Hello everyone!

During the last couple of weeks school had been the most stressful it ever was.
I wrote 10 exams in 4 weeks, teachers gave us a ton of homework and I still wanted to have my life on track, like working out regularly, eat healthily and get enough sleep.

Working out has only been an organization thing and eating healthily had been possible with the support of my mum (I usually cook my own food but she helped me so I could cook it quicker).

But sleeping had been the major issue. 
I noticed that with less than six hours of sleep my day already started abysmal and no amount of coffee could fix it.
So when I sat on my desk till 12 p.m I knew the next day would be ruined.

Over the weeks I discovered some things which made me sleep quicker and deeper, so I would not wake up during the night. And now I am sharing these things with you.



1. Be active during the day.

The first advice I am giving you is actually beginning way before you are going to bed:
Do something active because otherwise you wont feel tired and can't sleep quickly.
Just take a walk, go to the gym, play with your pet or have a quick work out at home. I don't know, just be active so in the evening you'll feel more exhausted and tired.


2. Calm down.

Before you decide it is time to go to bed you should not start working out or study. You need to calm down. I do that by tiding up my room, pack my bag for school, prepare food or watch some TV. I also found out that drinking tea is very relaxing and I usually take a cup with me in my bed.
When in bed it's best to read a book to relax.


3. Phone.

PUT YOUR PHONE AWAY!!!
I know it is very tempting to check twitter, snapchat, tumblr and youtube in the evening to catch up on everything. But just don't.
The light on your phone has a lot of blue in it which is similar to the sunlight and makes you more awake. So when your like "Quickly checking something on ma phone" your brain is like "Sunlight need to wake up asap.". Apple now got the option to make the screen more yellow during the night and I do use it every evening.
It is best though to just leave your phone by the side and to not touch it until it wakes you up in the morning.


4. Lights.
Ban every light coming into your room or inside. Starting by your phone, then the annoying flashing light on your TV or Laptop, close every blind and lastly switch your bedside lamp off as soon as you're not needing it anymore.


5. Preparation.
I get lazy when it gets later. So I like to put on my PJ's, remove my make-up and brush my teeth before it is actually time to go to bed. Then if you're doing something like watching TV and feel like you are tired enough to go to bed you don't have to spend another twenty minutes in the bathroom.


6. Bedtime.
The last one is kind of obvious but I still wanted to mention it.
Set yourself a time when it is time for you to go to bed.  For me it is 10 p.m so I get around 8 hours of sleep. It is actually a realistic time, but still hard for me to keep, because for some reason I feel like time passes faster in the evening.
Still, 10 p.m is a good time for me and if it gets later it is still okay, as long as I'm getting at least around 6 to 7 hours of sleep.


So that was it!
These were my six tips on how to get a better night sleep.
I hope these were helpful for you and that you can adapt some of them.

Do you have any other tips or advice for me or for others?
Leave them if you want in the comments underneath this post.

I hope you are having a lovely day!