In my previous post, I talked about laziness. Now I bet while you were reading that you were wondering, what drives a kid to sit at home and do nothing all day? Yes, I know laziness is a terrible thing, but the one thing that makes it all worth it is sleep. Being asleep is one of the best feelings you could ever have and I know many people would agree with me. Had a long day? Jump in bed and take a nap. Feeling sore from a work out? Go to sleep. Just tired in general? SLEEP! Waking up from sleep feeling fresh and new is one of the best feelings in the world. You could sleep for fifteen minutes or eight hours and it still feels amazing.
Over the years I've come to notice the amount of sleep I've been losing and it worries me. When I first moved here to Utah, I went to Ecker Hill Middle School. The school start time was around 8:45 which was heavenly. On top of that, I lived in Pinebrook so I could leave my house at around 8:42 and still arrive at school on time. The next year, however, things changed. When I made the transition from an 8:45 start time to a 7:30 time it was rough. My parents had work and loved their sleep too, so they couldn't drop me off at school anymore either. That meant I had to wake up even earlier to take the 6:48 bus to school. Imagine waking up at 8:00 every morning for a year and then having to wake up two hours earlier the next year.
The transition to junior high school also came with mountains of homework and tons of studying. This not only resulted in a lot of stress, but also a lack of sleep due to all of the late nights with school. This introduced my worst enemy,
sleep deprivation. Lack of sleep can come with some serious short and long term health issues.
So make sure you get your sleep in everybody because it is totally worth it. Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to go take a nap.
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