Sleepy

I had an eye-opening experience today, and my eyes were closed the whole time.

I worked from home today. I didn't have any meetings scheduled and I needed to concentrate on putting test results into a spreadsheet. Plus I was out of underwear and needed to do laundry. So, I worked from home. And it was cool sitting in the living room, typing away at my spreadsheet and answering questions via email and IM as they came in. I love the Internet!

So, as I'm munching on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, eating a bowl of soup and typing away on my spreadsheet, I realize that I just worked through my lunch while at home. Which seems silly, right? If you're staying home and being extra productive, you should at least take a lunch, right?

So I decided to take a nap. I wasn't particularly tired or sleepy. I had gotten 8-9 hours of sleep the night before, and 7-9 hours every night for the last week. But a nap sounded good and I even put on my CPAP mask to make sure I got some good rest. I did not, however, turn on an alarm. I wasn't very tired so surely I would wake up in roughly an hour, right?

Fast forward to me waking up, feeling wonderfully rested. What a great nap! As I turn off the CPAP machine I happen to glance at the clock... 4:30. Freekin' 4:30! I slept for FIVE HOURS. And slept soundly.

This made me realize that my body is in full sleep reclaiming mode. I knew that I was sleeping better at night, but this makes me think that I need even more sleep. I think that exercising and sleeping more are even more important right now than I had thought. I'm going to try to get more sleep.