Everyone knows the value of a good night’s sleep. Now whether we are all able to achieve this elusive “sleep” is another story.
I believe I must have recently become a light sleeper, because everything under the moon seems to be working in cahoots to keep me awake at night. I can no longer consume caffeine past noon if I expect to drift off to dreamland at a reasonable hour, amongst many other problems including:
- Being too cold
- Being too hot
- Blankets aren’t heavy enough
- Pillow is uncomfortable
- There is too much light in the room
- Radio is too loud
- Not enough white noise
- Sensitivity to sounds (creaks in the ceiling, my husband’s breathing, dogs walking around on the tile floor…)
What is wrong with me?! I can fall asleep in the car at the drop of a hat, or while watching a loud movie, but put me in bed, at bedtime, after a long exhausting day, and I’m either laying half awake for three hours or waking up promptly at 1am as though I have enjoyed a restful eight hours and it’s time to get on with my day.
I’ve made some changes – the caffeine thing, drinking sleepy time tea, reading in bed until I my eyes droop… I even bought a new mattress (the old one was going on 9-years-old) and some delectable 750-thread-count sheets (which so far serve only to slide all my blankets off of me onto the floor in the middle of the night – contributing to problem numero uno above).
If you’ve got tips that help you feel dead-to-the-world at bedtime, please share in the comments. In the meantime, I am hoping getting back to working out and being at work will exhaust me enough to guarantee at LEAST six uninterrupted hours of slumber.
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