At Times, I Struggle to Get Up in The Morning

Let us see, where do I start? Generally, I do not have a hard time getting up in the morning; my feet usually hit the floor before the alarm goes off. It is funny, often I have been called “Tigger” because of the energy that I have when I first wake up. Recently, it has been somewhat of a struggle to get my day going for several reasons. Deciding to go back to school after 30 years has been a huge impact on my biological clock. The demands of my courses and re-developing good study habits have kept me up late at night. I often wake up in the middle of the night solving math problems, writing essays, and thinking of what I need to do the next day. For the most part, when I first hit the bed, I can’t seem to turn my brain off. Another reason for struggling to get up in the morning is that my husband travels a lot due to our consulting business. When he returns home, we find ourselves talking until all hours of the night in order to make up for the time we have been away from each other. Furthermore, we sometimes start a conversation in the middle of the night that could last several hours before going back to sleep. Finally, I think the worst is going through menopause! I find myself waking up several times with night sweats and seem to toss and turn all night. In closing, in an effort to get a better night sleep, I have started using meditation and deep breathing exercises, which seems to help.