I, Fanjo, hereby swear to be in bed, lights out, phone off, by 11pm.

[WillYouDoTheDangFanjo]

It is time for me to stop staying up until gone midnight, farting about fruitlessly under the false pretence of "me time."

Would anyone else like to pledge? Perhaps we can nag motivate each other.

well, last night, I WAS in bed/lights out by 11pm, but didn't really fall properly asleep until DH came to bed at about 12:30...

However, it was very relaxing just being in bed and dozing, and this morning, I felt really refreshed!

I am aiming for 11pm tonight too - and the countdown starts...NOW! (its 9:50pm)

madamimadam - you can do it!

Well done TanteRose

MadamImAdam - of course, you did say you were baking and I did read that, but I have no short term memory due to a sleep debt that one early night clearly hasn't solved. Good luck for tonight!

NoddyHolder can you catch QT on iPlayer? Not the same, I know...

I did intend to go straight upstairs after my post last night, but instead spent 15 minutes searching for my phone so I could shut off the alarm that was due to ring at 22:30. Finally found it after DH rang it multiple times, DS had helpfully stashed it in one of the kitchen cupboards.

However, I got to bed, read for a bit, and switched off light at 22:45. DH woke me up at 4:30am faffing around with his sleep apnoea equipment but I did manage to get some more sleep before DS got up at 6am.

Will try to do the same again tonight, was very helpful feeling like I had someone(s) to account to

madamimadam - at having a word. My two are age 2 & 3 years, not sure any sort of chat would work, but they've both been in bed since 6.30pm, so I mustn't complain and I must must must try and have an early night again. I felt so much better for it and we even all did a supermarket shop together this morning and all had a lovely time unheard of

I didnt do any of my reading for degree, faffed about on MNs, played a few games of solitare and fell asleep at 12.30

FAIL!

Teaandcakeplease, could your two please have a word with mine (1-and-3/4)? I've just descended the stairs with his cries ringing in my ears - apparently, I am a stroppy truck.' (I think he means 'naughty truck' but perhaps he knows me better than I think...). In bed at 6.30? See? Even your children are doing better than I am!

I am an hour behind my baking schedule (only because of the party - I'm no domestic goddess). I'm rattling the lot off so I'm not the last on here tonight. I am determined. Let Paxo do his worst. He will not defeat me.

( I'll be signing off at 1am, won't I...)

3 yr old has just dropped her daytime nap and began nursery 12.15 to 3.15pm so she's exhausted at bedtime. DS is a nap monster and had a short nap today, so he was shattered too. Trust me this won't last I'm sure, it'll be all change again soon

I'm off to bed in a moment. This thread is focusing my mind

Going up in a minute with my herbal tea to read. Please let me not lie in the dark being cross with myself for not sleeping.

I could happily chatter to you all but I guess that would spoil our "bedtime routine!"

Will pop in later to say goodnight. I always want to put a kiss after goodnight, it seems such an intimate word.

Oh my God, it's twenty past ten!

OK. Gonna go wash face/brush teeth.

eeek, I have 18 minutes to get in bed with lights out!

Going now!

Like your style, you two!

I'm off shortly. Don't feel tired, but have a boring-tastic podcast for backup.

Goodnight everyone!

Good night (x)

Ahem. Goodnight everyone (x!).I'm about to switch off the computer, run a bath and Bob will be my uncle. (Or aunt.)

Fanjo, thank you so much for this thread - it has really focused my mind too. (You do have the best MN name, btw)

Teaandcakes, hope you have another lie-in!

Right. Must turn this thing off...

I NEED to do this. I try every night, but as you can see I have failed yet again. MN is just too bloody interesting. So I am off to bed NOW and will pledge from now on not to stay up/MN after 11pm unless it is a weekend. My seals the pledge

11 pm too soon BUT....may i be may I try and pledge to go to bed the same day in which I wake up? could be the bedtime prefect and keep watch after 11pm for the naughty girls still whispering or up with torches after lights out!

Madamimadam 6am wake up again. They were sleeping through to 7- 7.30am until this week

I shut down at ten past eleven last night and had a good night's sleep. Thank you so much for starting this, Fanjo!

What are people's boring-but-not-annoying podcast tips? Or perhaps soothing is a better word.

Mine are family history ones, or the National Archives ones. Stuff I like in theory, but that's a bit monotonous and easy to drift off to.

Must be something in the air - there's a 'how to become a morning person' thread in Chat atm.

A couple of good links there, this being one of them.

Just came on to say I've managed an 11pm bedtime for the past two nights - have always got by on minimal sleep (although feeling knackered), but lately I've been having disturbed nights as well, and that's really a whole other level of tiredness compared with late nights but sleeping through.

Feeling really pleased with myself for doing it, although I'm still shattered - and woke up twice with cramp last night and couldn't get back to sleep at 6am.

The challenge will be keeping up the early nights at the weekend - let's do it!

Oh, Teaandcakes, they know we've signed up to The Pledge, don't they? And are exacting their revenge... (Mine awake at 6.30. Still, not as savage as your alarm call.)

I have a confession to make. I did turn off the computer. Well, Mumsnet. And then remembered I had to do stuff for today, as I'm trying to get ready for DS's party and his illness at the start of the week has put everything back. So DH and I eventually went to bed at, um, 1am.

I'm just very, very glad that there's no webcam on MN. You'd all be recoiling in horror at the sight of me. Wreck of the Hesperus doesn't come close...

Major whoops. I went to bed at 11pm, lights out, dull but reassuring podcast (will PM you, DirtyMartini). DH came up at midnight and I remember waking up for a cuddle (he was in hospital for tests yesterday, so particularly pleased to see him) and drifting back off to sleep.

DS woke at 2am due to nappy malfunction, needed a full change of PJs and cot sheet. He was back asleep by 230am.

That was it for me, though. I was up all night fretting about DH's health, my job, my insomnia, a hobby I love but might have to give up due to lack of energy.

At 6am I went back to bed (had been following advice to get up and do something boring) and DH woke up. I had a great big cry, he was lovely. He took the kids to school and let me sleep in for a couple more hours. I am a very lucky woman, but insomnia is killing me!

Well done everyone - succeed or fail, it's the commitment that matters.

Fanjo, sounds like you've had a rough time recently, so double good on you for starting this!

DH woke me up AGAIN at 4:30am fiddling about with his CPAP machine (hee hee it nearly looks like 'crap machine')

I had the lights off at about 11:05pm after getting in 10 minutes of reading, but didn't fall asleep until nearer midnight as DH came to be later and wanted a snuggle.

So we are trying to keep the same time on the weekend, yes? This will be a challenge......

Well done YankNCock, sorry that you had a disturbed night, too. I think you handled it rather better than I did!

Weekend bedtimes... Well I think 11pm will work well for me as I am pooped, but maybe we could use this thread to pledge a bedtime that suits each of us? I'm sure there will be someone else around aiming for the same bedtime that we choose.

LittlePushka has already volunteered to round up the midnight posse, excellent idea!

See you at 2245ish for pyjama drill! (Unless I've passed out already)

Goodnight! X