Sleep 1

23:18 to 02:50

(3:31 hours)

This was the first time I have woken up from dreaming since starting this sleep pattern. This is a very good sign and means that the length of my core is probably right now.

I still feel a bit tired, but it is not as bad as the usual feeling when I wake from my core.

Sleep 2

06:29 to 06:54

(0:25 hours)

Unusually, this nap took me a while to fall asleep for. I knew it would be more difficult so I used my face mask.

I'm pretty sure I was laying awake for at least 10 minutes of it, but now I feel pretty good. I would say I feel more alert now than I normally would in the morning on a monophasic sleep pattern. Let's see how this holds up throughout the day!

Sleep 3

12:15 to 12:44

(0:29 hours)

This morning I felt very sleepy. For some reason I started to feel a little less sleepy around 11:45, but after my cycle home I still managed to fall asleep pretty quickly.

My sleep was refreshing and I felt alert straight away after waking.

Sleep 4

16:44 to 17:10

(0:26 hours)

I have been counting my breathes to fall asleep: You count each time you breathe out from 1, 2 up to 10. If you get to 10 you start again at 1.

While I was going to sleep I would count '1, 2, 3, 4' and then drift off into a dream. A few seconds later I would realise I was dreaming and wake up. Although I don't remember any of them in particular, they were vivid flashes of people and scenes.

This must have happened 5 or 6 times before I drifted off into a nice sleep. Now I feel a little bit groggy but I am glad to have slept.

Sleep 5

23:31 to 03:02

(3:30 hours)

Last night was the first night that I wasn't sure I'd be able to fall asleep for my core. Yesterday I felt myself become a bit more awake just before each sleep, but in the end I slept through all of them. I must have fallen asleep for my core in a couple of minutes at most.

I had a good sleep as always, but I do feel a little groggy now like I normally do.