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Being More Prepared For Monday

Does this ever happen to you?  You sleep late on Friday and Saturday, then on Sunday night, you find it hard to sleep early?  This is a usual scenario for me.  What makes it more difficult for me to sleep early on Sundays is because I sometimes nap in the afternoon.  Come Monday morning, it’s so hard to wake up, I feel sleepy most of the day, I find it hard to focus sometimes and my energy at work can’t seem to last til 4pm.

Off To Bed Early on a Sunday

Nowadays, I cannot afford to be not on top of my demanding work.  I’m currently having long days at the office and I really need to focus.  Lately too, I haven’t been taking day-offs.  For the past two weeks, I’ve been working five days a week.  If you notice, I haven’t been blogging much too.  Some days, I arrive home late.  When I get home, I still cook (when there’s no more leftovers), have dinner and prepare lunch boxes for the following day.  Some days when I’m feeling exhausted, I just lie down on the couch, drink tea and watch TV until I fall asleep (the Husband needed to carry me to bed). 

So yesterday (Sunday), I made a plan and followed thru it.  Because I wanted to be more alert at work today and I want my energy to last the whole week (yes, another five-day work week for me–still no day-off) I did the following:

(1) Didn’t take a nap in the afternoon
(2) Finished all my chores by 6:00pm
(3) Early dinner at 6:30pm
(4) Took a hot shower
(5) Turned off the computer at 8:00pm
(6) From 8:00-8-:30pm, I just watched TV while I drank my usual chamomile tea
(7) Read my “book of the moment” in bed by 8:30pm

My goal was to be asleep by 9:00pm.  And it worked!  I was asleep by 9pm!!!! I had a total of nine hours of sleep. 

The effect on me was tremendous.  I had more focus at work, I didn’t feel sleepy and I don’t feel tired even if I worked til 5:00pm.  And here I am, able to blog before I go to bed.  I feel great! 
Next Sunday, I’m definitely going to do my plan again because it worked for me.

Have a productive week, everyone! Smile!

    10 Comments

  1. The Wifey Diaries

    Bravo! I do that too, somehow. Since I work at night, it really is difficult for me to sleep during the day most specially the transition from a weekend to Monday. What I do is hubby and I tire ourselves out at the mall or with the family on a Sunday, head home by 8pm, asleep by 10pm. I wake up usually at 3am on a Monday and try to stay awake until 10am. By that time, I’m off to bed again to get ready for my 9pm work schedule.

  3. kay

    Nice! I think I will try this out especially since I work at 6am. Night Ibyang. Let’s all pray for the lost souls today.

  4. Chyng

    Kaya everyone hates mondays no?
    Same problem with us working at night. Sympre for a change gusto naman naming maexperience matulog ng gabi pag weekends. come monday, yan puyat sa office. hehe

  5. kayni

    this happens to me too. i usually take naps during the weekend (sat and sun) around 3 pm, then not sleep at nights. i’ll try to plan not to take naps, and see if it will help too.

    have a wonderful week.

  7. Eds

    glad to hear that you found the solution that will really works for you.

    i am just so grateful that i am more relax and energized on monday. mas madalas kong problema ang ganyan during midweek.

  8. anj

    that kind of discipline needs a whole lot of will power. good for you! i can’t seem to tear myself away from the computer. lol! one of these days i should try and do what you do. except here in pinas, i’m just getting home by 8.30 because of the traffic. tsk, tsk.

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