4am and Awake
April 2, 2010 4:27 am General Ramblings, Living In PortugalIt’s 4am ish and I’m awake. Not just going to the loo awake, but up, bouncing, alive awake. It’s so very annoying. It’s not even approaching day break and there’s no sense that anyone else in the village is doing anything as silly as being awake at this time, so what am I doing up?
To be frank, I have no idea. I love my bed, it’s a great place to be. And I love sleeping; pity I’m not awake to enjoy it, as my dad would say. I’ve been thinking for the last 30mins whether to get up or not. And then there was the decision as to whether to get productive and get online or just to make a cup of tea and read. But it’s too cold in the kitchen, so here I am.
- Why is this happening? I’m such a heavy sleeper.
- Is there too much or too little alcohol in my system?
- Should I stay in bed and fight the urge to be asleep or should I get up and be productive?
- If this happens regularly, should I embrace the change in my body clock?
- If #4 happens, the problem I have is work. Clients expect me to be available between 9am-5pm. If I am up and about at 4am, it’s unlikely I’m still going to be useful by lunch!
- The house is cold. There’s no central heating and I’m not starting a fire.
- Could it be my hormones..?
About the Author:
Emma Crabtree is the owner and sole-operator of Red Box Virtual Office, an off-site business support service. Red Box Virtual Office can enable you to free yourself from the day to day admin of your business so that you can focus on what you enjoy and what makes you money.
