In the Wee Hours...

Submitted by Samantha Hunter on Wed, 2008-04-02 08:11.

It's 3:38 am. I think Matt Lauer and his crew probably are waking up about now to get ready for their trek into the city to start the Today Show, so there are people out in the world who get up and start their day at this ridiculous hour.
I'm not one of them.
I'm generally more of a 7:30-8:00am kind of girl, taking a hour or two after actually getting out of bed for coffee and email, a slow build into the day. I had my years of getting up at 6am, commuting, and that kind if routine, and now I enjoy the perks of working from home.
However, I'm also prone to sleep problems, though it's not as bad as it used to be. There have been a few times when I've gone 5-10 days (or nights) with almost no sleep. Those are the true periods of insomnia, and it's not pretty. Then there are the nights where something is on my mind, writing or some other kind of stress, the slings and arrows of daytime worries, and everything seems worse at 3am. Sometimes exercise is the culprit. Sparked by the Spring sunshine, I started adding some extra exercise to my daily walks, and sure enough, I found myself awake at 3am. Working out will make me sleep well at 2pm, unfortunately, but not 2am.
The "sleep experts" say if you lay in bed 20 minutes and can't sleep, get up and do something and go back when you think you can sleep. So, here I am.
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