Five Weird Tools to Improve your Sleep Without Spending One More Minute of your Time

This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission. My college roommate has always said about me, “You are the most sleep-deprived person I’ve ever met!” This is unfortunately probably more true now as a mom of four kids (who all never slept well) and a small business owner than it was in college. As much as I read about the importance of getting more sleep, to me it always means getting less done . I’ve even said to people, “Sleep is about to become the new kale.” But I’m not on board yet personally. Knowing I might be sleeping all wrong isn’t new. To optimize sleep and be a healthier human being, people always say to get at least 8 hours in bed have a consistent bedtime and wake time, even on the weekends (!!!) never use screens within a few hours of bedtime All 3 of these would be various circles of hell for me, and so even when I am falling asleep reading my preschooler a book, when I realize I’ve been staring at the same sentence on my computer for five minutes without making any progress, or when I snap at my kids because I was very short on sleep two nights before, I still think, “ I can handle it. I can get by on less sleep than is recommended so that I can get more done than the average person.” That’s how it works for me, by the way, never super-tired on day one after a night of less than 4 or 5 hours of sleep, but pretty much a hot mess of anger, droopy eyelids and foggy brain on day two. But I read and listen to enough about the importance of sleep that I’ve […]

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