One of the first blogs I wrote in the new year was about how I needed to develop a better sleep pattern.  Since my work day doesn't start until 1:30 in the afternoon, I tend to stay up pretty late at night.  My hope that was by now, I would've trained myself to go to bed a little earlier, and thus get up earlier and get more out of my day.  Unfortunately, just the opposite has happened.  I used to go to bed at around 2 a.m.  Now it's getting closer to 3 a.m. 

 When I was younger, I think I was better at going without sleep.  I could get by on just a few hours as long as I could eventually get one good night of sleep.  Now, it seems if I go one day without catching up, I look worse, I can't think as well, and I'm definitely grouchier.  Just ask fiance Thom.  As a result, I try not to skimp on my zzz's and end up sleeping in way too late.  While those extra hours in bed might feel like the right thing to do at the time, after I'm awake, I realize the mistake in what I've done.  When I sleep in, I only have enough time to get ready for work and that's it.  No work-out time, no chance to read the newspaper.  It's awful.  You'd think it would be enough to encourage me to go to bed at an earlier hour to get my entire schedule back on track.  It's not.

Typically, when I get off work, I spend time at Thom's watching the night's tv shows that he has saved on his DVR.  Even though we work in the same place, we often have to catch up on the day's events, and before you know it, it's 2 a.m.  Change never comes about easily, so I guess I have no choice but to dig in and start making better decisions if I really want to change this sleep pattern.  But as I write this, it is 11:31 p.m., and it doesn't look like I'll be getting to bed any earlier tonight.