Sleeping

I have been falling back into unhealthy sleep patterns again. Lately, I’ve been going to bed at 4 and waking up at around 13-14. I haven’t quite found the reason why. When in MV on weekends, I liked waking up earlier (ok, maybe 10 early ) because I have the rest of the day to do stuff. And during the weekdays, 8:20 wake-up times are the norm.

My mom thinks it is because I’m not working, and hence I don’t have a a reason to wake up earlier. I don’t think that is the reason. Mainly because I’ve been struggling with this even when I was in college/high school. I think the real reason is the unfortunate location of my room, and the amount of light that is getting in.

My room has a large window that lets you look out into the street. Which actually kinda sucks for privacy reasons, so I tend to have it closed (blinds + curtains). Unfortunately, the amount of natural light coming in is negligible. So even mid-day, if the lights were off you couldn’t tell if it was 10 or 14. The nice thing about the apartments is that I was on the 3rd floor, and the blinds were open enough that you could tell it was morning or afternoon. At the very least, the bright sun would wake you up if the alarm clock didn’t.

Something that actually did help when I was in college was when the lights to my room where on while I was still sleeping. I would usually get up an hour after they were on. (how do I know? My mom would call me and turn on the lights at 8, and I was usually up at 9). I wonder if I should invest in a new alarm clock or get a room where the sun can wake me up.