am.  I slept deep all the way until 5:45am when I woke up. After a while I got up for a drink of water and got back into bed.  I tried to fall back asleep but it was very tough.  I remember around 7:00am I got up and closed the shades so the light wasn’t coming in as strong but it didn’t seem to help. I dozed in and out of sleep and laid there till about 9:50 when I finally got up.

Not sure what it was that kept me up, but I really should be just getting up at a certain time no matter the amount of sleep I get.  This way i’ll be more tired the next day and get back into a good routine.

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4-7-09 - Good Sleep

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Tuesday (Monday into Tuesday)
Started Relaxation time: 12:15pm
Got in Bed to read by: 12:15pm
Turned out lights to sleep by: 1:am
Guesstimate of when I fell asleep: 1:20am
Guesstimate of when I woke up: 6:30am
Had alarm set to: 9:30am
Got out of Bed at: 9:50am
Total Time I slept: 5 Hours and XX Minutes

Last night was a decent night of sleep.  I got in bed to read.  Started re-reading Mind Power into the 21st Century, and wanted to keep reading but at 1:00am I told myself to stick to the plan and go to sleep.  I managed to fall asleep within probably 20 minutes, and slept great till about 6:30.

I was able to fall back asleep but it was very spotty, and I was having these wacky vivid dreams.  I then decided to get out of bed around 9:50am, but I probably could have gotten up at 9:00am since I was awake most of the time since.

The sun was out bright and early, and I am eliminating my black out shades now that spring is here since I want to use the sun as a way to get up earlier and more regularly.

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4-6-09 - Up late, and slept late

Monday, April 6th, 2009

Monday (Sunday into Monday)
Started Relaxation time: 11:15pm
Got in Bed to read by: 11:15pm
Turned out lights to sleep by: 12:45am
Guesstimate of when I fell asleep: 4:30am
Guesstimate of when I woke up: 9:30am
Had alarm set to: 10:00am
Got out of Bed at: 10:30am
Total Time I slept: 5 Hours and XX Minutes

Last night I decided to do no work, and just hopped right in bed to read.  I read a good while and by about 12:45am, I decided to try to sleep.  I didn’t feel overly tired so I knew it was going to be a challenge. I tried to do some breathing and blocking of thoughts, but eventually I gave in and decided to turn on the TV. On the rule that if you can’t fall asleep after a certain amount of time you shouldn’t force sleep, and do something till the feeling of sleep comes back.  The problem was that I caught a good movie on TV and it was 2 hours long. I didn’t realize it was 2 hours until 3am rolled around and there was plenty to go.  I didn’t feel tired so I decided to watch it. I then turned the TV off at 4:00am, and was asleep by 4:30am.

I slept good till about 9:30am. I could hear the people and kids upstairs making noise. It is April break for many schools so they have the day off.  I ended up getting out of bed around 10:30.

I wish I could have gotten to sleep, but I did nap a tiny bit on Sunday from 7:00pm to 7:20pm so that probably threw me off, along with my usual Sunday night routine.

The morning was also dreary and rainy so that made it even harder to get up.

One change I made was that I am only using one night shade, and have the other 2 windows with their blinds so the sun and light can pass through and help wake me in the morning. We’ll see if it helps.

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4-3-09 - Not a great night of sleep

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Friday (Thursday into Friday)
Started Relaxation time:        1:15am
Got in Bed to read by:         1:10am
Turned out lights to sleep by:     2:05am
Guesstimate of when I fell asleep:3:00am
Guesstimate of when I woke up:  6:00am
Had alarm set to:           9:30am
Got out of Bed at:            10:00am
Total Time I slept:            3 Hours and 30 Minutes

I got in bed around 1:15ish and read for a good while.   Wasn’t feeling really tired but turned out the lights anyways.  After a while I finally fell asleep, but remember waking up as if I heard a loud noise.  Not sure what it was, or if it was just a thought but I woke up more than once right when I was on the brink of sleep.  I then woke up around 30 minutes after falling asleep feeling really hot.  I eventually fell asleep after a while.

I then woke up around 6:00am, not sure why but got a drink. I managed to fall back asleep after that.  From 8:00am and on it was spotty and I was awake and half asleep.  Again, I probably should have just got up but I stayed in bed trying to get more sleep.

Last night was definitely not a great night, and i’ll hope to be off to a good start next week from Monday on.

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4-2-09 - Slept well, but am a little tired

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Thursday (Wednesday into Thursday)
Started Relaxation time:        1:10am
Got in Bed to read by:         1:10am
Turned out lights to sleep by:     2:05am
Guesstimate of when I fell asleep:2:35am
Guesstimate of when I woke up:  8:00am
Had alarm set to:           9:30am
Got out of Bed at:            10:00am
Total Time I slept:            7 Hours and 30 Minutes

I hopped in bed and read for a while.  Wasn’t felling that tired when 2:00am came, but I turned out the lights anyways and fell asleep in a decent amount of time.  I can’t remember if I woke up in the night, but I do recall waking up at 8:00am from my dad making some noise.  I laid there will around 9:00am trying to sleep but couldn’t, and then I tried to put my ear plugs in but I wasn’t really tired enough. I laid there somewhat awake from 9:00am on till 10:00 and then got up.

I should have woken up around 8:30am I think when I first got up because now I feel drained still.  I also feel a little off balance, the feeling I usually feel when I don’t get enough sleep.  I have to try to get to bed earlier, and follow the rules on the weekends too.

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4-1-09 - A great long night of sleep! and NOT an April Fools Joke

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

Wednesday (Tuesday into Wednesday)
Started Relaxation time:        12:05am
Got in Bed to read by:         12:05am
Turned out lights to sleep by:     1:05am
Guesstimate of when I fell asleep: 1:20am
Guesstimate of when I woke up:  8:30am
Had alarm set to:           9:30am
Got out of Bed at:            10:30am
Total Time I slept:            7 Hours and 0 Minutes

Last night I had a great night of sleep.  I was really tired yesterday from being up on Sunday/Monday so I am sure that helped me stay alseep as my body needed it.  I passed out around 1:20 after reading for a bit, and the cat woke me up around 2:45am.  I got a drink, ate a cookie, and hopped back in bed to sleep.  I fell asleep quickly and didn’t wake up again until about 8:30am when mom and dad were talking and it woke me.  I managed to fall asleep till about 9:30 when people talking woke me up.  I laid there with ear plugs in till about 10:20 but I didn’t really sleep that last hour.

Overall, it was a great night of sleep (in my book) because I fell asleep quick, I was woken up but fell back asleep quickly, and slept a decent amount overall.  Nope, this is NOT an april fools joke :)

Try to keep up the going to sleep and reading, and getting a solid 6 or 7 hours of sleep.

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