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I\u2019m not sleeping very well. It\u2019s my fault. I haven\u2019t been sticking to my new year\u2019s resolution to sleep early very seriously. And as a result, my wonderful early rising start to the year has deteriorated to scarily close to where it was last year. It doesn\u2019t help that my overactive imagination chooses to act up the moment I get the chance to catch up on it. Leaving the house at three in the afternoon. (I\u2019m ashamed.)<\/p>\n
I\u2019m working on it, but it\u2019s one thing to say so, but another thing entirely to follow through. Also I think I\u2019ve hit a plateau in my blogging. This is because I keep hitting a wall when I try to think up what to write about. It\u2019s like the well has run dry. I apologies in advance for whatever dry writing I may publish in the future, and maybe any I\u2019ve already done so far. Is this writer\u2019s block?<\/p>\n
Anyhow, I wanted to write down a few useful tips for sleeping properly, for those of you fellow growers who may be dealing with similar sleep issues.<\/p>\n
Try to go to sleep at the same time every day<\/strong><\/p>\n If you train your body to power down at a specific time every day, eventually it will happen by itself. So estimate how much time you need and try to sleep at a time that will allow you your full rest.<\/p>\n Technology be gone!<\/strong><\/p>\n Ok this may be a hard one. Most of us (me included) use our phones as alarms for the morning. But if you really can\u2019t leave the phone alone, you might want to consider getting an alarm clock and turning your phone off. Better yet, leave it in the living room. Same goes for the TV and laptop.<\/p>\n Stay active during the day<\/strong><\/p>\n Keep yourself busy during the day. Don\u2019t allow yourself too many periods of relaxation and naps especially if you are having trouble sleeping at night. This will ensue you will be too exhausted not to sleep when night comes.<\/p>\n Try not to sleep in (even on the weekends <0> _ <0> )<\/strong><\/p>\n I hate this one, because this is my guilty pleasure. My whole homebody schedule is centered on this wonderful activity. But apparently, oscillating here between weekdays and weekends disorients your system and you\u2019ll never get a sleeping pattern down. And even if you do, it\u2019ll take you a while. (Shucks)<\/p>\n Avoid caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, and big meals at night<\/strong><\/p>\n We take these things to stay awake and active during the day. Why would you take these when you need to sleep, hmm? <0_<0 (listen to me talk like I\u2019m innocent.)<\/p>\n Find a good winding down routine<\/strong><\/p>\n Read a book, take a bath, put out what you will wear the next day, listen to soft music or an audio book. Simple things that help your body relax and get into the lull, before you sleep.<\/p>\n Can\u2019t fall asleep<\/strong>?<\/p>\n \u00a0If your mid is too active then you can try this. Make relaxation your goal, not sleep. Think about it, when has saying \u2018stop thinking and sleep\u2019 to yourself ever worked. You can\u2019t convince yourself to step once you get into this spiral. They thing to do here then is stop trying so hard and take deep breaths. Channel your thoughts to calmer ones all the while focusing on completely relaxing your body, starting with your limbs. You\u2019ll drift off before you know it.<\/p>\n That\u2019s it from me, fellow growers. I hope these help you out. I\u2019ll be trying these out myself. See you next post \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I\u2019m not sleeping very well. It\u2019s my fault. I haven\u2019t been sticking to my new year\u2019s resolution to sleep early very seriously. 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