Wake Up!

“When your alarm goes off, what you decide to do defines who you are”

I love to sleep. I feel like I can never get enough of it but, really I never can’t, cause I usually only get to sleep about five to six hours per night. So sometimes it’s hard to wake up on time. I sometimes even had nightmares that I’m going to oversleep and miss a whole day of work. I never had a nightmare of oversleeping and missing a day with a friend or school, only work. I guess I’m work obsessed. So I researched some ideas of waking up… and only posted the one that I can see myself actually doing. Check it out..

(Remember sleeping helps your health and beauty, that right there is an awesome incentive.)

But how can I wake up? Here’s some help…

1. Sleep More- Try to go to bed earlier. If you can’t then squeeze a nap in your day so you’re not over exhausted in the mornings.

2. Put your alarm away from the bed- You will have to get up to turn it off and once you’re up… stay up.

3. Set multiple alarm clocks- If one doesn’t wake you up, then the second or third one will. Try to do it no more than 5 minutes apart. Set the last one with the time you actually need to be awake.

4. No more another 10 mins.- Those additional 10 minutes can become 20 or 30 and now you’re running around like crazy and most likely will be late.

5. Jump out of bed. It’s hard but just do it, once you do, you’re up.

6. Get motivated. Even a simple one like decide that I’m going to eat my favorite food for breakfast (pancakes, egg, cereal, etc)

7. Brighten up your bedroom. The body naturally wakes up faster when it’s light outside, so keep your curtains open to use the sun to help you awake.

8. Have a drink. Drinking some water as soon as you wake up stimulates the body and will help you stay awake.

9. SPLASH! - After turning off the alarm, go immediately to the bathroom and splash some cold water in your face until you are awake.

10. Routine- Once you start waking up at a certain time every day, your body get accustomed to waking up early. So if you wake up at your usual time on the weekend, stay up. You’ll get to enjoy that time doing something productive or watch your favorite show.

Lose an hour in the morning, and you will be all day hunting for it.

~Richard Whately

Tired... but determine!

I’m sooooo tired. As soon as I get home after school, I drop every single thing. I do what I got to do, and then get ready for bed. As a lady, getting ready for bed take longer than I want it to take because it means taking off my make up, washing my face, brushing my teeth, taking my vitamins and changing into my PJS. Then I make sure I have every thing I’m going to need in my purse, then I check my closet to make sure I have something nice to wear. I pick up everything I see on the floor, and make sure the kids are in bed, tuck in, and sleeping. I then check that their clothes and back pack are set up for the next day. Finally I’m able to get in bed. It use to take me about 30 minutes to get my mind set on sleeping but since school started as soon as I close my eyes it only takes me about 30 seconds to knock out.

School it getting to me. With so much homework, so much work at work and so much homework with the kids. I really hoping I can make this work. I’m really hoping I don’t give up. I really hoping I don’t fail. I’m really hoping I don’t fall behind at work. I’m really hoping I don’t fail my kids because of my concentration on school. I’m really hoping I can do this!

"All I have right now is hope, determination and some inspiration to get me through this!"

Sleeping

Sleeping is just the greatest thing ever. Well it’s the best when you’re so tired. I also love the opportunity to escape from reality. I’m such a dreamer, that every single night before I go to sleep, I tell myself what I want to dream about. It’s like picking out a movie before going to sleep. It works at times, but sometimes my mind decides what dreams to have and memorize, so not always. From what I have read we dream several of times. I absolutely love that! So I encourage those that need the rest and have a chance to take advantage of it. Then you feel so re-energize and ready for so much more. With work, school and the kids I need more sleep than ever. But I enjoy it more now than before because I really need it.

"A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book."

~Irish Proverb

What A Week!

What a week!

Well had many ups and downs this week.

Up- Went shopping
Down- Stress at work

Up- Went to watch District 9 (LOVED IT)
Down- Forgot to send a payment on time (Late Fee) Ugh!

Up- Went out to eat at my favorite restaurant this week.
Down- Been Sleepy as a baby through out this whole week.

Up- Got a new book.
Down- Argument with Co-worker

Up- Realized that fall classes are starting next week.
Down- Try to sign up for classes to late…. they are mostly full =/


Up- Only work once this week at my second job so spend more time with my family
Up- Almost done reading Breaking Dawn for the second time (love it)
Up- My dad paid for my last class


Overall I had more up’s this week than downs.

Hope that everyone else had a better week... and has an even better weekend!