Sleep is Overrated Anyway

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Not sure what's going on with my internal clock as of late, but apparently it thinks I don't need to sleep much past 4am!

No I'm not going to bed at 7pm. I'm usually up til 10 or 11.

The "problem" is my mind is full of ideas.

I got in the habit a long time ago of leaving a notebook on my bedside table. Often, I wake in the middle of the night with something on my mind, and over the years I've come to realize 2 things:

1. The middle of the night is when I have my best ideas.

2. If I don't write it down, I stay awake, tossing and turning, afraid that I'll forget it. If I just write it down quick, then I fall right back to sleep.

So, here it is, 4am, and I've already written my goals for the day. I know, full well, that they'll be edited once I receive the SAC email, but the way I see it is I've got a head start on my day!

Plus, I LOVE coffee. So it's all good.

Happy Wednesday!

Cris

P.S.

Note to self: I figured out how to do this blog entirely on my phone.... including the pics. So when I'm on the road, I CAN still engage! Plus, when my husband wakes in the morning, he'll still love me because I didn't turn on my computer and wake him with an unpleasant beacon of light to the eyeballs. So there's that. Cheers!

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Well done Cris!
I sleep enough for both of us!

I used to be like you but medical issues cause me to need more sleep than normal, 10-12 hours a night, which shortens the amount of time left in the day to get things accomplished. And I tire out quickly, on my good days I have to be careful no to overdo or I’ll pay for it the next day.
So enjoy your energy while you still have it...I miss it!
All the best,

KyleAnn

Thanks, KyleAnn. Best to you, too :-)

Ah, Cris.

I know what ails thee. You're a Type A character! Shame.

It's amazing how much sleep you can get when you're Type B (or even possibly Type Z) like me. You just snuggle down into bed, you nuzzle your pillow, you snuggle down a little deeper, you sigh a deep sigh of enjoyment, then let that blissful nothingness overtake you—

Gaddammit! 😡😡😡

No! Oh God no! It *can't* be time to get up already, I just got to sleep. Snooze button.
Snooze button.
Where's the cotton pikin' snooze button?
Ah.
Sigh. Sink. Snuggle. Warm. Nice. Now where was I?
Oh yes.

Gaddammit! 😡😡😡

Rinse and repeat.

Haha! Yep! TOTAL Type A personality. It's a blessing and a curse.
What's a snooze button? ;-)

"What's a snooze button?"
😳
OMG no!
No!!
No!!!

(Runs away, screaming)

I have my best ideas in the shower. The only problem with that is that my notebook gets wet.

HaHa! You need to use the talk-to-text :-)

I always sleep like a baby.. but if you have good ideas.. feel free to wake me up :)

You are right though.. my best ideas do come when i am drifting off!

Ha! Yeah, why IS that?! Why can't they arrive mid-day?
Thanks for reading and commenting, Chris!

Your welcome :)

Hi Cris,
Kudos to you if a few hours of sleep doesn't affect you badly! I mean we all need a little extension to our working hours, don't we?

I find it easy to stay awake till very late, or should I say very early morning the following day!

But then I just know that the whole day is already spoiled because no matter how much I try sleeping, I still get moody and useless.
how do you do it?
Yes, my blood has been replaced by coffee!

Hi Jane!

Thanks for reading, and sharing. I can't do it too many days in a row before my body needs a good follow up of 8hrs. I can't day nap, and I limit myself to one thermos of coffee, so pure adrenaline it is! Love what you do, right?!

Absolutely!
Let’s keep fueling and moving up
See you at the top!😁

Note book is great and so is the one note app. I use IThoughts because that allows me to capture the thoughts in an orderly manner - no criticism of you guys, self criticism because I used to write ideas down and then they got into a muddle or forgotten which is even worse. I definitely use the voice memo on my phone and iThoughts is there as well. Another tool is the notes on my iPad which I use to flesh out an idea. What did we do before we had all these tools!!!

I love One Note, too. I don't like to be on an electronic for ALL of my thoughts, though. I'm a little old school when it comes to free writing. I prefer the pen and paper in my hands sometimes. :-)

Same holds true for reading books. I have hundreds on Kindle and such, but, sometimes, I just gotta hold a real book.

I can so relate. Although lately I’ve been up so late I haven’t been waking up in the early hours in the morning as I’m often still up. LOL
I use the One Note App for jotting down ideas. It’s great because it syncs with all your tech devices - smartphone, tablet and computer. I can then use Speech yo text when it’s inconvenient to write!

I’m constantly being surprised at what I can do in my phone.

Ha!

I use One Note as well, and LOVE it. Haven't tried text to speech yet. Yep, mini pocket computers are amazing!

Crus , I have a notebook also for those moments an idea comes into my head. Another suggestion Is a free app for speech to text on your phone. While you drive if not in rush hr traffic use when an idea comes. Be careful of cell phone laws and safety. Or you can use the app when stopped. Saves me time trying to remember, and on a long drive.

Thanks for the suggestion!

Lol it is 430 am as i am reading this but i have not yet been to sleep.Coffee..coffee is wonderful ☺
Amazing what we can do on our phones isnt it

Ha! I knew I wasn't alone!

Thanks for reading, Cathy!

I love the idea of having a notebook by the bed! I will have to try that!

It's something I've done since high school, and it's great for those Ahah! moments in the middle of the night.

Thanks for reading! I've added you to my network :-)

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