tara lamberson

I’ve gotta stop hitting the snooze button…

Yesterday I tweeted about trying to become a ‘morning person.’ I’m not sure from a scientific standpoint if people are wired differently to prefer mornings versus evenings, but I would say that historically I’ve referred to myself as more of a ‘night owl.’ Many creative historical figures actually followed routine schedules and were known to express their creativity more so in the morning hours…

My brain gets fired up late at night which makes it hard for me to relax, stop working and wind down. Then I get into bed and think about all of the things I could be doing besides sleeping.

As I thought more about my inability to wake up bright eyed and bushy tailed along with the area farmers, I decided that I needed to get to the root cause instead of simply trying to force myself to like mornings. Ultimately the conclusion I came to is that I’ve not been good with keeping a schedule, nor am I sleeping the required amount of time my body needs on a consistent nightly basis.

After I figure out how to be a better sleeper, than I think I can truly tackle the morning person dilemma. Now to research my sleep patterns a bit further. Maybe I need to reconsider purchasing the FitBit, per my previous post, or perhaps I should keep a sleep journal.

According to America’s favorite online physician, WebMD, adults need 7-8 hours per night. I probably average 6 on most evenings. I also read an article recently (the source escapes me) linking lack of sleep to the obesity trend in the US. There’s also this special report from Women’s Health, Shhh… This is Your Brain on Sleep. This hole sleeping thing might not be so overrated after all…

Perhaps I will draft schedule for myself and begin following it when I get back from Chicago this week (travel is my excuse for not sticking to my previous ones.)