Sorry I Don't Sleep EnoughIt may be incredibly ironic that I’m sitting in my bed writing this piece at 12:16 am, but it may be even more ironic that Rachel has written against this very topic. You see, I don’t seem to get much sleep, if any at all. While Rach sits at her desk proudly writing about how bad lack of sleep is for all us mortals, I sit on my bed wondering why I can't do the same. On top of the fact that I probably shouldn’t be writing this piece, but rather sleeping until the late 5:45 am alarm awakens me in my sound slumber, the number one reason why I can't sleep is because I just can’t find the time. When is there really any time? I mean among the bountiful list of extra curriculars I pour my heart into, not to mention the studying I need to do for the ACTs that are creeping up on me, or the errands I have to run for my parents, it becomes difficult to find any time for myself let alone 8-10 hours for my brain to restart. You see I’ve always been a busy person. I’m the busy person who loves the thought of being a busy person and the adrenaline of having a packed schedule. While I of course enjoy the occasional down time, filling my schedule with countless activities is the reason I can hop out of bed at that blaring 5:45 am alarm. Whether it’s preparing for my weekly PVBBG meeting, getting up extra early for my Executive council meetings, staying after school to plan, plan, plan with my choir board counterparts, volunteer, make a video, take photos for the latest photo shoot or many many more it’s these things that make me want to be busy. For the sake of the people I’m helping and affecting, I love to see their smiles. On a day I have work at Old Navy sometimes it can be extra stressful. I have a big responsibility to act as an adult at my job and become the best retail seller I can. This of course can come as an expense to my social life and schoolwork on occasion. While I can work my schedule around certain things, sometimes I have to wrestle myself out of bed to get up for that 8-hour shift on Saturday or that 5-hour shift after school. Thank goodness that because I'm a minor they can only keep me til 10:30 pm the latest. This means that only after 10:30 pm is when I can start studying for that huge physics test. I drive myself home, race upstairs to plop down on my bed, exhausted from 8 hours at school, 5 ½ hours of work and now another 3 hours of homework, yeah it can be take a toll on my sleeping schedule. It does get tiring but I would never take it for granted. I work with friendly people, make good money during a time when some people can’t even get a job, all while still being able to get a good education. So while I’m sitting here ranting about my busy life, showing you a very small fraction of the craziness, yes I could’ve been sleeping. And yeah maybe my 5 hours a night sleep schedule could be one cause of my headache disorder or the fact that I get tired in school, but I wouldn’t change it for the world. Will I strive to get more sleep than I am currently? Of course. But it wouldn’t be a very good success story if I didn’t tell you what life was like before I made the change. Check back in a few months and maybe I’ll have a new regime ready for all of you. Maybe I'll be the teacher instead of the student and let you know how you can be a busy bee and have your sleep too. Goodnight PV, sleep tight. Stay classy Valley,
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