A little about me:

Age: 29

Occupation: brand editor

Number of hours sleep you get each night: seven and a half

Number of hours sleep you wish you got each night: eight or nine (I love sleep!)

Any officially diagnosed sleep-related problems: no

How much water you drink on average per day: two litres

How much exercise I do on average per week: I do around 5,500 steps per day with a longer 15,000 step walk at the weekend.

Day 1

I went to a three-day long wedding in Scotland over the weekend – it was incredible, but I drank far too much every day. I also shared a room with my friend who has a three-month-old baby, so we were awake by 5.30am every morning. As a result, by Sunday evening I feel very, very groggy and gross. I make this worse by ordering a pizza and sitting on the sofa all evening as soon as I get back from the flight. I go to bed later than I should, at around 11.30pm, and crash out immediately, but I still feel a bit ropey in the morning.

Day 2

I wake up at 5.30am as I’m currently commuting to a new job, and it takes around two hours to get there. I get home at 8pm and feel disappointed that my partner has already eaten, so I order another pizza. It sounds bad, but a new sourdough place has opened just down the road and I’m addicted to it. My days also feel really long at the moment, so I just can’t face cooking.

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