Day 12

Day 12 - Monday

Today was a step backwards in the schedule. After a fun (but rough night), I woke up feeling tired. Being on Thanksgiving break, I allowed myself 5 minutes of snooze before getting up. Felt great to get up after the 5 minutes. I'm curious how bad snoozing is for my circadian cycle. Also- I would like to know how bad it is to take longer naps.

One thing to note is that driving is difficult in the morning. This leads back to my tendency to sleep in cars. Even if I'm slightly tired in the morning, a boring ride really made me tired while driving between errands. By 9:00 I was fine, but driving earlier was a real hassle.

My noon nap was interesting. I took my normal 20 minutes, but then I spent an hour afterward attempting to have a WILD (wake initiated lucid dream). I got very close, but did not really sleep. Most of my time was spent relaxing with ghosts of hypnologic states passing before my eyes, and also I lost time due to the black hole-effect. Basically, my mind's state of limbo while it is relaxed but neither conscious, unconscious, or dreaming.

Evening nap was uneventful.

My night was fine, but after watching some tv and a movie, I really have gotten tired near my bedtime, starting at midnight. This may be a product of bad sleep last night, so I'll try to be very good about my schedule the next few days. This drowsiness started around midnight. It's a first, but will definitely change once I go back to college. Interesting how my body used to be bad at mornings, but now seems to be bad at nights.