What time do you go to bed and wake up currently? – The daily writing prompt delving into my sleep cycles.

For me there is no one answer to this question. I’m all over the place. I’m still fighting that decade of overnight shift work and a screwed-up sleep pattern. Also going to bed doesn’t always mean I’ve slept in between.

Last night I crashed at 9pm and woke at 2:30am. Some nights I’ll stay up till 2-3 in the morning before going to bed and then get up around 7 – 8am.

For that last decade I worked I would go to bed at 7-8am and then rise around noon or 1pm. That was Monday to Wednesday. On Thursday I would only take a short nap in the morning after getting off work at 7am and then try to flip to a schedule where I slept from 11pm – 5am Friday, Saturday nights. On Sunday I would be up from early morning till I finish work on Monday morning. Usually a 24–26-hour day.

In retirement I will occasionally allow myself a short midday nap. But not too often.

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