How do you wake up in the am

Originally posted by iliel

For all of you who have sleep probs or just can't seem to get up, how do you do it?

One EYE at a time! :rotfl:

Couldn't resist that reply! :kiss

I feel ya! I go to bed between 10 and 11, may not fall asleep right away, when I do I'm awake between 3 and 4 wondering why I can't sleep. I lay there or get up and do something, fall asleep back in bed or on the sofa, and before you know I've fallen alseep again but have a hard time waking up the second time around. That's a terrible feeling, especially when I have to get up and go to work tired or not. :zzzzz

I had the same problem until I started exercising in the morning. The first week was hard, but once I got past that "hump", I found that I woke up (and slept) much better. I've been doing "Walk Away the Pounds" videos...which are basically walking in place with a few other things thrown in. Nothing too hard, but it gets your blood moving.

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One thing that helps me, is putting my alarm clock across the room, not within arms reach. I have to get up and walk over to it to hit the snooze bar. This wakes me up more, and I tend not to oversleep.

I fixed it by working nights!

I have the same problem... ever since high school I have had to be out the door at 7am but 5 years later I still wake up at 5 till or 5 after 7. I figure it's just not going to change.

I'm definately a night owl too :-)

One thing I do is just act like i wasn't late...

not that that helps anything lol.

I work 12 hour shifts 3 days (well nights) a week. Exhaustion helps me get to sleep. I have to set the alarm in my kitchen so i don't hit the snooze wrong (shutting it off) and crawl back in bed.

Hardest part i have is getting out of bed in the winter time after baking under the electric blanket all day.

I have three alarm clocks all around my bed...all set to go off around 5 minutes of each other. I did that partly because I needed a battery-operated one in case of a power failure during the night, but also because I tend to sleep through an alarm clock. I get the loudest, most obnoxious alarm clocks I can find.

Originally posted by babs_rn

I have three alarm clocks all around my bed...all set to go off around 5 minutes of each other. I did that partly because I needed a battery-operated one in case of a power failure during the night, but also because I tend to sleep through an alarm clock. I get the loudest, most obnoxious alarm clocks I can find.

Where's the fire???:rotfl:

Most obnoxious clock i have found so far was an old style bell alarm (13 bucks, Wal-Mart). It runs on a C battery. Bought it as a backup for power outtages.

I trick myself since I know in the morning I wont be paying attention.. first.. set your alarm clock +20mins. So when you set it to wake up at 5am, it will really be 4:40am. Next, always set it way before time to get up, that way you wake up, hit snooze, and then it seems like you got sleep in Works for me anyways..

Originally posted by babs_rn

I have three alarm clocks all around my bed...all set to go off around 5 minutes of each other. I did that partly because I needed a battery-operated one in case of a power failure during the night, but also because I tend to sleep through an alarm clock. I get the loudest, most obnoxious alarm clocks I can find.

Babs, you are not alone. I have a dual alarm across the room & another by my bed all set a few minutes apart & all are loud & obnoxious.

This usually gets me out of bed on time.