When Your Schedule Is Busy..... - Page 2

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

If I can snag 6 hours I'm good to go, occasionally get 7 hrs! I have never been great at sleeping and neither was my father. My husband can drop off and sleep through anything.

I am not a morning person, but can stay up most of the night with no problem. I often get up at night and read awhile. I did this as a little kid and just played before I could read!

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

At no point in my whole life did I ever sleep 9 hours a night. I wake up naturally at 6am regardless of what time I went to bed. When I had young kids, I was up at 5am. I usually go to bed at 11pm, drift off at 11:30ish.

DSD2 · ‎01-09-2016

I've always been told that the older you get the less sleep you need.

I've found the opposite to be true. When I worked, there were many nights I got 4 or 5 hours; 6 at the most.

Now that I'm retired, I try and get 7 hours of sleep; when I get close to 8 I feel the best...

cotton4me · ‎03-09-2010

I usually can't sleep for more than 5 hours. I do find I need less sleep as I've gotten older.

Parischic · ‎12-06-2022

I love to sleep and try to get at least 8 hours a day.

justashopper · ‎03-21-2010

I always prioritize sleep. I try to at least get 7. At least. On those days, I will squeeze in a 20 min cat nap and still try to go bed early that night. I prefer to get 9 or 10. I am a good sleeper, too. I might wake up, but that's mostly cause my cat will step right on my throat LOL he likes to snuggle on top of me..

2sisters · ‎03-09-2010

I'm lucky to get 6-7 hours of sleep and then I'm up a couple times for bathroom runs. If I get 9 hours of straight sleep I'd probably be in a coma. Lol

Zwervend · ‎09-02-2023

Now that I'm retired, I prioritize sleep for both my physical and emotional well being. My phone goes on "do not disturb' from 9:30 PM to 6:30 AM, with the goal that I will sleep for 8 hours somewhere in that time frame. I'm pretty consistently sleeping from 10:00 PM to 6:30AM. Since I've been at my beach place for the past few days, the sound of the waves, along with later sunrise has added another hour of sleep.

When I was working 80+ hours a week and traveling 60% of the time, I was lucky to get in 5 hours a night. I'm much happier and healthier now.

~Not a new poster, never been banned. Every time I take a break, I have to re-register for some reason~

Squirrels Are Trash · ‎09-11-2022

Depends. I will only sleep 5 or 6 hours if life is stressful. If, mental-health wise is fine, 7 or 8 hours.

Frequently, If I wake up at 1 or 2 AM it's because I am having a panic attack. Sometimes, I can soothe myself back to sleep. Often, I cannot, so I will get up, which is better than lying, heart pounding in bed.