no more nappy time?
I overslept today...for the second time this week.
I just CAN'T fall asleep before 10pm. This doesn't help of course because that doesn't leave me with a good nights' sleep.
I have 3 alarms. They go off at 4:25am, 4:35, and 4:37am. I fell asleep this morning after the last one. I woke myself up at 5:23am (I have to be out of the house by 5:35 or so to be at work by 6am). Mom knocked on my door as I was hurriedly (is that a word?) threw on some clothes.
"You need to set another alarm! You can't keep oversleeping!"
"Mom, I have three alarms. THREE!"
"Is your alarm across your room?"
*sigh*"No...."
For one thing, I don't have any open electrical outlets on the other side of my room. I used to set my cell phone alarm (the second alarm) on a stool far enough away from my bed that I had to sit up and lean over to turn it off. Somehow, that stool has made its way closer to my bed.
Funny thing is that I've overslept 3 times this past two weeks. Every time I've woken up it's at or around the same time. Apparently my internal clock is like, "Damnit, Katie...get the fuck up!"...at exactly 5:22 to 5:23...every time.
I didn't have time to take a real shower, so I feel disgusting...and today is my long day. At least no one cares here. I sit in a room by myself and then I leave.
When I got to work (on time) I put my breakfast in the communal refrigerator and the morning DJ on the Pop/Top 40 station told me that I make him laugh.
Why?
"Because you look like death warmed over every morning."
I told him about my oversleeping. He asked if I took naps when I got home from work. Yes.
How long do I sleep during my naps? 1 to 2 hours.
Do I go to bed when I take a nap? Yes.
That's apparently my problem. I can't fall asleep at a normal time (like, 9:30 would be perfect) because I'm taking naps. I'm going to bed and allowing myself to go through the 4 stages of REM sleep. He told me to take a 15-20 minute cat-nap on the couch with the TV on (gee, a cat-nap to me is like...an hour) so that later on in the evening I AM tired and will go to bed AND fall asleep at 9:30.
I assume he knows what he's talkin' about. He's been the morning DJ (well, one half of a "morning team") for that station since I was in MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Poo.
I like my long naps.
I just CAN'T fall asleep before 10pm. This doesn't help of course because that doesn't leave me with a good nights' sleep.
I have 3 alarms. They go off at 4:25am, 4:35, and 4:37am. I fell asleep this morning after the last one. I woke myself up at 5:23am (I have to be out of the house by 5:35 or so to be at work by 6am). Mom knocked on my door as I was hurriedly (is that a word?) threw on some clothes.
"You need to set another alarm! You can't keep oversleeping!"
"Mom, I have three alarms. THREE!"
"Is your alarm across your room?"
*sigh*"No...."
For one thing, I don't have any open electrical outlets on the other side of my room. I used to set my cell phone alarm (the second alarm) on a stool far enough away from my bed that I had to sit up and lean over to turn it off. Somehow, that stool has made its way closer to my bed.
Funny thing is that I've overslept 3 times this past two weeks. Every time I've woken up it's at or around the same time. Apparently my internal clock is like, "Damnit, Katie...get the fuck up!"...at exactly 5:22 to 5:23...every time.
I didn't have time to take a real shower, so I feel disgusting...and today is my long day. At least no one cares here. I sit in a room by myself and then I leave.
When I got to work (on time) I put my breakfast in the communal refrigerator and the morning DJ on the Pop/Top 40 station told me that I make him laugh.
Why?
"Because you look like death warmed over every morning."
I told him about my oversleeping. He asked if I took naps when I got home from work. Yes.
How long do I sleep during my naps? 1 to 2 hours.
Do I go to bed when I take a nap? Yes.
That's apparently my problem. I can't fall asleep at a normal time (like, 9:30 would be perfect) because I'm taking naps. I'm going to bed and allowing myself to go through the 4 stages of REM sleep. He told me to take a 15-20 minute cat-nap on the couch with the TV on (gee, a cat-nap to me is like...an hour) so that later on in the evening I AM tired and will go to bed AND fall asleep at 9:30.
I assume he knows what he's talkin' about. He's been the morning DJ (well, one half of a "morning team") for that station since I was in MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Poo.
I like my long naps.
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