How My Sleep Schedule Works For Me

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Bedtime is one of the most important parts of one's day, especially after having a stressful day and all you can think of is taking a shower and hitting the sack.

I would consider myself an early bird during weekdays because I know I would be going to work. One thing I dislike is going late to work so I always make sure to get up early. Whenever I know I am very tired, I sleep very early and also set my alarm to remind me I have a place to be.

During weekends I love to sleep in because I don't have anywhere to be. I always like to ensure I utilize my weekend well which mostly means I get to have my me-time and sleep which is one thing I don't joke with.

My sleep schedule during the weekdays is very consistent. I do a 10 pm - 5 am which affords me a 7-hour sleep. Sometimes when my first alarm goes off by 5 am, I do a little mental thinking. I would contemplate spending just a few minutes more on the bed or getting up immediately. I think it all depends on what I plan on doing before going to work. If all I had to do was to prepare a meal, then I could try to give myself a 20-30 minutes extra rest but if I had other things to do,I will get up immediately.

I once made a mistake which caused me to sleep off and I woke up at 6:30 am. You need to see me flying off the bed with the speed of a lightning bolt and quickly went into the bathroom. That was the fastest bath I ever had and I couldn't prepare any meal. All I managed to do was to make my instant coffee to-go and off I went. I had to order food that day. Ever since I always make sure I have a second alarm by 5:30 am so that I don't ever wake up late.

I usually leave home by 7 am, at most 7:05 am. I hate going to work late because if it happens, I will already be disorientated and it might take a while to get everything on track. Since I don't like being disorganized, I make sure I get to work on time.

But on weekends, I make sure I sleep like never before. My sleeping schedule during the weekends is never consistent. I could watch a movie and sleep, I could finish up with my house chores and sleep afterward. All I can say is that I enjoy sleep more during weekends.

I won't deny that on occasion, I get thrown off my sleep schedule. This often happens when I am stressed out due to lots of activities at work and also when I decide to not sleep on time. I wouldn't say I decided, some factors might contribute to it. One of which is watching an interesting movie.

There are some movies that you will not want to stop watching till you get to the end else you start dreaming about it. This is one of the reasons why I barely watch movies during weekdays. I only do so sometimes when it's not a long-hour movie. I can say that there are some movies on my phone that I am yet to see despite having them for a long because I want to take my time to watch them which can only be possible during weekends or when there is a break from work.

Bedtime is very important to me so I always make sure I sleep well because I am only at my best when I am fully rested.