Sleep cycles...

I've realized a number of things about myself which are actually rather helpful.


The first is that I've always had a really hard time waking up in the morning. I can sleep like a rock, and I can sleep for hours, but I just can't wake up very easily. Last week I accidently left my blinds completely open when I went to bed (which isn't bad, I live on the 3rd floor) and lo-and-behold, I woke up on my own and refreshed at 7:30am when I didn't need to be at work until 9am. Normally I'm the type that runs out the door after getting up a half hour--or less--earlier. "Hmm," I thought to myself, "That's very interesting." So, with a sneaking suspicion and a hunch, I wondered what would happen if I did that before a 10:30am class today. I set my alarm for 8:35am (gives me plenty of time to hit the snooze about 7 times) and lo-and-behold, with my blinds all the way up, I woke up on my own and refreshed! at 8:25am. I've decided that my body really needs light to wake up (Duh, normally you turn the lights on when you get up, but it's not the same thing). I've seen commercials on TV advertising lights that gradually get brighter in the mornings for people (apparently like me) who respond to light well. I'd also like to point out that I've definitely been getting enough sleep lately--no problems there. It's just been that ever since I was a kid I'd have a hard time getting going in the morning.

Granted, in Michigan, it helps when there is actually SUNSHINE in the morning, like today!

I can't believe it's Friday already. This week FLEW by! Last weekend seemed really busy, though I can't quite remember why (Besides working and that Rangeela was fantastic!) and then Tuesday I had my Merton presentation for J.Fellows, Wednesday I had lunch with family, Thursday I worked again, had a phone interview with the lady in SoCal, and coffee with Seth, and then goofed around with Debbi for a little while before applying myself to Grammar. And now it's Friday, again. I don't know quite what I'm doing this weekend, although I should take advantage of a free weekend since I don't work at all! (Which actually isn't entirely good news, since my work $$ is my grocery $$. I got groceries already this week, so I should be okay...)

Well. There are more things that I've been pondering about myself, but they're still in the works. Right now I need to shift my attention back to grammar, and to my impending Chemistry test, and I need a shower...

But all in all, things are looking up.

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