The First Step V - More Slow Than Steady

'Are we there yet?' - Bart Simpson

• Saturday 9th June - up at 09:00 - down at 01:00
• Sunday 10th June - up at 08:30 - down at 01:00 but had a terrible sleep owing to fantasizing, thunderstorm and noisy chimney cowling
  
• Monday 11th June - up at 09:00 - down at 23:30 chimney cowling fixed (handyman), weather fixed (God)
  
• Tuesday 12th June - up at 07:30 - down at 23:30 up again at 01:00 till 03:40
  
• Wednesday 13th June - up at 09:15 - down at 00:30
• Thursday 14th June - up at 08:15 - down at 02:30. Just couldn't fall asleep.
  
• Friday 15th June - up at 09:15 down at 01:30
  
• Saturday 16th June - up at 08:30 down at 01:45. Stayed up to watch Seven which had just started. Yes, very dumb. And not very wholesome in terms of providing dream material.
• Sunday 17th June - up at 09:45

OK, this is not looking so good. I've not achieved the gradual rein in of my waking up time that I had hoped. The main culprit seems to be that after getting a (relatively) good night's sleep, I don't feel tired enough. In fact, I'm probably on some kind of 26 hour cycle from the looks of things.

Things have changed for the better however. I'm napping pretty much every day now, in accordance with the nap protocol and the result has been that I generally feel less groggy after a bad night's sleep and trying to catch up through long naps. Oversleeping (on both the main night's sleep and naps) now appears to be a thing of the past. Previously, I believed I would be too miserable to go on if I didn't get some extra sleep. Now I believe that I can both have my cake and eat it. Namely, have as many naps as you like as long as they are in accordance with the nap protocol.

I'm still left with the fact that I've failed to achieve my early rising goal. However, there does seem to be some sort of stability to my waking up time so there should be no reason that I can't shift it to 06:30, other than if I'm some kind of owl and not a lark. (Even if this is the case, I don't feel that it is an insurmountable obstacle.)