Sleep Tracking

One of my favorite features of the Fitbit is its ability to track my movement while I sleep. Admittedly, it was difficult to not be aware of my Fitbit on my wrist and try and control my movement when I first got it, but now I don't even think about it. What I have discovered is that my sleep pattern is often in this pattern: restless, sleep a few hours, get up and pee, sleep a few hours, restless right before my alarm, awake. For the most part, I am well rested after spending around 7 hours with this pattern.

I have discovered that when I am stressed my sleep pattern is much more restless, leading to a bad night's sleep. This really isn't surprising. What is surprising is just how restless I am. This has led me to try and be a bit more conscious of my nighttime pre-sleep rituals when I'm under stress. It hasn't completely eliminated all the restlessness, but it has made a difference.

My next task is to get my body in bed sooner and work towards a full 8 hours. Yeah right, it's baseball season!

Funny, I don’t remember getting up in the middle of the night 😴 pic.twitter.com/B2VwjUMPZm
— Nancy Stanley (@nukediver) April 25, 2015

Thank God!

#SpringTraining games begin in exactly ONE WEEK. #BaseballBegins pic.twitter.com/g9MoyXUEU3
— MLB (@MLB) February 22, 2015

Kings College Choir, Cambridge

I would love to spend Advent and Christmas attending these services, even though I rarely set foot in a church anymore. This is the only thing I miss, particularly at this tim eof year.

Happy World Vegan Day!

From Mediterranean Tomato Tart to Raw Caramel Peanut Pie - recipes for World Vegan Day http://t.co/ru3JALdb4z pic.twitter.com/ykRpcKXBhi

— The Independent (@Independent) November 1, 2014

Seven of us are eating vegan for 14 days. It hasn't been nearly as awful as I thought it would. Seven more days.

Fall Baking

I found this recipe on Pinterest. It's fall. That means apples. And I have vanilla ice cream. Mmmm.

Maker Faire NY!

Where I'll be tomorrow. Why didn't this exist when I was a kid/budding scientist?

World Maker Faire this weekend! http://t.co/ux20MsNxfA Check it out =) @makerfaire #makers #makerfaire #crafts #DIY pic.twitter.com/jwB74dZO05

— Guidecentral (@guidecentral) September 19, 2014

Here's looking at you!

Let’s play an #EarthView game we like to call “Lake or Dragon Eye?” http://t.co/up2WkogXfP pic.twitter.com/56j6ESYYGu

— Google Maps (@googlemaps) August 31, 2014

Happy Birthday Igor

Happy birthday to Igor Stravinsky, born on this day in 1882!  pic.twitter.com/bLwseDU5Li

— Lincoln Center (@LincolnCenter) June 17, 2014

New Bored Game

Monopoly for Morrissey: Mozopoly: a Bored-Game for up to One Player: pic.twitter.com/pFXvueZx10 @troubledmozza

— WFMU (@WFMU) April 25, 2014

Snow snow snow!

I cannot remember the last time I had so many days of for bad weather. In 2014 alone it's been a total of two whole days and two half days - unheard of for state government here in NJ. But I'm not complaining!