| | Back in the day, I used to sleep anywhere from 4-6 hours a night on average. Ever since high school probably. I even did the rare all-nighter a couple of times in my life. Of course, when I was on vacation or it was a weekend, I'd sleep in if I could. Don't get me wrong, I love sleep. Let me correct myself: my body loves sleep. Against my will, it seems at times. I'd almost like to self-diagnose myself as a narcoleptic except for the fact that I've never literally fallen asleep in mid-sentence or while driving. But I can fall asleep anywhere, anytime, in almost any seemingly awkward and painfully contorted positions, in a matter of minutes. In the mornings, I usually found myself sprawled on my bed, the lights still on, and pens and papers crumpled 'neath my tired, weary body. There are a plethora of photos documenting my many sleeping positions. Naps were my forte, but mere little interruptions in my busy lifestyle.
Of course, I speak in past-tense because those days (or nights) are no longer. Thanks to the insistence of Chase, who's nagged and nagged (yes, I'm normally the nagger in the relationship, except when it comes to sleep), until I learned to turn the light off at a reasonable hour, crawl into bed, and snooze a solid 6-8 hours. I know, 8 hours?? some of you may ask incredulously. It's crazy, but now my body's loving the sleep, and it wants more. And I give it more. To most people I know, 7 hours is a luxury, but to me, it's becoming kind of normal. Now, to try to sleep less, my body doth protests. And those naps I spoke so fondly of? Pretty much non-existent (except for lazy Sunday afternoons...naps are so hard to run away from on those days).
I used to pride myself on the few hours that it seemed my body thrived on. It's kind of bragging rights if you're hanging out in the right circles (probably the overly-caffeinated, irritable, high-strung circle), to proudly gripe on how you only got a few hours of sleep the night before to cram in extra studying. But Chase does have a point - you do end up making better usage of the hours you are awake. And have I cut back on caffeine? No, but rather than it being the thing keeping me awake in the morning, it just makes me a more friendly person. It's like I do society a favor by starting my day with it, so out of courtesy, I won't desist on that.
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| | Posted 4/13/2008 11:46 PM - 3 comments
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