What times bedtime? - an answer to dark mornings?

[gallopingby]

Following on from the 'getting up on dark morning' thread where people seem to be getting up almost before some have gone to bed, do you alter your bed time in winter? Cold, dark and wet is bed best?

 

[Errin Paddywack]

My bedtime is governed by how tired I am and what is on TV.

 

[Sprogladite01]

My bedtime doesn't change but I tend to bring the ponies in earlier as it gets darker - they're both miserable in the dark and much prefer being tucked up in their nice dry, warm stable with a net to chomp on

 

[AmyMay]

I used to have to be in bed by 10.00 at the latest in the winter to cope with the early starts (6.00am stables). The reality was I was often asleep by 9.00 on the sofa.

 

[Abacus]

I have to make myself stay awake until after 10.30 so that I don’t wake up at 5am every day. If I go to bed at 11 I wake up about 6.30. But don’t have to do stables early in these working from home days so I have time for tea and a chat with the dogs while it gets light.

 

[Pinkvboots]

I always go to bed between 11.30 and 12.30 most nights I normally get up between 7am and 8am during the week.

I am a bit of a night owl so have been known to binge watch things on TV until much later but try not to do it too much midweek, we often go out at weekends so that often means late nights as well.

 

[Birker2020]

I used to have to be in bed by 10.00 at the latest in the winter to cope with the early starts (6.00am stables). The reality was I was often asleep by 9.00 on the sofa.

This is me too. Tyically, up at 5.30am, work for 7.30am. Then horse, gym and home by around 7pm. Tea 7ish, asleep on sofa by 8pm, bed by 9pm. Sleep 10m. Wide, wide awake by 2am worrying and tossing and turning. Hot drink, cocodamol to knock me out around 4am. Awake 4.50am.

 

[planete]

I tend to get up earlier and earlier as the temperature rises is Summer (5/5.30) and later and later (7/7.30) as it gets colder. I am always in bed by 10pm though.

 

[Red-1]

Bed 9pm, up 5.45am. That is all year pretty much.

 

[HashRouge]

I like going to bed early. 9.30pm is my usual bedtime, but occasionally I'll be sparko by 9pm or stay up until 10pm if I'm reading.

 

[First Frost]

4 days a week I work until 11pm - delivering for Tesco's. Straight home in bed by 11.30pm. On other nights I go to bed around 10pm. I am always up by 6.30 am to do the horses.

 

[Barton Bounty]

This is me too. Tyically, up at 5.30am, work for 7.30am. Then horse, gym and home by around 7pm. Tea 7ish, asleep on sofa by 8pm, BED BY 9 asleep by 10 ???. Sleep 10m. Wide, wide awake by 2am worrying and tossing and turning. Hot drink, cocodamol to knock me out around 4am. Awake 4.50am.

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[The Fuzzy Furry]

Up the stairs about 10pm, light out about 10.30/45.
Get up at either 5.45 if a coal face day, or 6.30 if not, all year round.

 

[cauda equina]

I like to be in bed by 9 30 then read a bit, drop off, turn off the light and go to sleep properly
Wake up at 5 all year round; if it's light go straight out and feed the ponies, if not have a mug of tea then do them after

 

[dogatemysalad]

I like to be in bed by 9 30 then read a bit, drop off, turn off the light and go to sleep properly
Wake up at 5 all year round; if it's light go straight out and feed the ponies, if not have a mug of tea then do them after

Same. In bed for 9.30pm and up at 5am. I love silent mornings.

 

[scats]

8pm all year. I love my bed!

 

[gryff]

Bed at 8.30 - 9pm, and listen to an audio book for about 2.4 minutes ?. Am up at 5 every morning. I'm a teacher and even in the long school holidays I keep this routine.

 

[MissTyc]

Bed 9pm, up 5.45am. That is all year pretty much.

Same although I do 9-9.30 on the couch before letting the dogs out then heading up to real bed. I doze from 5.30 to 5.45 but rarely get up in that period.

 

[Art Nouveau]

Got a toddler and baby now, but I'm relatively fortunate that toddler stays in her room until 7:30.

If I had the choice, bed at 10pm until waking at 8am but not getting up until 8:30 in winter. I sleep less in summer because of the extra light, but I need the rest so I think that contributes to finding summer hard and loving autumn so much.

 

[Winters100]

I am in bed around 10pm most nights and up at 5am. I really love getting a lot of tasks done in the early mornings.

 

[Abby-Lou]

in bed 8pm and surf the net asleep by 9pm, alarm set 4.45am at stables 5am

 

[BBP]

Bed by 11pm, up around 04:45, all year. Awake hours fuelled by sugar. It’s amazing I function at all really!

 

[BSL2]

Love my bed. We try to stay up until 9pm. Often give up and go up at about 8 - 8.30 and watch a bit of TV or read. But I say to Mr BSL we are up at 4.30 am. 2 hours before normal people, so that equates to a normal bed time of 10 ish, so we aren't far off. Edited to add we are grand parents, so we don't do bad for our age lol

 

[Flowerofthefen]

I usually fall asleep on the sofa at varying times, usually between 9 and 9.30pm. Up in summer around 4.30 am . Winter time I'm up between 5.30 and 6 as its pointless going to the yard too early and has to wait until its light enough so I can ride.

 

[Fabel]

I work nights. What I really really hate is being on my way home especially if I’ve had to stay late for anything and the sun coming up on my way home

 

[tda]

10pm is my bedtime, always has been, I currently get up any time between 6am and 8am, depending on how bored the dogs are

 

[HashRouge]

I either need more sleep than a lot of you or am very lazy! Even though I am asleep by 9.30pm most days, I still struggle to get up at 6.30am. I couldn't do 5am!

 

[Cloball]

I either need more sleep than a lot of you or am very lazy! Even though I am asleep by 9.30pm most days, I still struggle to get up at 6.30am. I couldn't do 5am!

I know I need a lot of sleep, I joke I am making up for 3.5 years of shifts and sleep deprivation but it's been 3.5 years since my last night shift ? I go to bed at 9.30 sleep for 9.45 and my alarm goes off at 6.50 to be up for 7am. This is the least tired and most functional I have felt in years and also means I don't spend my days off sleeping. I have been known to sleep 19 hours out of 24.

 

[Peglo]

Go to bed anytime after 9 and sleep between 10 and 10:30. Up at 5:45. Through the summer I needed to be busy all evening (after a physical day at work) to try and get a good sleep but hoping come winter and having to do stables, being cold all day at work and dark nights I might be able to ease off on evening activities. Especially since I won’t be able to hack as that would just leave running and gym which neither of is as much fun.
But my bedtime stays the same all year.

 

[terrierliz]

I go out to the horses at 10pm summer when they’re out and winter when they’re in, back inside and to bed read until 10.45 normally up between 2 and 4 for a cup of tea and reading then back to bed and up at 5.45, long term sleeping problems and medication makes me feel worse but lucky to have my boys at home so I’ll take what sleep I can get