Sleep 'Issues'

Most of the time, I'm still awake at 4 or 5 am.

I have never been a 'morning person', and really never wanted to be. Even as a child, I didn't go to sleep early. Mom and Dad enforced an early bedtime for us, as all good parents know, children need the appropriate amount of sleep to grow and learn, right?

So, bedtime was 8 pm when we were in grade school. Jr High, it was 9 pm, HS was 10pm. For me, it didn't matter---I would lay there in my bed, wide awake, til at least 2am. And, have a hard time getting up in the morning!

Fast forward to adulthood, and the world of work. Whenever possible, I chose to work nights. Real nights, as in 11p-7a. My second choice was always the evening shift. Never ever would I choose a job that involved early morning hours!

These days, I am the Avon Lady, and set my own hours. About the only time I have to get up early, is when we have a Seminar, and it's out of town, like the one last week in Tampa. Damn thing started at 10am, and it's about a 2hr drive from here! Grrrr!

I really really try to get to bed by 2 or so. But I am wide awake, and my brain won't shut down, so why fight it! I just stay up and read, write, watch TV, whatever.

It's not like I stay in the bed half the day--most days, I am up by 10 or 1030. I need a couple hours, to drink coffee, check the favorite places, drink more coffee, and get a shower.

Anyway, that's me. The natural night-owl.

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