Just Nicky

Sleepy Tuesday November 13, 2007

Fiona’s happiness project (too lazy to link to anything at present) struck a chord with me because I’ve been trying to do something similar in my own fashion. I had realised that I’m am happier when certain conditions are present and (duh!) it would be a good idea to create those conditions whenever possible. As with anything I attempt, it’s all a bit hit and miss (with emphasis on the miss), but here’s what I’m trying to do:

Now that Leila’s not having her late feed, go to bed early. I think 9.30 is ideal, even if it does make me feel like a bit of a granny.

If I’m woken after 5am, stay up. Don’t go back to bed. If I’ve been to bed early enough, this is plenty of sleep, if not, I can usually grab a rest of some sort later in the day. When I do go back to bed - like this morning - I end up sleeping through things I should be awake for and start the day feeling groggy and like I’m constantly one step behind where I should be.

Exercise. I should be walking a dog right now. See above.

Spend less time in front of the computer. When I sit here for too long I end up with tired eyes, a sore neck and a soured attitude.

Persevere with studying. That one hit me the other week when I was running late with an assignment and sorely tempted to throw the towel in because it was all just too hard. Even when it’s difficult I do enjoy this stuff and get immense satisfaction from handing a completed assignment in, so it’s worth sticking with.

There are other things too like eating better, getting more done around the house and so on, but the ones above are my main focus. So now it’s time to catch up on the day.