AIBU to ask how I can have better sleep hygiene and be more of a morning person?

[Hasselbacks]

On weekdays, I’m up early-ish for work (start work at 8:30) but always find it hard to wake up .

On weekends, I always sleep in, and often sleep longer than I should. I’m sure I oversleep, and then end up feeling sluggish and a bit rubbish.

I think this is probably down to me not going to bed at a consistent time every night (I normally drift off after midnight ), mostly because I’m ‘procrastinating’/surfing the Internet on my phone, and also because I don’t think I’ve really set up my room to be a restful place for sleep (I rent, and have a really small room that has room for my bed, a tiny wardrobe and a bookshelf).

I’d be interested to find out, if you also have/had a small room, how do you keep it tidy and keep it a nice pleasant place to sleep in?

I think, if I break it down, I probably find it hard to get to sleep because:

• I go to sleep too late and at an irregular time (leading to waking up very late on weekends)
• I use my phone way too much before going to sleep (I need to look into this)
• I haven’t really set up my room as a pleasant, chilled place that makes me want to sleep there

Would be interested in any advice or tips you have, please!

Bin phone off on a night. I used to read on my iPad and discovered it was massively affecting my sleep when I switched to a non lit kindle

Thanks, everyone! Your tips are so helpful.

Get to bed

I've read my lamplight rather than used my phone with a blue screen filter. Should I be noticing a difference as I think the only thing it's doing is making me settle down to sleep earlier or maybe that's the desired effect?

Sleep is not a strong point with a DD that disturds me in the night!

I am a terrible morning person, to the point I sometimes have a morning depression which doesn’t waver until about 10am. What I have found helps:

Yummy healthy breakfast- I like granola, fruit and coconut yogurt. Sit at be table to eat with the radio on (love a bit of heart...)

Buy an alarm clock- get off Mumsnet at 8pm (okay so I need to take this advice... ), into bed, tv off by 9.30 or read a book instead.

Exercise! Healthy BMI, good diet in general

I no longer drink caffeine so my body doesn’t rely on it.

Make your bedroom a nice place- buy expensive bedding if you need to. Scented candles, pillows, decent mattress and snuggly duvet. Make your bed every morning as a PP has said!

Hope it improves for you!

@Hasselbacks how did you get on OP? Any improvements?

Lumie alarm clock
Alexa set to radio 5live or other talking station 20 mins before actual alarm goes off
Get up earlier than you need to, sit in bed with a warm drink to start the day pleasantly
Do not look at phone until all morning jobs are done (shower, make bed, get dressed, make lunch)

And yes to leaving phone elsewhere in the house, or on do not disturb in bedroom

I was sleeping appallingly, met a new man who gets up at 5.50 so always falls asleep at 8pm/9pm. This was really difficult but now when at his we watch TV in bed from 8-9 (or sometimes 10) then lights out. I'm sleeping so much better now and feel refreshed.

The number one thing that made a difference to me is not having my phone in the bedroom overnight. I can’t recommend it enough.

I also recommend building in a nice morning routine. My alarm starts playing radio 4 at 5.55am, and right away my husband makes coffee from the machine on his beside table. We then have 15 minutes of sitting up in bed having coffee and listening to the news, then I get up and shower. It’s a peaceful start that I enjoy, and is so much less painful than dragging myself out of bed right away.

@User383673 someone previous has the exact same routine

I'm a night owl and getting up early is torture, I found that changing the lighting was the only thing that helped.
Have a daylight bulb come on in the mornings for at least 20 minutes before you need to get up. Then in the evenings, use low lighting for at least an hour before bedtime.