Re: sleeplessness

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Posted by Kenzi on May 14, 2001 at 16:25:32:

In reply to: sleeplessness posted by Darlahood on May 14, 2001 at 01:27:28:

: : I did my first festival yesterday...hardly slept the night before
: : worried that I would forget something important or that no-one at
: the
: : festival would be interested in mehndi.
:
:
: I'm really bad about that! Not being able to sleep, even though
I've
: done a dozen or so big events and have regular appointments. If I
: have to wake up early to make it to a festival site before 8 a.m.
you
: can bet I won't be able to get a good night's rest beforehand. Has
: anyone else experienced this? Is there a way to avoid the "night
: before the first day of school" feeling?

This is a problem for me too. It is mostly due to the fact of my life
that I work nights so I don't regularly get up early in the morning
and almost never use an alarm clock. When I do have an early
appointment I am not able to go to bed early and then i sleep fitfully
all night worrying that I won't wake up on time. I end up feeling
awful the next day which further reinforces my dislike of early
morning events and appointments.

I just had my first street fair and in preparing for it I had to
unearth stuff from last year, print cards, coordinate with partners,
get organized, not forget anything etc. I was very nervous I would
forget things. I found that the key to sleeping well is to prepare
EVERYTHING the night before. I force myself not to be lazy and say,
"leave it and take care of it in the morning". I do it all the night
before; that way when I go to bed I am exhausted but I also feel a
sense of accomplishment which is better than a warm glass of milk for
getting me to sleep well. I also get up a little earlier than I think
I should so I can go about things calmly which helps ensure I don't
forget anything. It worked this time; hopefully I can do this
regularly

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: : : I did my first festival yesterday...hardly slept the night before : : : worried that I would forget something important or that no-one at : : the : : : festival would be interested in mehndi. : : : : : : I'm really bad about that! Not being able to sleep, even though : I've : : done a dozen or so big events and have regular appointments. If I : : have to wake up early to make it to a festival site before 8 a.m. : you : : can bet I won't be able to get a good night's rest beforehand. Has : : anyone else experienced this? Is there a way to avoid the "night : : before the first day of school" feeling? : : This is a problem for me too. It is mostly due to the fact of my life : that I work nights so I don't regularly get up early in the morning : and almost never use an alarm clock. When I do have an early : appointment I am not able to go to bed early and then i sleep fitfully : all night worrying that I won't wake up on time. I end up feeling : awful the next day which further reinforces my dislike of early : morning events and appointments. : : I just had my first street fair and in preparing for it I had to : unearth stuff from last year, print cards, coordinate with partners, : get organized, not forget anything etc. I was very nervous I would : forget things. I found that the key to sleeping well is to prepare : EVERYTHING the night before. I force myself not to be lazy and say, : "leave it and take care of it in the morning". I do it all the night : before; that way when I go to bed I am exhausted but I also feel a : sense of accomplishment which is better than a warm glass of milk for : getting me to sleep well. I also get up a little earlier than I think : I should so I can go about things calmly which helps ensure I don't : forget anything. It worked this time; hopefully I can do this : regularly
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