hello! i canāt believe iām being regularly active again with my posts??? but iām also heavily procrastinating. anywayā¦ my heart wishes i could snowboard and look like a total bad a$$, but i know i would crack my head open soā¦ skiing lol.
You know you found the right topic for your masterās thesis when youāre so hyped about it that you do research on it on semester break, long before youāre supposed to start working on it :ā)
Also, this is my first own post on here, hi everyone!!
Iāve heard lots of people have been struggling to sleep properly, so Iāve combined some tips to get a proper rest! Not much, but I have put it under a keep reading thingy, so it doesnāt mess up your dashboard!
1. Routine, routine, routine
I am sure youāre so sick of hearing this already, but the human body is a sucker for a solid routine. Set yourself a time for when you want to go to sleep, and a time to get up.
I still slip up sometimes, cause nights tend to drag on when you find a new show to binge, but I have noticed that as long as I get up at roughly the same time each morning my body forgives and forgets. Also, is completely alright to not wake up at the same exact time each day. I tend to wake up anywhere from 9am - 11am and that seems to be alrighty for my brain. Weāre all different though, so see and try what works for you!
2. Avoid those caffeinated drinks
Caffeine is there to keep you awake, so if itās past 5pm (or ~7-8h before your bedtime) switch that coffee/tea up for a decaf alternative. I am a sucker for green tea, but I have noticed that if I drink even a tiny bit of it after 5pm I am not going to sleep until at least 3am.Ā
If you are really graving something to drink, and water isnāt gonna cut it try naturally caffeine free teas or some decaf coffee. Also, try to avoid too sugary stuff, cause sugar means energy!
3. If you wanna drink tea, boy do I have a recipe for you!
I discovered this tea for myself a few years ago when I had a proper herb garden. You take some peppermint, lavender and valerian root (if itās available in your area, if not then fuck it). Not much is needed, as all these things have an incredibly strong taste, but decide on the amounts yourself, based on how you like the flavour (I really hate the taste of valerian, so Iād put the tiniest amount of that, like 3-4 leaves of peppermint and a leaf or two of lavender). Let that steep for about 3 minutes. If you want you can add honey, but Iām not a massive fan so I never did really.Ā
Drink a cup of that, and Iām getting tired even just thinking about it. Truly magical.Ā
4. A sleep sachet, cause weāre like that
I donāt really have any magical witch tricks, but I do have a sleep sachet. To make it I took some peppermint (genuinely an amazing plant) and threw it into like a bag, I had some moonstone around, so threw like tiny fragments of that into it, and topped it off with some lavender oil that I had laying around. I guess you could put valerian in there, but honestly it smells nasty and makes your cat go crazy, so I donāt fully recommend.Ā
Tie that lil bag up and throw it under your pillow. The smell of lavender will either make your headache (in which case ignore this point and just throw the sachet away kid), or it will make you fall asleep in like seconds.Ā
5. Count back from a hundred, just do it
Counting sheep is for boring people, I am a man of science so I count back from a hundred. Itās best if you do it slow, and try to get your breathing to match up with the counting.Ā
For additional effort, do it in a foreign language. Doing it in a foreign language helps me focus on the numbers so my mind wonāt start to wonder, and it improves your language skills, so whatās to lose!
It is important to note though, that if you have serious problems with your sleep the best bet is to call up your GP and complain. Get some medical help, itās always worth it!
happy veterans day!! i still have a lot of homework i need to finish for tomorrow so this wont exactly be theĀ āday offā i wanted ;-;Ā maybe iāll do some more digital art today tho!
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