Sleep & Dream Journal/Reflection

Day 1: Thursday night-Friday

• Fell asleep @ 10:10pm
• Woke up @ 5:50am
• Dreams? cannot remember.

Hours of sleep? 6hrs. 40min.

Day 2: Friday night-Saturday

• Fell asleep @ 11pm
• Woke up @ 1:38am
• Fell back asleep
• Woke up @ 4:45am
• Fell back asleep
• Woke up @ 9:15am
• Dreams? none.

Hours of sleep? 9hrs. 52min.

Day 3: Saturday night-Sunday

• Fell asleep @ 11:36pm
• Woke up @ 3:45am
• Dreams? cannot remember

Hours of sleep? 4hrs. 9min.

Day 4: Sunday night-Monday

• Fell asleep @ 8pm
• Woke up at 9pm
• fell back asleep @ 9;30pm
• Woke up @ 6am
• Dreams? Seahawks playing football and winning the Superbowl.

Hours of sleep? 8hrs.

Day 5: Monday nigh-Tuesday

• fell asleep @ 11:45pm
• woke up @ 2:30am
• fell back asleep 
• woke up @ 3:57am
• Dreams? none

Hours of sleep? 4hrs.

Day 6: Tuesday night-Wednesday

• fell asleep @ 3:30am
• woke up @ 10am
• Dreams? Doug getting hurt in Oklahoma because it snowed.

Hours of sleep? 6 1/2hrs

Day 7: Wednesday night-Thursday

• fell asleep @ 11pm
• woke up @ 8am
• Dreams? Aubrie  falling in the water at a beach house or a lake house of some sort.

hours of sleep? 9hrs

Day 8: Thursday night-Friday

• fell asleep @ 10pm
• woke up @ 5am
• Dreams? cannot remember

Hours of sleep? 6hrs.

Day 9: Friday night-Saturday

• fell asleep @ 10pm
• woke up @ 9am
• Dreams? sitting in a classroom by myself.

Hours of sleep? 11hrs.

Day 10: Saturday night-Sunday

• fell asleep @ 9:30pm
• woke up @ 3:30am
• Dreams? was in a car accident, hit from behind with my daughter in the car.

Hours of sleep? 6hrs.

Day 11: Sunday night-Monday

• fell asleep @ 11pm
• woke up @ 4:30am
• Dreams? cannot remember

Hours of sleep? 5 1/2hrs.

Day 12: Monday night- Tuesday

• fell asleep @ 10:30pm
• woke up @ 7am
• Dreams? i was at work making drinks like usual and some coworkers were arguing over who was in charge.

Hours of sleep? 8 1/2hrs.

Day 13: Tuesday night-Wednesday

• fell asleep @ 11pm
• woke up @ 5:30am
• Dreams? walking Lucy and another dog came out of nowhere and attacked her.

Hours of sleep? 6 1/2hrs.

Day 14: Wednesday night-Thursday

• fell asleep @ 9pm
• woke up @ 7am
• Dreams? walking in on Doug cheating and just standing there watching him.

Hours of sleep? 10hrs.

Average hours of sleep

Week-Day: about 6-7 hours per day

Week-End: about 8-9 hours per day

Comments- I have always had weird/terrifying dreams/nightmares. It seems like i have more dreams that i can never remember, I'm not sure if i have a bad memory or if i just don't think about writing my dreams down as soon as i get up in the morning. This activity has actually made me more aware of my sleep pattern and has made me realize how sleep is good for the body and mind and that i need to rest more.

*Reflection*

During this time of recording my sleep pattern I did notice that I do not get that much sleep, or at least it feels like i don't. I am usually really fatigued later in the afternoon and kind of grouchy, then extremely tired around 9 or 10pm but when I get in bed I just stare at the ceiling or think about life or what I did that day. I also randomly fall asleep during the day, which brought my mind to Narcolepsy, but I do not believe I am narcoleptic.

Letters to my family/Reflection

To my sweet Aubrie Reign,

If you are reading this then that means you have turned 18 years old and now moving on to becoming an adult! Where did the time go? It seems like it was just yesterday when your daddy and I moved into our first apartment together and 2 months later found out that we were having a baby, but not just any baby a beautiful baby girl who would grow up to be smart, funny, caring and ours. I hope one day when you have a little boy or girl, that you are blessed with patience because sweetie you are going to need it! You ran wild when you were little, I could hardly keep up with you, you were so active and very independent, you always needed to be a part of everything. Consistency with your baby is also going to be key, I am so sorry Aubrie, but in case you haven’t noticed by now you were born into a family full of hard headed people who may need to be told something 2 or 3 times, but it will stick after a while, that is where your patience will come in. Also, please please please always remember to show your child unconditional love, kids need to know and feel loved, love between parents and their children are unbreakable no matter how far a part or how angry we get at each other. I believe my commitment to our family, my open communication and also accepting responsibility has made me a successful parent. Without my strengths I probably would not have been able to be the best parent I could have been. One thing I hope you always remember is everyone is beautiful on the inside and out, always love yourself for who you are and how you were made. Always be compassionate when it comes to others. There are a lot of people who are quick to judge people on appearance only, but baby girl someone could be wearing a trash bag because that’s what they found on the street to wear and be the smartest person in the world. Strong work ethic is a must have when you are doing something, anything, especially when you’re trying to find a job more so a career, there will always be someone with some kind of degree (if you don’t have one, but you better!), who might be just a little smarter than you, these people might have these things but if you have a strong work ethic you will go so much farther than them. Do not ever let someone dictate what you can and cannot do, always keep your independence, when you find that special someone you need to work as partners and if it does not work out between the two of you, then you need to be prepared to handle things on your own . I hope you find someone that makes you happy and treats you like the queen that you will be, I cannot wait to watch you graduate from college, get married and have kids of your own someday. I can only hope and wish for the best for you my sweet Aubrie, I promise I will be there with you every step of the way. And when life gets you down just breathe you have to take care of yourself first and foremost, because not everyone will be on your team, keep yourself happy and stick to what you believe in and do not ever give up on your dreams. I love you and Happy Birthday!

Love Always,

Mom.