After months or more of sleep disturbance, middle of night awakening multiple times, it's been a very favorable summer. My study and implementation has brought regular sleep times, an air-conditioned room, a new pillow, and periodic tracking of pattern. My sources suggest I likely only have a variant of normal commonly encountered in seniors. And I feel notably more energetic. My wrist alarm buzzes each morning at 6:30, and I heed its signal. What has changed this week is the light through the windows when I arise. I depend on the distinction between day and night to get me going. These past two days have encountered a very dark gray, not at all the light that resets my internal clock. Perhaps overcast weather, perhaps shortened daytimes though we are still about a month away from the equinox.
It has not changed my commitment to my wrist alarm. I still feel good in the morning, ready to go make coffee. And I have plenty of artificial light to guide me. But I wonder if the gains I made in sleep hygiene this spring and summer might encounter a setback as we get closer to seasonal clock adjustment.
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