Sleep. It’s just like chocolate, you can never get enough and when you do, you just want more. I always say I’m “tired” of getting to bed late, but I’m never tired enough to go to bed early.
Now that you’re in college, the urge to ignore the alarm becomes even greater. There is no one to nudge you awake if you sleep through your alarm. Waking up can seem like a battle, and now that you’re on your own, you are the first and last line of defense.
Each morning may begin for you as it begins for me, with a conversation between your unconscious and semi-conscious personalities. They deliberate in your head; get up or just hit snooze?
As with any debate, there are always pros and cons, and this morning ritual is no different.
One side says “Get up! Get UP! You have a huge test in half an hour,” as the other (the side you’d rather listen to) says, “Snooze it up kid. Don’t worry, that test is 30 minutes away. That’s 900 more seconds of sleep and it’s all for you.”
The nervous side interrupts. “You need to shower, shave, eat, and change out of your pajamas. That all takes time.” The slumber side responds lazily, “Rest young, weary spirit, the day is long away. Why shower when you have plenty of aftershave? Why change; your pajamas are “clothes” aren’t they? Why eat? Lunch is only four hours away. Why shave? Your beard’s not that bad, and besides chicks love the scruff.”
Once you actually wake up, then the real trial begins- trying to get ready in your semi-snoozed state. Making your bed can all of the sudden be so much more difficult, and as strange as it may seem, it can sometimes be so mentally puzzling that it makes your head hurt. Sometimes I’m so tired I will walk to the shower and realize I have forgotten…my towel, my shampoo, or worst of all, my robe! That’s why I’m glad I live on an all-male floor; so no girls can see me sleepwalking in my boxers.
Sleep: necessary, wonderful, and addictive all at once. But no matter how much we complain, all we can hope is that this is the weekend we will keep that promise we make to ourselves each morning, and go to bed earlier. Pshhh, dream onn.
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