If there is one thing I know about myself, it is that I love to be awake when I shouldn’t be. I love the night so much, but sometimes this has a negative affect on my life during the day. I didn’t start out as a night owl, but those constant late night study sessions and the nights spent writing papers, have definitely turned me into a night owl.
One of the constant struggles is that you always say that you are going to try and go to bed early, but that always fails. Every time I lay down, even if I am tired, I cannot fall asleep until at least 1:00 a.m. I just end up pulling out my computer and try to get some more work done for school, however, it always ends up being Netflix. But who said there was anything wrong with that right? Actually, this does nothing to help my Netflix addiction in any way. I blame all of this on my self-diagnosed insomnia. Also, the thought of becoming a morning person makes me vomit a little. Even if I wasn't a night owl and went to bed at a regular time, I would not be a morning person. People who love the morning cannot be trusted. Period.
Don’t get me wrong here, I am a productive person; It is just that I like to do my work later at night, but then my sleep is sacrificed.Once I get to class though and get moving, I don't become tired until the end of the day. I have no problem staying awake during class. However when I get tired, by the time I finally get home to go to sleep, when I lay down I'm wide awake for at least two hours. It never fails! I always wonder what it is like to get all of your sleep in while it is still dark outside. That has not been an experience for me in a very long time.
Being a night owl is sometimes a blessing because of the work that I get done and you just have time to be alone with no outside distractions. Or it can be a curse because of the way Netflix calls my name and then next thing I know it is 4:00 a.m. The only way I justify this is by saying that I have insomnia, which may or may not be true. To be honest, I don’t even know but it makes me feel better if I do. Soo to all my fellow night owls, you are not alone out there. Let’s just embrace our sleepless nights and our ability to still function during the day.
