EMBARK! On the Everyman.

[MissTris]

I shall be, after months of musing, embarking upon a reconstruction of my sleep cycles. I thought perhaps it might be entertaining to tell you all, and document it here.
a bit about the cycle I will be turned to:
One longer “core” nap that is supplemented with several 20-30 minute naps. The most successful variations that I have read about are either one 3 hour nap and three 20-minute naps or one 1.5 hour nap with 4-5 20 minute naps, all of which have equal amounts of time in between each nap. This cycle is much easier to adjust to than the Uberman and allows for more flexibity in nap times and in skipping naps when necessary. It is also still extremely efficient compared to monophasic with only 3-4 hours of sleep per day. Many bloggers have tried out this cycle and reported no negative effects on their health.
From: www.stumbleupon.com/su/8lVceB/www.highexistence.com/alternate-sleep-cycles/

Many people have converted to this sleep schedule with good results, so I hope to develop a good pattern within a reasonable time. Starting as of tomorrow 12/05/10, which I will post the time I wake I will begin the transition and post my thoughts and reflections as I work my way into the alternative. This will allow me many things, and while I am on the East coast, as most of you know, I will devote the largest of nap to the evening hours of about 2-3 am and three hours after which time I choose.

[MissTris]

Sunday, 11:40am.
I woke up a lot earlier than this, but finally got up for good about an hour ago. Woke and kept a state of wakefulness I'd say around 9.
I work a 3pm today, which means I leave at approximately 2:35 to get there. The difficulty I feel I'll have is this is a long work day for once, being 6 hours and 15 minutes. I get a half hour lunch break.

I intend to try to take a 20 minute nap a 2pm today, which I believe will be unsuccessful.
divided out, every 7 hours I should take a supplemental nap of 20 minutes, and roughly 3 am I will take the three hour sleep which will start my clock fresh and proper.
Given the flexibility I have to use I think it will take me longer to adjust to the schedule. I'll give it a three week span to become more fixed and easier to follow.

[MissTris]

1:09 am, Dec. 6th.
Unforeseen.
I went and lay down around 12pm not long after the first report, because I did not feel well. I fell to sleep and woke at two pm feeling somewhat better. So I did not nap when I returned home.
at 2:30 am if I am still online I will be logging off and setting myself into further wind down and intend to be asleep by 3, which I will wake at 6. There will be no snooze button, simply the alarm and my waking. I'll even make my mom's coffee and have hot chocolate.

I am off work today, which will start the nap phases properly. Today is Saint Nicholas Day. Not Santa Clause, oh no. Nicholas is my Confirmation name, which I choose when I went through the rights of my old Catholic church. He is patron saint of children (mostly lost children), sailors, and thieves amid others. I choose him because of his connection to children, without thinking about the later connections to Santa. I hope perhaps You'd take some time to do something good for someone today, in honor of my Patron Saint and I. You don't have to be a Christian to be a good person after all, and you're not always a good person when you are Christian. Look at me.
I've set some chocolate gold coins and other little treats in my siblings shoes and set them outside their doors as a surprise when they wake. I hope to make a wonderful fish dinner.

[MissTris]

7:28 am. Dec 6th.
I kept waking up throughout the night due to different things. It seemed to me I never fell into the REM sleep I should attain, however, when I woke at six, a little before the alarm clock I felt oddly awake. Having been up an hour and a half my eyes itch and I do feel still tired. First nap is at 11, and will be a 20 minute one. I look forward to it, but I can't help but think I will be awake by then and have some difficulty falling to sleep.

Aside, today is going to be a more relaxed one. I may bake some cookies, or I may just play around all day. Report after first nap.

Written at 2:29 pm
My nap was cut short by a phone call from my mother. My work called her to call me because they wanted me to come in today, my day off, and work noon to close, which is about 9:15pm. I tried to call to tell them a resounding NO.(fuckyou.) but got the busy signal three times, the fourth in this half hour call saga it rang and rang so I gave up, hung up, and resounded not to bother to call again. I told mom should they happen to ring her again tell them 'no, I'm a very busy person and what days I find out I have off become filled with other obligations.'

So, napped maybe 10 minutes? I had just drifted off I thought, and had the alarm set. I feel rather awake despite this set back, and did the dishes. I'm going to start baking some St. Nicholas's Day cookies and wash the windows or vacuum the floor, probably both. I can't help but wonder if this is the hyper sleep state, that weird high energy level people sometimes get when they deprive themselves of sleep/sleep very little. Sometimes that happens to me. I ate something, though I was not really hungry.

11:42 pm
My last nap before the 3 hour was at 9. I feel that despite it being the early stages of my conversion and not one use to taking naps in general the methods I'm employing to get myself into sleep quicker are effective. My nap at 4pm was also successful. I slept with a couple cats, as always.
I am very tired right now, my eyes are starting to itch again like they did this morning. I'm playing WoW while I wait for the time I can sleep.

I work tomorrow at noon, until 4.

[MissTris]

Dec 7th.
Today was difficult. I woke up with the rush I had yesterday, but because I did not get up and move around I started to drift back to sleep. I had to drive my brother to school at 7:15 and noticed with some fear that I was impaired, reaction times slowed. I did not feel well.
I got home and sat down to read but drifted again. I went through my first nap in a daze and got to the second when I fell to sleep quickly.

I still felt drawn and ill.

Work at noon, I was tired, and still slow on the ball at work, but able to function. I was suppose to be off at four, but had to stay on until 7.
When I got home I was feeling better, still rough though. I ate a little, and tried to play games. My head has been aching all day even though I took some Tylenol at work.
I took my last nap at 10:25 and feel better now. There is little left of my head ache. I ate some soup and bread. I'm tired, but not as bad as I was yesterday night.

[MissTris]

Dec 10th.
Yesterday was spent active and fair, nap times were erratic, but still fit in.

As for today. I missed two naps, my mom and I were out and about. I felt fine in the sense of being aware of things, but note the higher elevated amount of blood I am loosing during menstruation. I wonder if this may be a side effect from the lack of sleep. Since I am irregular, a lot of the time I'm affected by outside forces aside from my own time clock. I'd venture to sleep a "normal" monastic for me, to see if this is he case, but the idea is to see my conversion to Everyman.
I've had no dreams I yet remember, if I can get a good foothold on my sleep I may be able to Lucid dream.

[MissTris]

Dec 12th, 2:21 am.

I've noted that the past few days my fuse has grown shorter. I'm becoming more aggressive and stay angry longer. This may be due to feminine issues, but it may also be linked to sleep. Normally when I go through the cycle I'm angry, but not as seething as these past two days have shown. I seem to become stressed quickly, but, on the other hand when happy I do feel happy longer as well.
I overslept as well, the past two days, the first day by almost a hour, consequently did not nap.
Today, because of feeling violently ill I woke, drifted, slept, woke again, and took several hours. Now I'm rather tired, and was in an unfit state during the day. My work hours have grown and I've been working 8-10 hours a day.

These factors make it hard on the body, already stressed it may be unwise to continue, however I am.
I've yet had a dream and remembered it. If and when I do I will write it out here.

[MissTris]

12/12/10 1:31 am.
Missed my alarm and overslept today, did not get to nap but felt the urges around 8:30.
I am notably over aggressive with coworkers and cynical with Customers. When hungry I don't know what I am in the mood for, and eat what I can pick up first.
Another work related notation: Worked 3 nine hour days, I feel sore, more worn down than perhaps I would have been, but it may the shoes.
Aside, tired now, feeling worn down because I've gotten irregular with this oversleeping thing.
I work 9 am to 1 pm tomorrow, so, I will nap when I come home, and go from there. I want to sleep now, I'm very tired.

[MissTris]

12/13/10 7:30 AM
Woke on time today, I notice that I am more alert than previous days. Very very hungry too. My eyes itch some, but I feel in a better mood. Perhaps since I'm converting over my sleep cycle oversleeping is making me angry. It's to early to tell yet though.

12/14 12:31 AM

I worked from 9-3 today instead of until 1. I was told I have off tomorrow. Since I was home at a more acceptable hour I had contrived to take a nap, to get back what I've been loosing. However, the world had other plans.
I did get to take a nap at 9:40 pm however. This is a documented moment.
I lay down at 9:41 PM with the TV loudly blasting, and my sister sitting in front of it, on her computer, blaring something else. In the background Mom is talking to my brother. Under these conditions never before would I have fallen to sleep. Forcing a regulated breathing slow and long, with each inhale mentally saying 'sleep' I drifted off into sleep quickly, effectively tuning out the sounds. I woke feeling a little more refreshed for it. As one who cannot fall to sleep with loud noises going, as noted through out the sleep history, this is a solid first of willingly, and successfully drifting off with loud activities present.
I have not been able to get warm today, and my back and feet are more sore than before, but once again it may be the heightened hours, and not my lack of sleep as I redirect myself, alone.

[MissTris]

12/15/10 2:01 AM

I could not wake up today, I drifted in and out of sleep until late morning. I had a doctors appointment today because of a cough I've had for a few months. It seems my Thyroid is swollen, may be due to cats. I've been given some medications to take. We'll see what happens yes?
Aside, I took no nap today, and I'm tired now. Off work tomorrow so I will be getting up and forcing myself to act as I ought. I need to control my mind not let it control me.

[MissTris]

12/21/10 1:02 AM
My logs have been erratic and non existent the past few days due to several factors.
I've gone to the doctors and was perscribed medication for a cough I've had for the past few months. Apparently I have a thyroid issue ><
Aside this, I've been going to bed at 3 as I selected my time to be, yet, am failing to rise at 6. I'll get up at 7, or later these past three days. I've not heard the alarm clock.
A few nights ago I started to dream...
The dreams were clipped, broken and fuzzy, like a warped film trying to play on a rough cliff face. It's angles were sharp and it's contrasts strong. I could not remember what I dreamt but it left a strong impression of bitter sweetness. I baked cookies that day, and felt alright.
The next night I dreamt and that is when my discontent began. It was just as fuzzy and sharp and warped as the night before, but left nothing but an empty feeling inside.

Since, and today I've not taken naps as I should which is not being properly compensated for. However I slept 4 hours last night and felt that refreshed feeling when I did wake.
I will work to take the naps while I continue on my medicine doctor prescribed.
Maybe interesting to note is my new addition of the Herb (pill form) of St. John's Wort, which is good for balancing and calming. For those who may be high strung, or stressed it's a healthy use that is found over the counter where Vitamins are kept. It takes (so I was told) three days to get into system and really take effect. I have another day of taking the right doses (three pills a day) for it to really kick in.
Report later today.

[MissTris]

Due to some health factors which I'm waiting to go to the doctor for I will not continue this trial presently.
I intend, after I've been to the doctor and it's been worked out, to restart my attempt at a sleep conversion, unless the illness I've seemed to take on is sleep related.
>< sorry anyone who may have been reading.