April 17th, 2009 by admin
Friday (Thursday into Friday)
Started Relaxation time: 12:10pm
Got in Bed to read by: 12:15pm
Turned out lights to sleep by: 12:35am
Guesstimate of when I fell asleep: 1:05am
Guesstimate of when I woke up: 2:55am
Had alarm set to: 8:45am
Got out of Bed at: 9:55am
Total Time I slept: 3 Hours and XX Minutes
Last night I had a bad night of sleep. I managed to fall asleep quickly, but I woke up around 2:55am because I was hot so I pulled the covers off. I then had a really hard time falling asleep. I don’t know what it was, maybe my brain was racing? I don’t know, but I do know it was a long night of trying to sleep without much of it.
I remember feeling wide awake at times, and then feeling really tired and wishing I could sleep. I stayed i n bed a little extra in the morning hoping I would actually go into a deep sleep, but I stayed conscious and I rested, but didn’t sleep.
I need to get back to my breathing and relaxation techniques, and possibly stop reading in bed for a while so my brain relates the bed to sleep.
Tags: no sleep, toss and turn
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April 16th, 2009 by admin
Thursday (Wednesday into Thursday)
Started Relaxation time: 12:15pm
Got in Bed to read by: 12:30pm
Turned out lights to sleep by: 12:55am
Guesstimate of when I fell asleep: 1:10am
Guesstimate of when I woke up: 5:05am
Had alarm set to: 8:45am
Got out of Bed at: 9:35am
Total Time I slept: 4 Hours and 15 Minutes
Last night I wasn’t overly tired but I hopped in bed and after a while got tired. Once the lights went out I fell asleep quickly. I decided to set my alarm a little later today, but now I realize I shouldn’t have.
I was up again around 5:00am but am not sure why. From then on I was in a daze and was having some wacky dreams. I ended up oversleeping and got out of bed around 9:35am. I need to stick to the earlier time, and might need to try to go to sleep by 12:30am if that is possible to help get more sleep?
I need to really get back to my relaxation breathing and thought strategies to help me block out thoughts and keep my brain at ease. Also, I should calculate out exactly 6 or 7 hours of sleep and get up at that time and see how I feel to see which is more optimal for my body.
Tags: asleep quick, vivid dreams
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April 15th, 2009 by admin
Wednesday (Tuesday into Wednesday)
Started Relaxation time: 11:50pm
Got in Bed to read by: 12:15pm
Turned out lights to sleep by: 12:40am
Guesstimate of when I fell asleep: 1:00am
Guesstimate of when I woke up: 5:45am
Had alarm set to: 8:05am
Got out of Bed at: 9:00am
Total Time I slept: 4 Hours and 45 Minutes
Last night I was tired. I worked a long day and night at the office so by the time I got home I didn’t do any work. Instead I went online and surfed a little personally, without work involved or on the brain. By around 11:45 I was feeling a little tired so I decided to turn down the computers and start relaxing.
I wrote some notes and by 12:40 I was tired so I hit the lights. Within about 15 minutes I was sound alseep. I told myself the affirmation that I was going to get a relaxing night of sleep.
I woke up around 5:45am, not sure why but I was wide awake. I managed to doze off a little more in the following hours leading up till my alarm. Once the alarm went off I was lazy so I snoozed a bunch, and then changed the alarm to 9:00am. I got up at the alarm and felt great, and started my day.
Overall, I woke up and was in and out of sleep after 5:45am, but it was still a pretty restful night.
Tags: affirmations work, asleep quick
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April 14th, 2009 by admin
Tuesday (Monday into Tuesday)
Started Relaxation time: 12:00pm
Got in Bed to read by: 12:15pm
Turned out lights to sleep by: 12:45am
Guesstimate of when I fell asleep: 1:00am
Guesstimate of when I woke up: 7:45am
Had alarm set to: 8:05am
Got out of Bed at: 9:00am
Total Time I slept: 6 Hours and 45 Minutes
Last night was a great night of sleep. I hopped in bed around 12:15 and did some writing, instead of reading on a recipe I had in mind. By 12:40 I felt really tired and forced myself to stay awake until 12:45 and then I turned out the lights.
I would say it took about 10 minutes and I was out cold for the night. In the last few minutes of consciousness I told myself the affirmation “I am going to get restful sleep and wake up feeling refreshed”, and it helped.
Once morning came I dragged a little bit, but that is natural for me. I snoozed, and then set the alarm till later and tried to sleep a little more. Didn’t really work, but it felt good to lay there a bit. I got up, felt rested and great, and am going to hope to keep up the sleep before 1:00am routine.
Tags: affirmations, slept well
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April 13th, 2009 by admin
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.
Tags: can't sleep, coffee, espresso
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April 10th, 2009 by admin
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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April 9th, 2009 by admin
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.
Tags: affirmations, sleep technique
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April 8th, 2009 by admin
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.
Tags: too early
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April 7th, 2009 by admin
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.
Tags: reading, slept well, vivid dreams
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April 6th, 2009 by admin
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.
Tags: late night movie, rainy day, slept late
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