Day 51 of 2021-I am sleep deprived

Happy Saturday Morning! How are you all feeling today? I am super tired and only had about 5 hours of sleep last night. In fact, I have been averaging about 5 hours of sleep the last 4 days. Not ideal.

Now I love my sleep and am at my best when I get at least 8 to 9 hours of sleep. So you can imagine how I must be feeling today. The less sleep from the past few nights has really messed me up in a lot of ways. I have no energy or the focus to do anything..

So I am fully aware of how I am really not feeling my best and till I catch up on my sleep, I have decided to make a list of things of the things I will not do such as:

No important conversations

No important decisions

No talking unless I really have something to say

No important work

No organizing

No cleaning

No meeting people

So why should I bother with making this "No" list. Well, when anyone is sleep deprived, they tend to continue on with either loads of caffeine to get them through the day and somehow they keep going and going not paying attention to what the sleep deprivation is doing to their mental and physical health. 

A lot of us think we can get away with less sleep but sooner or late it catches up with you. Its such a false believe that getting less sleep is okay or believing that you can really get by with less sleep. No one can. You may end of making decisions or choices that you will regret. You will also not be as productive or have the right energy to do the tasks at hand. Another words, you won't be at your best.

So when I am sleep deprived I really feel it mentally and physically. It hurts my body and mind. Therefore, I would be really kidding myself if I say that I am okay and go about with my day as if I am feeling at 100%. 

So the best thing for me is to remind myself all the things I won't do. I list 5 or 6 things that I will not do till I am caught up with my sleep. Its a great reminder to first, take care of myself by going to bed early and second, nothing important till I have had 8 to 9 hours of sleep for a couple of days.

So whenever you have not had a good nights rest, make a list of things you will not do and stick to it. Once you get a chance to catch up on your sleep, then you can get back to normal to do's. Non of us can go on and on with less sleep and it will certainly start to impact all areas of your life. 

Friends, pay attention to your sleep and give your body and mind the rest it needs and deserves. 

So tonight I am planning on going to bed early and getting my 9 hours of sleep!

Wishing you peace and happiness from my heart to yours!

Peace,

Monita