15 February
Challenge Update: Successful in getting up right away, no snoozing or stopping. The staying awake, however, was more difficult. I ended up taking a half hour nap on the couch, after which I was fully awake and could think and write. I went to bed last night around 10:30 but was kept awake by coughing fits until after 11. I woke up once around 2 a.m. to feed Robbie. Total, about 6 hours of sleep with one interruption.
I am encouraged that it is easier to get up and right out of bed, but frustrated by the difficulty I am having in staying awake. I can deal with a little sleepiness and I expect to, first thing in the morning. But the overwhelming drowsiness and simple inability to think coherently, let alone write or read my Bible, is different and I’m not sure how to overcome it.