Sleep Hygiene

In honour of Rob - sleep hygiene is not necessarily about going to bed after having a shower!

I can’t explain it as well as Wikipedia or Stanford or even the University of Maryland . What I can tell you is what happens when sleeping is a problem;

• Waking up in the morning is NOT pleasant, and as Amy always used to describe it I either grunted (good morning) or swore (bad morning).
• Some days I could (and even ashamedly have) fall asleep at my desk at work, just because my body couldn’t take it any more.
• I’m often late because I needed a nap/more sleep/to do one more thing that was missed because I was trying to catch an extra “snooze” in the morning.
• It’s not unusual for me to be up until 3 or 4 in the morning, since I should be up by 7:30am that’s not a good thing.
• My immune system is never 100%, I always seem to have a cold or something lingering.
• Previously managers have thought I was lazy or undedicated because I could not drag myself out of bed soon enough to be on time for 8:30am (thankfully that has changed as I’ve progressed up the career ladder).

I am trying to make efforts to be better but it hard to stop my mind from spinning. The past, the present, bad stuff, things to remember, things I want to forget, wishes and dreams all spend time bouncing around my head like a yappy Chihuahua on springs whenever I’m not entirely sleepy but I’m lying in bed waiting for the sleep gods to bless me. I’ve started to practice some of the good habits that I’ve been told I should develop but certain days I’m wondering where it all went wrong and I know I need to start all over again.

Cheers to everyone I know who can sleep, I hope you know how lucky you are!