Okay. It is about 9:00 and I am thinking of going to bed. I do not believe it is normal behavior for college students to go to be that early, even if they are married. But I love going to bed at a decent hour, and I love getting up and what most people consider and undecent hour. I have been going to bed consistently before 10:00 my entire life. That even counts the year spent in college dorms, and the year dating Joe.

Most of you wonder why I would like to get up at 5:30. Some of you might wonder how I actually do it–I never use the snooze button. First I will say–read Power Sleep by JB Maas. Great pointers of sleep in there. And now for my tips and thoughts of early to bed and early to rise:

1)Do it consistently. This means don’t sleep in too long on the weekends. Set an alarm for the same time every morning. And actually wake up with it. Snooze buttons should not need to exisit. I find the more consistent I am the less I actually need the alarm.

2)By waking up early I am able to accomplish more. If I stayed up I would probably watch movies, work really slow on homework, and do nothing of significance. By waking up early I am able to read scriptures, exercise, eat a good breakfast, and do a little homework all before I have to go somewhere.

3)Naps are still good, but actually sleeping 8 hrs each night is the best–so set a bed time. Don’t plan stuff past the bedtime. Getting tired is not an inconvenience to whatever you are doing–it is a sign you need to sleep.

4)If you can’t do it, don’t stress it. But do establish good sleeping habits if you can. Occasionally a late night is fun–but it will be a lot less tiring if you’ve been sleeping consistently normally.

5)If it’s habit, it’s easy.

There. I don’t think there is a lot of point to this post–most people are pretty set on their sleeping habits, or are Mom’s of small children, or like my husband working at the wee hours of the night.