I usually wake up several times a night with weird dreams, outright nightmares, or because I think I can't sleep (although I have actually been sleeping and dreaming that I am awake). For the last week or so, I have been sleeping five hours uninterrupted then returning for a little bit more sleep.
This is highly unusual for me and leaves me feeling more tired than if I awaken five times a night. It probably means that I'm not sleeping enough, and this is my body's way of trying to play catch-up. I have also been running a crazy schedule, over-extending myself, getting to bed late, and generally running my own bad self into the ground.
So this morning when I awaken on my own, I am kind of hoping it's maybe 2:00 a.m. so I can sleep for three or so more hours. I try to focus my eyes. It is not 2:00 a.m.
It's 4:59 a.m., and my alarm will be going off in sixteen minutes. Almost not worth going back to sleep at this point. I get up, hit the bathroom, grab a drink of water, and debate starting my day. I decide it won't hurt to snooze for another fifteen minutes.
I look at the clock now that my far-sighted eyes have been open for a bit.
4:09 a.m.
Score. I'm asleep again before the digits change.
