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When I got in from work today I didn't feel tired at all, probably because I had a longer sleep last night than usual. I really didn't think I stood any chance of sleeping but I did drift off after a few minutes.

Yu Lee came in at 6:00pm and I got up. I feel refreshed, but it wasn't as good as a nice 2 hour nap.

I am planning on sleeping when I am tired for a while instead of going to be at 1:00am. If it interferes with my naps I will revert back to having a set bed time.

Last night I was a little bit tired so I went to bed at 11:30pm. I slept well and even remember one of my dreams.

When I got in from work today I wasn't particularly tired, and I wasn't sure whether to take my nap or not. I'm glad I did because I slept well and it was a great nap!

I woke up when Yu Lee got into bed with me. I have recorded the time that I woke up, but I actually stayed in bed an extra 20 minutes.

Waking up gently like this means that I feel no grogginess at all after my nap.

Last night was the first night that I have slept my normal hours for a long time!

For some reason it actually took me a while to get to sleep last night, which was strange as I normally fall asleep straight away (at least while I'm doing this sleeping pattern). I felt sleepy during the early evening yesterday, but at the end of the evening I was wide awake. I could be because I was trying to figure out why my web server was using so much memory...

When I got in from work, I was a bit tired but not a lot, and I wasn't sure if I would sleep or not. I laid down to sleep and must have drifted off, because Yu Lee came in over an hour later and it only felt like about 20 minutes.

Yu Lee came in to sleep as well, but I was already awake when she came in so we ended up talking about her work for a while and then I got up.

It wasn't the best nap in the world but I'm sure I slept for some of it, so it's a step in the right direction.

Yesterday I didn't really get a chance to have a nap. When I got home from my course I had dinner, and then a little while afterwards Yu Lee arrived to pick me up.

I was so tired when I got home at 10:00pm that I decided to go straight to bed.

I slept through solidly, and was dreaming when I woke up naturally this morning at 4:30. I did remember my dream at the time but I don't any more.

When you go to take a nap, especially when it is dark already, I would highly recommend actually setting the alarm!

I set the time for my alarm, settled down to sleep, and then woke up 8.5 hours later. Unfortunately, I had forgotten to actually turn it on. :-(

I feel like I have been asleep for quite a while, and I have a different kind of grogginess to usual. I really need to be more careful next time!

I was in a course today, and towards the end of it I was starting feel quite sleepy. Unfortunately, when I arrived back at Yu Lee's mum's place I wasn't so tired, and when I tried to sleep I couldn't.

I slept 6 hours last night which is probably why I wasn't tired this afternoon. I still need to learn how to deal more effectively with missed naps!

Last night I went to bed 1.5 hours early as I was feeling tired and I wanted to feel alert for my course today.

This morning I actually woke up 4 minutes before my alarm went off! I think that means that 6 hours was about the right amount of time.

I do still feel slightly sleepy.

We are in London now, visiting Yu Lee's mum. I am going to stay here for a few days because I have a course on Monday and Tuesday.

When we arrived in London, we had a massive lunch and then went rollerblading in the park with Yu Lee's mum. After this we were quite tired, and we settled down for a nap and set the alarm for about 2 hours.

I think 2 hours works much better for a nap than 90 minutes. We both woke up feeling refreshed and had virtually no sleep inertia.

I don't remember what I was dreaming about, but I am sure I had a long and complicated dream just before I woke up. Waking up for the alarm clock is not very good for my dream recall though, and my memories of the dream faded straight away.

This morning I have some sleep inertia, but I don't feel too sleepy. I also have some very mild hangover feelings.

I had 1 small bottle of beer and 1 glass of wine last night, and that was quite a few hours before sleeping, so I am surprised to be feeling it this morning.

I woke up from dreaming but I don't remember the dream.

Wow that was a great nap!

It took me a little while to get to sleep, even though I was drowsy to start off with. It was nice taking my nap with Yu Lee though!

When I woke up I was at the end of quite a long dream: The dream had several components and started off in Spain and ended up back in England. I don't really remember many specifics but I'm sure it was quite complicated!

I now have a slight 'cotton wall between my ears' feeling but I feel good and it feels like I have had a whole night's sleep. Now I want to go to town for some iced tea...

Once again I tried adding half an hour onto my core sleep, and once again I feel sleepy. Maybe 4.5 hours is better after all!

I was dreaming when I woke up but I don't remember my dream.

I decided to take a 30 minute power-nap to make up for my poor sleep earlier!

I originally went to bed about 4:30, and was just on the verge of sleep when my mum rang with a problem with her computer.

After I put the phone down I settled down again and then Yu Lee came in. We relaxed for a bit and talked about her work situation, and then I reset the timer and set the start time of this nap again.

I think I slept for at least 10 minutes! It definitely didn't feel like 35 minutes, but there was no way I was sleeping any longer. Hopefully it won't make me too tired tonight.

I tried to get to bed 15 minutes early last night, but in the end it was about 1:00am like normal when I fell asleep.

I am sure I woke up from a dream.

This morning I am feeling mild sleep inertia.

I was worried I wouldn't fall asleep for this one after such a long sleep last night, but in the end I fell into a deep sleep.

WhenI woke up I set another 10 minutes on the alarm which went really quickly and didn't really seem to make any difference.

I think I probably didn't need the extra sleep last night in the end. I woke up naturally at 4:30am, and went back to sleep, and then woke up just after 5 and got up.

The good thing about waking up naturally is that there is absolutely no tiredness at all!

The fact that I first woke up naturally after 5 hours (300 minutes) suggests that I had 3 full sleep cycles, and that my cycles are about 100 minutes long. It might be worth permanently lengthening my core to 5 hours in the long run.

Today I have felt really good all day! When I was walking home from work I still felt pretty alert, but I needed to go to sleep straight away as I am meeting a friend in town at 7:30pm.

I fell asleep straight away, and woke up after 20 minutes. I then drifted in and out for a while, and eventually fell back to sleep and woke up from the alarm.

I felt no grogginess at all after my nap and I feel good now.

I'm pretty sure it took me at least 20 minutes to fall asleep for my core last night: I think I rolled over and saw the clock say 1:20. It wasn't frustrating like not falling asleep for a nap though and I felt relaxed.

Last night was a bit of a breakthrough as I felt really good and alert right up to about 15 minutes before my nap. I think this is what this pattern is supposed to feel like!

When I woke up I was dreaming again. This time I actually remember a very small fragment of the dream. All I remember is something about turning a car around in a car park.

I felt slightly groggy for about 5 minutes after waking.