As I write this, it's currently 1:30 am, and, to be honest, I'm not sure this is the best time to be awake. But when I really think about it, it’s not the worst thing either. I’ve been struggling to get my sleep schedule back on track, and it seems like the perfect opportunity to reset. The problem is, I’ve been going to bed around this time, or sometimes even as late as 2 am, and that’s just not healthy. It’s starting to feel like a repeat of Year 11, when my sleep schedule was absolutely horrible. Back then, I’d stay up until 3 or 4 am and still somehow manage to wake up at 6 am to go to school. It was awful—exhausting, really. And while I could push through it for a while, it wasn’t sustainable.
For Years 12 and 13, I managed to get things under control, and my sleep schedule was in a much better place. But now, here I am again, stuck in a cycle of late nights and early mornings. Honestly, I’m frustrated with myself, but I’m determined to change things over the next couple of days. Let me explain what I plan to do: If I push through an all-nighter tonight and sleep early tomorrow, I think I can start to reset my body clock. The timing works out because I know that on the 31st, I’ll be up late anyway with New Year’s Eve. I’ve also decided to pull another all-nighter that night. By doing this, I hope to give my body the shock it needs to reset, so that by the time university starts again after the hols, I’ll be able to sleep more regularly and get back into a healthy routine.
I have to admit, though, that part of the blame falls on my reading and journaling habits. I tend to get absorbed in these activities before bed, which makes it harder for me to wind down. And sometimes, I end up staying downstairs for longer than I should, only heading up to bed even later than planned. It's a bad cycle, and I know I need to address it. So, I’m going to make an effort to go upstairs earlier and focus on winding down earlier, so I can fix my sleep schedule.
