A strange thing happened to me on the way to dreamland this morning. I got on the wrong bus and came back again.
Normally, I don’t have any problems with sleeping other than the ones I may try to solve for fun while dropping off. No, I go to bed at 01:00 or so, get comfortable, and that’s it until some time between 08:00 and 09:00.
This morning I was on schedule for bedtime at 01:00. I dozed, but then woke up. I could tell it was rather earlier than my normal rising time by the use of advanced deductive reasoning. It was still dark.
In fact, the clock said 02:00.
Muttering direly, I put my head down again and waited for sleep. And waited. And waited.
At 03:00 I gave up and got up. Then I became engrossed in blogging and then in writing the current chapter of Darx Circle (18 – now 19). Then it was time to fetch young R from school, and then to take her to swimming.
Never mind, thought I. After swimming I will catch up on forty or fifty winks.
Alas, a seldom-seen cousin who lives down the South Coast popped in.
Result: now going on for 21:00 and I am still not sleepy.
Ever had anything so unexpected un-Seattle your snooze-schedule?
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A major life-change will do it. Have you always been a night owl, Col?
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I fall asleep easily – too easily sometimes! But I can wake up at any time after 2 am and struggle to get back to sleep, which is when I jot down notes or write a blog or two. That, I must say, does the trick.
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Doing something similar just sent me into even-more-awake mode!
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I sometimes feel much better if I have less sleep than more, but not always. It seems like Bugsy can sleep through anything. 🙂
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It seems one feels fine the first day, but it catches up with one thereafter!
I do not think I could sleep through being dripped on!
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Me neither. Very unpleasant to feel a big drip. 🙂
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Hope you get a great Snooze on tonight! Without sleep, I become cranky indeed.
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After a 22-hour break, I then put in a good 8 hours!
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My snooze schedule is highly irregular…so I understand, but have no advice to give.
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I can grab a sharp 40 anywhere. And dribble like a king to.
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Football while asleep …
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My Cryuff turn is exemplary!
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Reminds me of a really bizarre Murakami short story I read that freaked the life out of me. Flash insomnia, they say, is common. Unfortunately. You’ll get your sleep back very soon!
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I did!
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Clearly Bugs Bunny is to blame Col! 😆
I have lots of nights like that. Nothing new to me. Strangely enough, I feel more energetic than usual. Seems we don’t need that much sleep. LOL!
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It is unusual for me, so had me worried. Slept like a baby last night, though.
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It happens as we get ‘younger’ so no worries there. LOL! Glad you got your beauty sleep in. 😀
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Usually when I’m jet-lagged, I can stay awake for 24 hours or more, and be pretty productive. Otherwise, blah. Can’t do what you did, Col.
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How odd, but hopefully you will sleep well tonight.
I’ve had odd patches over the years where I have struggled to get to, and then stay asleep….usually when I’ve been stressed or troubled by things….nowadays I try to stick to my regular schedule, and I fall asleep reading!
Sweet dreams
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Often 😀 , but survive!
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Oh, goody! I’m gonna live!
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Frequently, specially if I read/watchTV beyond midnight. Ideally I should put the light out at about 11.30 and usually drop off fairly soon. After midnight, and I lie awake for hours. I wake around 7 in winter, 6 in summer.
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About right.
I seriously need to go to bed after 21 hours straight!
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Goodnight, sleep well.
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‘Night!
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What little I sleep, I sleep deep and untroubled.
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I generally do that. Hope I’m not losing the knack.
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I don’t really have a snooze schedule. Bedtime can be any time from 22:00 to 1:00 and waking up will be between 5:00 and 10:00, depending on the day of the week and what client I’m going to. I do need at least 5 hours of sleep to sort of function the next day though
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Yes, one hour does seem to be a bit on the short side. Mind you, I think five isn’t enough unless very occasionally.
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I’ve been averaging five lately and I can assure you that it’s not enough.
You should read #5 in this article. It tells you how you can trick your brain into thinking that you’re fully rested with only two hours of sleep during the day
http://www.cracked.com/article/127_5-ways-to-hack-your-brain-into-awesomeness/
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The trick question there is the trick. Eventually your poor brain simply explodes!
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Yes, I have. Funny that the days my schedule is off I seem to be more productive…perhaps it’s because I give it more to make up for what I think I’ve lost, lol!
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It is strange that my sleepless night was followed by a more than unsually productive day, indeed!
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