starting over

Since it's the weekend, I gave in to the arms of Morpheus big time. Not that I think if I were on a pretty well established schedule I would do the same. It's more like "I've been failing already I might as well just fail all the way". I must say though, this was not entirely my fault. I could not possibly take naps at all yesterday because I had to be with someone the whole time; and that someone doesn't know about my crazy sleeping plans and I don't want them to know. Soooooo, I just couldn't do it. That plus the fact that I was staying at my boyfriend's and he's already made a comment on how terrible it is that we go to bed together and then a couple hours later my alarm goes off and I get up and do stuff while he still sleeps. Oh well.

But this doesn't mean I've given up completely. I'm starting again tonight. I'll sleep my 3 hours and do my naps tomorrow. If it goes well I'll keep doing it into the work week which also happens to be the week I start school again. My experiment is not over yet. Muahahahahaha....

Everyman Schedule

I read some info about the everyman schedule and I think I'm gonna start with one and then switch to the other one which is more hardcore. The 3 hour core-nap will be between from 1 to 4 a.m. and then I'll have 3 naps : 9-9:20 a.m. ; 2-2:20 p.m. ; 7-7:20 p.m. I'll eventually switch to the hard-core everyman schedule in which the core nap is only 1.5 hours long. I've already thought of a good schedule in which the nap will be from 1-2:30 a.m. with 4 naps throughout the day. Hell, maybe I'll just go for the other one right away. I slept for 3 hours last night but since I was recovering from dymaxion, after I woke up I was pretty much useless. I've also skipped a nap already (9-9:20) so I'd better take the 2 p.m. one. I hope this works. I hope something works. Sigh.

Oh God

After feeling great for like an hour I suddenly started feeling like I was about to die. I was falling asleep wherever I was if I was at the same spot for 30 seconds or more. I'm officially leaving the dymaxion experiment and switching it to everyman. I'll probably be taking naps at 9 a.m. , 2 p.m. and something else around 9 p.m. again. My core sleep would probably be from 1 a.m. until 3. Apparently, there's a lot more flexibility with this schedule. I want to at least try it before giving up completely and rejoin all the losers that sleep 7-8 hours a day hahahaha.

Day 4 Nap 2

I switched this nap to half an hour earlier and it worked! I was tired enough to do it and I guess the only thing I need to worry about now is being able to still take my noon nap. I think I'll be OK.

I found the best music to fall asleep to. I listened to Jack Johnson yesterday, but still I get very alert in between songs, so I figured having one song play after the other is not a good strategy regardless of how soothing it is. So this morning I chose one song that I would have my iPod repeat over and over. I picked Return to Innocence by Enigma. Awesome.

I can't believe it's only Thursday. It feels like it should be Saturday by now. I'm gonna make some coffee :)

4:18 a.m.

I'm feeling good! I've swept the floor of the hall outside my bedroom, switched coffee makers in my room, put away and counted jewelry that was just laying around (I have roughly 115 pairs of earrings), read some more of chapter 1 of my Biochem book and done all my nails. I'm considering taking my nap at 5:30 as opposed to 6 because I've already been interrupted twice during that time. It's too noisy starting at 6, which might just make it easier to wake up. I'm gonna read some more.

Day 4 Nap 1

Yay!!! No oversleeping this time! The 2 alarm method proved successful. I'm guessing I fell asleep maybe 5 minutes after hitting my pillow. I did feel like sleeping some more but was OK with the idea of staying up. I'm bummed I don't remember dreaming though, but hopefully I will next time. I'm now drinking coffee (just cause, caffeine doesn't affect me in the slightest) and playing brain games to check if I'm failing in any areas. I do seem to have even worse short-term memory than before (I didn't think it was possible) but my cognitive skills are A-OK. I actually have this weird "high" feeling, whatever it is. I feel like if I laid down I would probably go to sleep just fine but I'm excited about all the things I can do if I stay awake! I hope I can get a lot done :)

Day 3 Nap 4

It probably took me a good 10 minutes to fall asleep, but when I woke up I felt perfectly fine. It's 8:41 and I feel pretty good still. Let's see what happens after next nap. I'm implementing a new plan in which I have 2 alarms going on so that I MUST leave my bed. It better works.

Day 3 Nap 2(but for practical purposes Nap 3)

This was supposed to be nap #3 but because of my oversleeping last night I didn't take the 6 a.m. nap. I fell asleep after a couple minutes and I remember dreaming! It was a very nice dream too. But I don't know if I just don't remember the rest of the dream or it just lasted a couple minutes. I hope I can remember my dreams better from now on.

Comments: My energy is intact. I'm doing a lot of things at the same time without feeling like I have to compensate with eating. All I had to eat today was 2 pieces of toast w/ peanut butter, coffee, and cantaloupe with yogurt. Nice :)

Day 3 Nap 1 (oops)

It went ok. I got up when I was supposed to but, oh what a mistake, I stayed in bed "for a couple more minutes". Next thing I know it's 5:00 a.m. Crap. Now I'm not taking the next nap as a punishment :D . Let's see if it works. Aaaaaaaaahhhhhh I'm so mad at myself.

Day 2 Nap 4

One word: awesome. I feel rested, full of energy, alert and I only slept for the allowed 30 minutes. I'm forecasting a better night than last night. Let's hope so at least.

Comments: Don't recall dreaming. I really want to start dreaming (and/or remembering) to make sure I'm getting the right kind of sleep.

Day 2 Nap 3

Like I said I was gonna go for my regular noon nap despite having overslept in the morning. Interestingly enough, I only slept for 20 minutes, again because of something stupid like the doorbell. I was very upset but then realized that those 20 minutes of sleep made a HUGE difference. I am now cleaning my whole house :D

I hope I don't get interrupted during my 6 p.m. nap or I should change the name of this blog to Tesla schedule instead of Dymaxion. The only difference is that all naps are 20 minutes long which means you only sleep for 80 minutes everyday as opposed to 120.

Day 2 Nap 2

I guess this would be the beginning of failure. I have to mention though, it might not be my fault entirely.I was woken up right at 6:15 a.m. and even talked to. I could kill right now, but am too tired. So what ended up happening is that I woke up at 7:30 a.m. I guess it's not too bad but maybe I'm gonna have to consider the everyman schedule (even thought the name itself is boring, as if there is no challenge to it). In this case I will be sleeping for like 3 hours during the night. I guess I would have to figure out the nap times which I think are only 3.

I'm still gonna go for the noon nap and see what happens.

Comment: last time I went to sleep I felt something weird, like I was sleeping but very aware at the same time, I don't really know how to explain it. This was also the first time I remember dreaming. My reflexes are good as usual (I could've really hurt myself with a blender blade).
Last night I cleaned my shower at like 3 a.m. while listening to Kings of Leon, then cleaned up some stuff from my room, finished folding laundry, went back to bathroom and cleaned some more, read a couple pages of a book, read online science articles, made a ton of money on restaurant city and did my best tf2 round ever. Because of these I want to keep doing it and have more time in my life. It feels awesome.

Tired

I thought for a moment I wasn't gonna make it until next nap (I might still fail) I'm soooo tired I'd better get some good sleep during next nap or I fear I'll be too tired during the morning. 40 minutes to go.

Day 2 Nap 1

Got up when supposed to but still feeling I bit tired. I'm going to play tf2.

Comment: This is the second time this happens today but I feel a little cold which is VERY unusual. Wearing a hoodie and munching on some raw almonds.

Day 1 Nap 4

This was officially my last nap of day 1 and it was awesome! I remember not falling asleep right away but I must've been in deep sleep cause when I woke up I felt refreshed, like if I had just taken a 4 hour nap. It's 9:23 p.m. and still feel great. I'm gonna check my restaurant in restaurant city, fold laundry, and read a book until midnight comes around and my day 2 starts. Can't wait!

Wired

I don't know what's going on but all of a sudden I have this urge to do 28379812374 things at once. Maybe my body's trying to drain itself from all energy available to get me ready for the 6 p.m. nap. I have to comment though that I think this is when my circadian clock originally determined I was supposed to be active. When monophasic I would usually feel pretty active around 5ish. I'm getting super excited about this now. Maybe by next monday I'll be Wonder Woman :)

Day 1 Nap 3

It went better than expected. I set my alarm for 12:30 p.m. and went to sleep right at noon. I remember not falling asleep right away but it must've been like 5 minutes when I did. The impressive part is that I actually woke up seconds before my alarm went off feeling a lot more rested than before. Weird. Maybe I'm just trying to convince myself on what a great idea this is and telling myself that I'm actually getting enough sleep from half hour naps.

Comments: It's 3:46 p.m. and I'm REALLY looking forward to nap number 4. I also have a slight headache but I couldn't know if it's sleep deprivation related or not.

So far I'm impressed with how well I'm sticking to the rules. Hope next nap is even better...

Day 1 Nap 2

I made it alright until the next nap which I scheduled for 6a.m. I am not exactly sure how much I actually slept but it must've been like 15 minutes. I would lay down earlier to make up for the time it takes to actually fall asleep but from what I've researched that is apparently a big NO NO.

It is 9:51 a.m. and honestly I could sleep some more right now, but I'm not going to :) Let's see if I make it until noon.

Day 1 Nap 1

I could say that it started with a failure. I determined my napping schedule to be at 12 and 6 a.m. and p.m. I went to sleep at 12 and my boyfriend woke me up at 12:15. There goes my attempt number 1. Wait....it's just the beginning, right? So I decided I could nap again but still take my next nap at 6 a.m. So I napped from 12:40 to 1:10 a.m. Right now I feel I can make it until 6. Let's see what happens.