It Was Not the Best Night, But the Time Spent Actually Sleeping With Pink Noise Was VERY Enlightening…

I thought I did everything right. Well, almost everything. The one thing I didn’t get around to yesterday was a ride. Instead, I worked on a project for my father, and got a call about some Drone work that led to a three-hour discussion that killed the rest of my day. But I limited my alcohol intake, limited my caffeine intake, and stayed off the chemical sleep aides. We watched an episode of a show we enjoy, and then red ourselves to sleep around 9:30. I turned on my Pink Noise generator to a tolerable volume, and promptly fell asleep.

Around 12:30, however, I woke up with a need to hit the restroom. I FELT like the Pink Noise had worked to my benefit, but once I woke up, it took over two hours to get back to sleep, and I ended up sleeping in another room, under a weighted blanket, and with added soft padding. I woke up around 5:50am, with the alarm going off at 6:00, and started the day.

Looking at the evidence off of Garmin Connect, it’s interesting. I THINK the Pink Noise generator may have actually helped. From 9:30 to about 12:30, I was in Light and Deep Sleep. After I finally went back to sleep around 2:30am, I used the Pink Noise Generator, and started hitting my REM sleep goals.

But it was not enough overall, and today, once again, I feel like hell. I also woke up with a left-hemisphere migraine headache. I don’t know if that was because of the Pink Noise, or not. I was not dehydrated, I was not suffering a hangover. I’m vexxed.

I’m going to head out and just ride “Petey’s Poop Loop” several times from my house. I’ll shoot for 7 or 8 laps, but if not, I’ll just pull in and vedge. I tried to fly my flight sim this morning, and it was a disaster. Lack of good sleep affects mental acuity. I’m not sleeping. I’m not safe in a plane, in a car, or on a bike. I hate this.