Oh Mr. Sandman

When you think of college you think of staying up late and sleeping all day no matter if you have classes or other things to get done the next day; and this is said to be the typical life of the college student. Well what about in the situation where the college student wants to go to sleep and tries but to their best attempts to get rest just can't seem to cut it? That’s me, Clete Stechschulte, crazy hour sleeper person.

Since being here at Bluffton I have come to appreciate "nap time". Whether it is 20 minutes between class or having the afternoon to catch up on some much needed sleep. I have truly become accustomed to having my daily nap. I have also been well adapted to sleeping just about anywhere, which is sometimes a blessing but sometimes I fall asleep on someone’s couch which is very awkward depending on the couch. ;)

Something that I have tried to change this semester is to have all of my work completed by 12 a.m. so that way I can manage a solid 7 hours of sleep. For some reason this seems to be impossible. Whether it is being on duty until 2 a.m. or a strange noise in the hall that keeps me up, I have been able to accommodate it all and still get some shut eye. However, there is always that one acceptation. Recently I have tried to get ample amounts of rest for the upcoming day, but no matter how hard I try and how much I want to sleep I simply am not able to slip off into dream land before the clock strikes 3 a.m.

While my sleep hours seem to be ever changing I take this as another stage of being in adult world. Having to be at a job 8 to 5 everyday no matter what my sleep was at night. It seems that college does more than just prepare you for your future job; it also prepares you for life. Its finding the meanings to those lessons whether they are obvious or not. So whatever the reason for my "crazy sleep hours" I am looking for the positive. And also a nice place for a nap. :)