Have you ever wished you could be the person who pops out of bed the second your alarm goes off, ready to start the day? Or maybe even the person who peacefully awakens when the birds begin to sing outside the window? Contrarily, if you have to set at least five alarms in order to bring you to a somewhat conscious state and you get out of bed feeling like the Grinch on Christmas, you, my friend, are a night owl. This means you will definitely relate to the following struggles.
1. You physically can’t fall asleep until the wee hours of the night, despite all of the tricks you’ve tried.
Counting sheep? Check. Eye mask? Check. Lavender pillow mist? Check. So, basically your only option is Zzzquil (or even Benadryl).
2. Since your body doesn’t want to go to sleep, you somehow end up looking through the dark depths of Instagram from 119 weeks ago.
"Wow she looked like that in high school?! Interesting. OMG I almost accidentally liked it! That would have been horrific..."
3. You text a friend and get slightly mad when they don’t respond, but then you remember that normal people are asleep at that hour.
"Whatever, it's cool *sigh*, I'm totally fine with sitting here all alone with no one to talk to."
4. Although it sounds crazy, you swear you do your best work while everyone else is deep into REM sleep.
In one night, you've probably finished two papers, a quiz, a project due at the end of the semester, and even learned how to cook a juicy steak from a YouTube tutorial.
5. Of course, you eventually get hungry, so you wander to the kitchen to fix your fourth meal of the day.
"I bet I have a steak somewhere in the freezer that I could use for my new cooking skills..."
6. Then you get the random urge to clean, which is very hard to do quietly so that you don’t wake anyone up.
I can tell you from experience that neighbors really don't like the sound of a vacuum at 3:30 a.m.
7. Finally, after countless episodes on Netflix, your body drifts to sleep.
ZZzzZZZzzzZzZzzZzZZzzz
8. The next morning, you're pretty much dead until about 11 a.m.
As you look in the mirror, you decide you'd make a great zombie extra on "The Walking Dead."
9. In fact, you’ve probably slept in as late as 3 p.m. on a Saturday (or maybe even a regular weekday).
And you've definitely heard someone say, "Well look who's awake!" as you slump out of your room.
10. Your alarm clock is actually your archenemy.
"Again?! OK 10 more minutes, then I'll get up this time, I swear."
11. Even when you do finally get up for the day, you feel groggy all afternoon.
Snacks and energy drinks are your real best friends.
12. Regardless, your energy never fails to return later in the evening.
Magically, you're not tired once the sun starts to go down, which unfortunately is the time that everyone else starts to get ready for bed.
