It’s funny how sometimes you have to adjust your sleeping patterns when you start a new job, get married or make other changes in your life.
Laurie and I are still working out the kinks of getting used to sleeping in the same bed together. Both of us have had our own bed our entire lives including several years where we both had our own rooms and our own beds that were at least full size if not king size. She’s probably a lot more controlled than I am because it seems that I have a tendency to still want to stretch out without thinking there might be someone else in the bed with me.
This morning my hip was bothering me and I started to stretch out my leg and jabbed her in the leg with my knee. Owww.
It’s not the first time I’ve started to stretch without thinking, hopefully the last, but probably not. DOH!
In addition, after working hard Saturday and Sunday, Laurie and I were pretty tired last night and ready to head to bed around 8:30 last night, as opposed to 9:30 or 10:30.
I think going to bed an hour or two earlier threw my internal sleep clock off as well. Normally I have a tendency to wake up around 3:30 a.m. for whatever reason. Still don’t know why but last night, going to bed an hour or so later my body decided to wake up at 1:30 and really threw me for a loop. I didn’t know what was going on.
I thought maybe my clock was broken or somehow I overslept but after gathering my thoughts and checking my cell phone I realized what had happened. Boy – very confusing.
Either way, while we’re still working out our sleep patterns there’s an article from WebMD that’s getting a lot of talk on countless blogs I read.
“Your Guide to Never Feeling Tired Again” has several pointers to increase your energy and get rid of those sluggish afternoons.
- Eat breakfast
- Eat every 3-4 hours
- Fill up on more fiber
- Fuel your brain with omega-3s (more fish)
- Stay hydrated
- Limit caffeine after noon
Good pointers. There’s more that can be found in the article. What have you found that helps increase your energy?
