{"id":9796,"date":"2025-07-10T07:45:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T11:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/?p=9796"},"modified":"2025-08-24T20:08:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T00:08:06","slug":"improving-sleep-habits-my-journey-to-better-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2025\/07\/10\/improving-sleep-habits-my-journey-to-better-rest\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving Sleep Habits: My Journey to Better Rest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>And a Staycation in the Works<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funny this question, &#8220;What time do you go to bed and wake up currently?&#8221; now appears. It could be a coincidence, I suppose. Or synchronicity playing with my fate once again. But then again, maybe it&#8217;s just a fluke because I haven&#8217;t written in a bit.  I&#8217;ll answer it and a little more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8204-rotated.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"9804\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2025\/07\/10\/improving-sleep-habits-my-journey-to-better-rest\/img_8204\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8204-rotated.jpeg?fit=2316%2C3088&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2316,3088\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 12 mini&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1752054305&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.71&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8204\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;An Abbot\/St Jude Tech checking my ICD&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8204-rotated.jpeg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8204.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8204-rotated.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8204-rotated.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8204-rotated.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8204-rotated.jpeg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_8204-rotated.jpeg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>An Abbott\/ St Jude Tech checking my ICD<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of my readers know that I have an ICD (defibrillator implant) for congestive heart disease. Just yesterday, during a visit to my cardiologist, it was adjusted because of my sleeping habits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had been going to bed too early maybe 9 pm and up by 4 am. This morning it wasn&#8217;t much better but hopefully I can stretch that evening doziness to 11:30 pm and learn to sleep in a bit longer as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With that answered I&#8217;d like to add I&#8217;m looking forward to a &#8216;staycation&#8217; this year in my home state of Michigan. Hope you stay tuned for the adventure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ixBryyQSrD8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=es-MX&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>London Beat: I&#8217;ve Been Thinking About You<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a native Michigander there are a lot of sites in my own state I haven&#8217;t visited. This will be one of them. And I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ll love the journey which includes transportation by train, chartered bus and a ferry.  I&#8217;m really looking forward to it as the timing comes right before more cancer testing and oncologist appointments the first week of August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just know I&#8217;ve been thinking about all of you and wish you a wonderful summer. Hope to see you back next weekend checking out a fun new article filled with great pictures and videos from that journey. Until then I&#8217;m looking forward to some better sleeping habits before my departure! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One other thing. &#8216;<strong><em>Thank you&#8217; <\/em><\/strong>to all that read my review, &#8216;<strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/F1: The Movie: Racing, Love, and Friendship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">F1: The Movie: Racing, Love, and Friendship<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.&#8217; It became my biggest single day read topping 500 and narrowly beating out, &#8216;<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2024\/04\/13\/meet-tara-edwards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tara Edwards: Life Lessons from a Former TV Anchor<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.&#8217; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>If you enjoy my website, please consider a small donation to help me keep it afloat at&nbsp;<strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/paypal.me\/justmeric\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">paypal.me\/justmeric<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. Thank You.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><strong><em>You can find my sites on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/rickollie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Linktree<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-blogging-prompt jetpack-blogging-prompt\"><div class=\"jetpack-blogging-prompt__label\">Daily writing prompt<\/div><div class=\"jetpack-blogging-prompt__text\">What time do you go to bed and wake up currently?<\/div><div class=\"jetpack-blogging-prompt__answers\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-blogging-prompt__answers-gravatar\" aria-hidden=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/0.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f587c07172004452cc0b026ae910f999c7c453a022bdda6b4aa0f68f03f22e24?s=96&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=G\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-blogging-prompt__answers-gravatar\" aria-hidden=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/2.gravatar.com\/avatar\/edc92966ed2ce1946e19a9668fa8ab3606efe2dbfbc0611294bfc6c290e380e1?s=96&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=G\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-blogging-prompt__answers-gravatar\" aria-hidden=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/0.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cbb8e346076c8f216b9c915d82c03cbce73ef13b58a3f4c93d385cb439fa2fa1?s=96&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=G\"\/><a class=\"jetpack-blogging-prompt__answers-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/tag\/dailyprompt-1995?locale=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noreferrer noopener\">View all responses<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> This morning it wasn&#8217;t much better but hopefully I can stretch that evening doziness to 11:30 pm and learn to sleep in a bit longer as well<\/p>","protected":false},"author":91886495,"featured_media":9805,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"From my terrible sleep habits and an upcoming staycation, I'm looking for a change. 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