In this week’s Sleep Diaries, a 26-year-old account manager finds out which of her habits could be contributing to her feelings of tiredness in the day.

A little about me:

Age: 26

Occupation: digital PR account manager

Number of hours sleep you get each night: approximately 8

Number of hours sleep you wish you got each night: 8+

Do you grind your teeth/have nightmares: occasional nightmares

How much water do you drink on average per week: 4+ litres

How much exercise do you do on average per week: once or twice in the gym but I do a lot of walking every day (around 1 hour)

Day 1

I’m celebrating so I have a glass of wine and some sourdough pizza around 9pm and watch some TV before bed. I then clean my face, brush my teeth and get ready for bed around 11pm. I set my alarm for 7am and go straight to sleep. I don’t struggle to sleep, but wake up once in the night to get a drink of water.

I wake up at 6.55am (about five minutes before my alarm), but I think that’s due to my daylight alarm clock. I then snooze for about 15-20 minutes and get out of bed at 7.25am.

I wake up a little tired, but nothing too crazy. I get up, take my vitamins and then jump in the shower. I leave the house at 8am with a cup of tea to drink on the walk to the train station. I eat a cereal bar around 10.15am.

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