[vash]

I’m sorry guys. Sounds awful.

Me? I get 8+ easy. The trick for me is to eat dinner early. Around 5:30 is ideal. I will tootle around the house doing things. Maybe walk dog. My mind wanders and thinks about sleep starting at 8:30. Cleanup (body and house). Off to bed. I’m out till 5:30ish. In bed by 9.

Funny. I get up to pee at 2:13 (give or take a few minutes) pretty much every night. I fall back to sleep like someone hit a switch.

I don’t know how or when I got into this routine, but I’ll try to maintain it forever. I didn’t work all week. Stay-cation, and I forced myself to bed every night. No late night TV. It’s easy to slip into vampire mode. My coworkers and friends know not to call me - they know I am an early sleeper.

Crap - I have a couple of nights erecting bridge girders on the night shift this week. I supervise, but I hate asking people to work nights when I’m not willing myself. I’ll be screwed for a few days afterwards. Boo!

In summary: force yourself into a routine.