8 weeks to a fixed sleep schedule
A little time line for getting your sleep schedule together. You could do all these steps really quickly but it’s better to ease into these things.
Week 1
Pick a time you should wake up at to do a short morning routine without to much of a rush.
Go from your wake up time back 7hrs (at least) this is the time you are going to set your phone to turn off. In settings you can have it go into dnd and limit certain apps.
You probably won’t fall asleep in time if you aren’t used to it but you absolutely have to get up on time. (Don’t move on to week 2 steps until you have enough discipline to get out of bed)
This week is probably gonna suck but if you wake up on time you should eventually begin to fall asleep earlier.
Week 2
Start creating a calming night time routine with at least 30 mins off your phone before bed.
Also if you are still struggling with sleeping I would make sure you are limiting caffeine after 3pm. There is also a lot of little things you can do to help you fall asleep and I can make another post about it.
Keep waking up at the same time to get it fully into your system
Week 3/4/5
Begin pushing your wind down for bed time to earlier and earlier but keep your alarm at the same time. Allow your body to soak up that 8-10hrs of sleep
Also take notice of your natural wake up time and how much sleep you need to feel your best. I like to do this in a journal.
Use these couple weeks to experiment with the night time routine you enjoy the most.
Week 6/7/8
Pick a good wake up time that will allow you to have a nice slow morning and not feel rushed at all. This is when you start jumping out of bed because you love doing your morning routine.
Also start going with your circadian rhythm. I like to use the sun as a good indicator for my sleep. Sun up is work time and activities. Sun down is calm soothing activities.
Other tips
Don’t do anything but sleep in your bed it should be a place of rest not work.
Invest in good bedding (makes a world of difference)
I recommend a sunrise alarm clock. It slowly lights the room before your alarm so you are not jolted awake.
Keep your sleep schedule sacred and don’t let anyone (even yourself) disrupt it.
Also for all you who say you “work better late at night” I want you to seriously answer this question.
Do you actually work better at night or do you work better under a forced time crunch and the stress you created by procrastinating???
Because one of those can be reasonably healthy if that’s how your body actually works and the other is putting your body under unnecessary stress and adding sleep deprivation to it. If you genuinely are a night owl make sure you are still getting the sleep you need.
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Imagine...
...Chris and Ricky trying to get you to finally fall asleep after a long day while on tour...
• fluff; language; very light NSFW (if you squint)
"But I don't want to go to bed yet!"
You let out a quiet huff, clutching the pillow tighter against your chest as you cast a pleading look at the two men in front of you. Both gave you a raised eyebrow, neither one of them seeming to be impressed by your whining.
"Babygirl, you look so fucking tired-" Ricky began. "Yeah, you need sleep," Chris cut in, nodding in agreement. You stuck out your bottom lip in a slight pout as you continued to give them your best pleading look.
"Do I have to?" you asked, earning an immediate synchronized response of "Yes!" from both of the guys.
Ricky reached up to adjust his beanie before shaking his head at you, a smile playing at his lips. "It's been a long day for all of us, but especially you," he pointed out.
Chris grinned, the piercings in his bottom lip briefly catching the light from the dim interior of the bus. "Yeah, you're not used to the tour life like we are," he teased you.
This earned an eyeroll from his bandmate, who lightly elbowed him in the side. "It's been years, dude, and I'm still not used to it," he retorted, though his former smile still remained in place.
Chris shrugged, before winking at you. "I'm telling you, sleep's gonna be your best friend while you're with us."
You buried your face in the pillow, grumbling to yourself. "Slp fckng sks..."
"What was that?" Chris laughed.
You raised your head, scowling at him.
"I said, sleep fucking sucks."
"True, but-" Ricky began, before casting a sideways glance towards Chris, who returned the gesture. A smirk slowly appeared on both men's faces before Chris turned to look at you, leaning forward until his face was a foot away from yours.
"-If you be a good girl for us and go to sleep like you're supposed to-"
"-Like we want you to-" Ricky cut in.
"-Then we'll make sure to reward you for it," Chris finished, his smirk growing a little.
This caught your attention.
It was no secret (especially to the rest of the band) how much of a certain... fondness... you'd developed for Chris and Ricky.
Although at this point, anyone would say it had become a little bit more than that...
You sat there in silence, contemplating the idea Chris had now planted in your mind.
"I think we've got her," Ricky laughed, exchanging a conspiratorial look with his bandmate, who nodded in agreement.
Out of the corner of your eye, you saw Chris get up from his spot on the couch, moving to sit behind you. You glanced down to see tattooed arms and hands grabbing the pillow out from between your fingers, placing it behind you on Chris's lap, before those same arms were pulling you closer to the man himself.
"Come on, Y/N," you heard Chris purr softly in your ear, "be a good girl for us, for me. Stop fighting it and just give in, go to sleep for me."
His words were accompanied by a gentle kiss on the soft spot behind your ear, followed by another a little further down, along the side of your neck, and yet another on the back of your shoulder.
Chris's hands slowly moved down to splay flat against your lower belly, his thumbs tracing soothing little circles along the inch or so of skin that lay exposed there, due to your sleep shirt riding up a bit.
The way his hands moved, the gentle seduction of his words in your ear, all of it was much too nice, and you felt your blinks slowly getting longer, almost against your will.
"Oh, Chris, man, she's dozing off," Ricky observed in a soft whisper, a grin playing at his lips. His bandmate gave a soft hum of agreement, gently tugging you down so you were now lying in his lap, your head resting on the pillow.
His hands moved up, grazing lightly over your stomach, your breasts, stopping at your shoulders. Again, his thumbs were tracing little circles along the skin there, slowly coaxing you off into sleep.
But wait, sleep- you didn't want to sleep-
You struggled to keep your eyes open, fighting back a yawn. "But I don't wanna go to sleep-" you mumbled.
Chris softly shushed you, leaning down to place a kiss against your forehead. "Shh, don't fight it, Y/N. Be our good girl and go to sleep."
"Yeah, we'll still be here tomorrow, I promise," you heard Ricky agree, his voice getting closer. Out of the corner of one half-open eye, you saw the guitarist reach down, pulling a blanket over you and tucking the edges in around you. "Get some sleep, babygirl. We're not going anywhere," he murmured.
You watched as he took a seat on the floor next to you, leaning back against the couch, his head resting against your thigh.
"Ricky's right, we're not going anywhere. Get some sleep for us, baby, please?" Chris said softly. You let out a soft grumble in response.
You really didn't want to fall asleep, but fuck, Chris's lap was so comfortable, and ugh, the way Ricky smelled right now-! Everything was so nice, too nice...
Maybe an hour or two wouldn't hurt...
You yawned, before allowing yourself to relax and sink further into Chris's lap, pulling the blanket closer around you.
As your eyes fell closed, you could've sworn you heard Chris murmur, "That's our good girl..."
And as sleep finally claimed you, your mind drifted back to his and Ricky's earlier words, a smile gracing your face.
They better live up to their promise and reward you good for this tomorrow...
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