I think I need to change my sleeping habits
Ok – I know this is kind of off-topic, but please bear with me for a moment. I am a fairly healthy person – I eat well (with the exception of the occasional Oreo!), exercise to some extent (honestly, not as much in the winter, but that always changes in the spring), and maintain a healthy weight (I could probably stand to gain some weight, but have always had high metabolism). I was sick last week – just a minor cold, but enough to prevent me from posting a lot. I felt better by Friday.
By Sunday night, I was feeling crappy again. What gives?
I think that I have finally figured it out. I just can’t sleep for 8 hours at a time anymore, but I need about 8 hours of sleep to function. On my current schedule, I tend to work on things at night when there is peace in the house and I can focus. I end up going to bed around 2am, sleeping until 7am when my son gets up, and then napping when he naps. By the middle of the week, I am usually taking 1 hour cat naps when my husband gets home. By the end of the week I am completely drained.
This bad habit started when I was pregnant – I couldn’t sleep at night because of the rock star in my tummy. I would sleep on the train ride to work, and then coming home. When I stopped working, I was pretty much up all night (with my rock star tummy) and slept during the day.
Things didn’t change after having the kid for obvious reasons. I was nursing, so I dealt with all the middle of the night feedings (also, my husband was also looking for another job at the time, and had enough stress to deal with). Now that our son is on a normal sleep schedule, I need to get on one too.
Not only is my current sleep schedule unhealthy, but my son isn’t going to nap forever. I’m going to start making an effort to change my habits. Please bear with me for another week or so while I try this little experiment out. If you have any suggestions, I’d greatly appreciate them!
