To feel more alert and aware each day, give yourself between seven – nine hours of sleep each night. Now I know that right now you are thinking, “Yeah, tell me something I don’t already know, if I could, I would!” yet below is a “Ready for Bed Ritual” to help you get on track for more shuteye.
And, keep in mind that getting enough sleep each night does more than increase daytime awareness. It can elevate your mood, activate your immune system and slow down the aging process.
“Ready for Bed Ritual”
- Decide what time is a good time for you to go to bed (for me, it’s 11pm) and a good time for you to wake up (for me, it’s 7 am.) Set your alarm clock for that time.
- Segue into your bedtime, meaning, allow yourself 15 minutes of quiet time before hitting the sack. Perhaps this is time to read a good book or journal.
- When you get into bed, take three minutes of relaxing, deep breathing as you focus your mind on your days accomplishments and blessings.
- Drink a glass of water before shutting your eyes (A hydrated body sleeps better. And, don’t worry about having to wake up for a bathroom break. Right after you do, you will very likely fall right back to sleep.)
- When your alarm goes off in the morning, give yourself a minute to think positive thoughts for the day and then GET UP!
Do this for a week and you’ll find yourself drifting off easily, and you may no longer need your alarm clock to wake up to each morning!
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Susan Liddy is the author of the “Body Benevolence eBook; 8 Weeks to Loving Your Body” and “The Secrets to Ultimate Living; What You Wish You Knew When You Were 20!”. Find more of her tips and articles to create an ultimate life and an extraordinary business here: SusanLiddy.com
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These are really good tips for going to bed. I can always tell if I lose 1/2 hours sleep. I need those 7 to 8 hours. When I wake up though I have to just get up and not think about it, or I would stay in bed. I do wake up happy though.
Debbie
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It is the getting up part I have big problems with, even if I have slept well and enough
I always think “just 5 more minutes” and set the alarm to snooze but than I think about 5 more mins again….pffff. But once I get up after a minute I am fine and fully awake, but boy it takes me a long time to finally get up.
Great tips. Never thought about the glass of water before bed, but that makes sense. Will start doing that and not worry about the bathroom throughout the night. I have no trouble falling asleep, I just need to be more consistent with my bedtime and get 7 1/2 to 8 hours of sleep per night. I know my body will thank me for it.
Thanks for the inspiration.
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It’s like you read my mind! I used to have a great sleep routine and then it went out the window and I haven’t been able to recapture it. Thank you for the reminder of how important it is for me to get a good night’s rest!
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