Sometimes I don’t think there has been a day in the past 10 years when I’ve woken up feeling refreshed by a good nights sleep. Most days, I stagger out of bed wishing I could go back to it. If asked how I am the first thing that springs to mind is ‘tired’.

I’ve written about my before and the things I do that help and they do help, but they don’t cure and recently my sleep woe has been compounded by my next door neighbours baby. That baby cries and cries and cries. Yeah I know it’s what babies do, but I don’t have a baby but because the baby and I share a bedroom wall, I’m as awake as it’s parents are when that baby is crying. On Friday, that was from about 9.30pm to 4am, I didn’t sleep well at all and feel like I’ve been playing catch up ever since..

This week, I just gave up and have been going to bed really early. I’m normally in bed at 10pm on school nights anyway but on Monday night, I was so tired, I just did what needed to be done at home, dinner, lunch making, washing up, removing makeup and brushing teeth and went to bed. At 8.45pm. I read for half an hour and then went to sleep.

I did the same yesterday. I don’t know that it’s helping me feel less tired but I’m finding getting up a bit easier. Does that count?