Consistent Sleep Schedule
It is 3:22 a.m. as I write this. I have a 6:30 a.m. call on set in the financial district. I went to bed at 11:00 p.m. but couldn’t fall asleep. This isn’t insomnia. I sleep pretty well when I do go to bed. I’m facing this dilemna because my sleep schedule is really screwed up. Lot’s of falling asleep on the couch at 4, 5 or 6 in the morning while watching t.v. (This predicament I find myself in tonight is a result of not going to bed at a decent hour last night. Another example of how our actions have consequences beyond what we may initially see…). I know this is a problem I have. I know that this holds me back. I know that if I made this one change in my life I’d see immense forward movement. Yet I don’t know how to get myself to take this action. I think this is something deep rooted from childhood or something. (Probably has to do with having to go to bed really really early as a young kid… I remember being in bed at 8 p.m. while it was still light outside.)
The point of this is not to dump on my parents for their child rearing choices. The point is that I’ve developed a very bad habit of not going to bed. I’m going to be screwed today because of this habit. I’m desperate at this point. I’m throwing this out there into the universe.
I MUST ADOPT A CONSISTENT SLEEP SCHEDULE THAT IS FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO CONFORMS TO THE CHANGING LIFE SCHEDULE OF AN ACTOR/MUSICIAN!
This is non-negotiable. I’m sick of this.
–Update: 4:21 a.m.–
The first of my 8 alarms went off at 4:15 a.m. (1 regular alarm clock, I-pod clock alarm, 6 cell phone alarms on 2 phones). No sleep, but now I might as well get going because I have to be out the door by 5:30 a.m. I want to freaking scream. Screw this.