Thursday, August 14, 2014

The Freedom of Sleep Deprivation

Staying up late is by no means a good idea.  It can cause sleep deprivation, which leads to tiredness, heightened stress levels, mental fatigue, and even weight gain!  So why would I choose to do it?

Freedom!

There is nothing more relaxing than turning off all the lights, turning on your reading lamp, making the bed, and settling in with your computer until the wee hours of the morning.  This is especially appealing on a school night the year after you graduate.  Finally, after so many years of worrying about getting to sleep as early as possible so that I can wake up at five in the morning, I can just sit back and watch the rise before I go to bed without worrying about my schedule.

Just kidding, I don’t stay up quite that late.  I’ve had a couple close calls though …

Is it good for me?  No.  Is it worth it?  Probably not.  Will I keep doing it?  Yes …

After all, work doesn’t start until three or four in the afternoon and it’s not like I have school holding me back (*sniff, sniff *)

I feel a little like a bum, going to work and going home and going to work and going to the doctor and going home.  Fortunately, ice show practices start soon, the next figure skating test session is coming up, trips with friends are just on the horizon, and I’m looking into voice lessons.  Soon, I will have an actual agenda again, and then it’s just a matter of time before I get to college, where I will have thirty-hour days and 8-day weeks scheduled.  Hooray!

TO DO LIST:
-          make special mushroom pasta (a birthday gift)
-          get vocal lessons (!!!!!)
-          work hard
-          sleep more

Wishing you a good night’s sleep,

Little Me

P.S.
Please enjoy these sleep facts found here

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