Sleeping Beauty
William A. Breakspeare
So. BST-lag? Is it a thing? Or is it just me? Please don't laugh but I have been really struggling with sleep since the clocks went forward. My body seems to have got in a complete muddle. I think it is because I had a very strict routine going where the alarm went off at 6.30am every day and this worked a treat all through the winter. Now I can't get to sleep at bed time and when I finally get to sleep I can't wake up. I'm starting to look like a bit part player in a House of Horror film. Has anyone got any advice before I start main-lining chamomile tea?
Take up knitting ??
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DeleteSeriously though I find knitting instead of watching TV is way more relaxing in the evenings
I have just finished a blanket and am about to start my next project which is in the post from Kate Davies right now *excited squeak!*
DeleteGin?
ReplyDeleteI've heard it is a thing but I do not suffer from it. I am so relieved to see that the time is 6 am instead of 5 am. I am also more than happy to have lunch an hour early. How do you fare with travel jet lag? Is your room dark enough? I wish I could help. A full night's sleep is an elusive and precious thing.
ReplyDeleteSleep is something, like good health, that we take for granted until it slips away. Happily I can report that I seem to be back on track although the effect has been inexplicably bad this year.
DeletePut a notepad by your bed to write down any thoughts you are having. Getting them down sometimes gets them out of your mind. Also a daylight alarm is brilliant in the morning. Wish I had a magic solution, not being able to enjoy a good sleep is miserable.
ReplyDeleteI decided to wear myself out so adopted a strict exercise regime this week which has resulted in calf muscles which have gone into spasm but at least I am sleeping again.
DeleteI have far more trouble when the clocks change to GMT, perhaps because I was born in BST? No matter which it is, I seldom sleep past 4.30 a.m. regardless of my retiring time. I wish you forty winks!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I seem to be getting back on track and was very pleased to wake at 6.30 feeling bright and breezy. I am not sure that I would ever feel bright at 4.30am
DeleteI rarely feel as though I've had enough sleep and often look as though I haven't! I wish I had a failsafe tip for you but, other than the obvious – relaxing bath, no caffeine, no screens before bed, etc – I don't. Hope you get it sorted.
ReplyDeleteYou have three children as a valid excuse for being tired whereas I do not. I have stopped reading in bed although I hardly think that 'Period Piece' is the stuff of sleepless nights.
Deletei'm not laughing, i feel the same,and twice a year i moan and grumble about the effects of 'the hour' and the way it upsets me for weeks.
ReplyDeleteover the years i have found a slight relief in doing my best to ignore the hour completely at least for the first few days. then slowly move things on a bit day by day. it isn't perfect but it does help a little.
Hello Susan - thanks for your comment - I feel a little better now that I know I am not alone. I think I must be very sensitive to light levels and my brain calculates time from the light level in my bedroom which is why I am so disorientated by losing an hour. I have compensated by setting the alarm to 7am and will gradually move it back to 6.30am. It has been unusually bad this year but I will be better prepared next year.
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