Tips For Falling Asleep
We hear about this all of the time. How sleep is super important for your overall health. But maybe you find it hard to actually fall asleep?
As someone who is “always running an Erin,” I recently got asked if I have a hard time falling asleep because there are many to do’s, or things to running through my head?
The answer is no. By 8pm, I’m actually very tired from the day and when my head hits the pillow, I’m usually out.
She said I seem like a high energy person and asked what helps me to fall asleep? And so I share again what helps here and in my previous blog “Evening Routine.”
For sure, journaling, planning, and getting everything down on paper to prepare for the next day, helps me to unload, get it out of my head, and allows me to unwind and fall asleep.
For me personally, I have found that I need at least 7-8 hours of sleep or I am not a functioning human the next day. Making sure I get those sleep hours ensures that I don’t “lose” the next 24 hours. It’s different for everyone, but I have found after years and years of self-research and noting, that 6.5 hours or interrupted sleep, does not do it for me. I am so much more productive, patient, and well when I get at least 7-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep per night. (Also why I kicked my cuties out of our bed because I realized though I loved cuddling with them to sleep, my son was affecting my overall wellness of sleep because he would kick me out of REM, literally kick me, throughout the night).
A few other tips that have helped are:
1. Making the room very dark
2. Making the room cool, if you can (yay Hawai`i winter)
3. Going to bed the same time as your partner
4. Wearing comfy pajamas
5. Bamboo sheets (This is something new we invested in and will write more about this soon! Got ours on sale from Cozy Earth).
Good night friend! Sleep well.
erin’s tip
Find out how many hours of sleep you need and make that a non negotiable block on your daily planning as mentioned in a previous blog , “Planning Out The Year.” We all need our sleep.
