Short but refreshing.

I went out last night to watch a friend of mine play a gig.

It meant that I didn't get to bed until 11:30pm. Also, despite the fact that it was really a low key (and volume) event where the conversation took priority over the music, my ears rang slightly as I tried to go to sleep.

I got up at 6:23am and despite my shorter sleep I feel fairly refreshed and energised.

A good night's sleep.

Pretty normal night's sleep for me last night. I had dinner last night at 6:30pm.

I went to bed at 10pm after giving up on Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (it's amazing how many bullets one woman can dodge - especially with such large targets...) and went to sleep within half an hour.

Woke up at 6:15 and had no problem getting up. Feel fairly energetic this morning.

Don't wake me up at 5am!

Last night was uneventful for me. I had dinner at 7:30pm, went to bed at 10pm and went to sleep around 10:30pm.

I was woken up at 5am and looked at the clock at 5:05am. Unfortunately I misread it and thought it said 5:55am. I was in half a mind to stay awake until 6 (when my radio comes on) so lay in bed contemplating what seemed like the longest 5 minutes of my life.

Checked the clock again at 5:25am and slept until 6:15am (when my actual alarm comes on).

Got up fairly easily but still feel a little tired.

Oh YES!!

My neighbours must have seen this blog starting yesterday and been concerned that it would be boring.

After a late night on Sunday I was in bed by 9:30pm last night and went pretty much straight to sleep.

However, at some stage in the middle of the night I heard a noise like a pirate ship creaking in the wind. This was followed soon afterwards by what sounded like the women's final at Wimbledon. Yes, for the first time in two months living in my new place I heard the amorous efforts of my neighbours.

They went on for what seemed like hours. I always thought that the man next door looked like a bit of a lay-about. No wonder - he must be shattered!

I woke up at 6:15am when my alarm went off and struggled out of bed at 6:20am. I left the house at 7:05am, taking good care not to look into the window of Mr Loverman's (or should I call him Monsieur Amore?) apartment.

The Sleep Diary Begins!

I'm writing a diary about how well I sleep to help us to understand how to get the best night's sleep.

I hope my blog encourages other people to share their own experiences of how they've slept recently and what has affected them.

Feel free to share your advice on how to get a great night's sleep!

Sleep starts tonight - diary starts tomorrow!