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Lena Carpenter · 06-20-2009, 03:18 PM

Night sleep: 10:50pm-5am
Nap: 3-4:30pm

Day 6 nap (since I didn't update): 7-7:20pm

Yesterday was a really good experiment to see what happens if I take a late nap, instead of a really early one, like the day before. I'm thinking I like this late napping thing! Plus, if I start working 9-5, I can nap after work.

Habits: Yoga in the back yard (ah so refreshing!) and half an hour meditation by seven.

One week mark review:
* Now that I'm semi-used to being up at 5am, I feel pretty energetic. I feel more awake during the day time! In fact, I remember while over sleeping, I could feel worse than this.
* I love being up at 5am and doing yoga in the yard, before I hear people moving around.
* One downside that I noticed is that my acne seemed to worsen. I went through healing crisis before my skin cleared up, so I wonder if it's one of those? Or perhaps, since I'm messing with my sleep schedule, my hormones got out of whack, and it will take another couple of weeks to settle them down. I do believe it will clear up, once I'm comfortable with the new schedule.

06-20-2009, 03:18 PM	#23 (permalink)
Lena Carpenter Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northern California Posts: 216	Day 7 Night sleep: 10:50pm-5am Nap: 3-4:30pm Day 6 nap (since I didn't update): 7-7:20pm Yesterday was a really good experiment to see what happens if I take a late nap, instead of a really early one, like the day before. I'm thinking I like this late napping thing! Plus, if I start working 9-5, I can nap after work. Habits: Yoga in the back yard (ah so refreshing!) and half an hour meditation by seven. One week mark review: * Now that I'm semi-used to being up at 5am, I feel pretty energetic. I feel more awake during the day time! In fact, I remember while over sleeping, I could feel worse than this. * I love being up at 5am and doing yoga in the yard, before I hear people moving around. * One downside that I noticed is that my acne seemed to worsen. I went through healing crisis before my skin cleared up, so I wonder if it's one of those? Or perhaps, since I'm messing with my sleep schedule, my hormones got out of whack, and it will take another couple of weeks to settle them down. I do believe it will clear up, once I'm comfortable with the new schedule. __________________ You can find more of my goals here: http://www.43things.com/person/LenaCa Last edited by Lena Carpenter; 06-21-2009 at 01:35 PM.