...early to rise. I'm still waiting on the healthy, wealthy, and wise part. Ok, maybe just the last two.
Lately I have been falling asleep at later than normal (for me) times. We're talking after 10 pm. I know, I know...I'm one helluva party animal. It's how the suburban, married, and pregnant folk roll. I'm usually pretty dead to the world by 10 pm, if not earlier, so this has been strange.
But stranger still is the fact that I have been waking up early (5 am or so) without my alarm clock and feeling wide awake. You might be thinking, "Well, yeah, everyone is waking up earlier on their own. It's summer time. The sun is rising earlier." That would be a valid point if I were sleeping a room without blackout curtains. I'm sleeping in a cave. I can sort of tell it's light out by the little bit of sun that pokes through the bottom edges of the curtains. Sort of.
Along with this strangeness is the fact that I've been sleeping better than normal. Background: I am a light sleeper. And it usually takes me a looong time to fall asleep. Well, longer than my husband anyway. His deep breathing when he falls asleep was enough to keep me from falling asleep even longer, thus frustrating me more (not frustrated with him, just the inability to fall asleep). So I've been sleeping with ear plugs for about 6 years now. Seriously. I don't know what I'd do without my foam ear plugs. Even still, there are noises that aren't completely blocked out that will wake me up. Not lately, though. I've been sleeping more heavily, even with my 26 weeks pregnant belly that likes to impede my rolling over. And did I mention my ninja baby? Hi-ya!
Don't get me wrong. I'm not complaining, just fascinated. I never considered myself a morning person...or a night person. I always considered myself more a "middle of the day" person. Slow to really get going and then firing on all pistons during the day and running out of juice sometime around 8 pm or so, sometimes earlier. In recent weeks, I've found myself uber productive in the mornings at home, getting the most done first thing at work, slogging through a wall of no energy or motivation midafternoon, and then re-energizing after having dinner with the hubs and unwinding from the work day. I like the change. I feel like I'm getting more done than I ever did before.
I guess circadian rhythms can change just like one's tastebuds do over time.
