Tuesday - Wednesday 30-31/1/2018

It was a night where I slept absolutely nothing like it felt! I was slow to nod off, I remember being wide awake around 5am then went on to have a VERY disturbing dream.

 Yet the reality is that I slept very well, clocking over seven hours asleep, aided by being in bed on time and not getting up early to take the "magic blue tablet" (no boom-boom on shopping day).

 I have learned that the secret to sleeping well (for me) is simply being in bed not doing anything for long enough. Because I can't track my sleep with my consciousness, I'd never have understood how I was sleeping without my Fitbit. Despite its flaws and shortcomings, it has proved a sound investment in my wellbeing.

 Another interesting point of note is that my sleep efficiency is very consistent - around 82%. 

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