1-6-09
Tuesday (Monday into Tuesday)
Started Relaxation time: 12:00am
Got in Bed to sleep by: 1:50am

Got out of Bed at: 10:40am
Total Time in Bed: 8 Hours and 50 Minutes

I was in bed from 1:50am to around 11:00am, but slept solid till 8:30am and woke up 2 or 3 times.

I got in bed to read around 11:00pm. I was first going to read till about 12:00, but the book was good and it was on sleep so I kept reading to get to the techniques. I am glad I did because I learned about his methods of Breathing, and Muscle Relaxation which seemed to help.

I think the reading also got me drowsy, and my mind off of work so that may be a good thing to do from now on.

I turned the lights out around 1:50am, and was probably sleeping within 20 to 25 minutes. I practiced the breathing and muscle relaxation in my face (mouth area, and eyes), and I think it really helped.

I woke up around 3:30am because it was really hot. I pulled the covers off me and took off my pajama bottoms. I remembered the breathing technique and relaxation and I fell asleep within a few minutes.

I woke up again maybe around 6:30 and felt a little cold. I thought about the relaxation techniques again and after a while I fell asleep.

I woke up again around 8:30, probably due to noise. From now until 9:00am, when my alarm was set I was in and out.

Once 9:00am came, I felt like I could get up and was fairly rested, but I kept snoozing like crazy. I then just turned off the alarm and stayed in bed, not really sleeping but in and out till about 10:30am.

I would say that I woke up rested at 8:30, and could have gotten up at that time.

I need a motivator of some sort to get out of bed. Maybe a routine to get to my office every morning, and stop working around 6:00pm is my motivator so I can have the night off?