How to Achieve A More Restful Night ’s Sleep
morning). If you do need an alarm, consider a wake- up light. Wake-up lights mimic the sunrise, slowly brightening the room, waking your body in a natural, gentle way. Kick the screen habit. You’ve heard it before, and you’ll hear it again: Looking at an electronic screen — a TV, computer, tablet, or smartphone — before bed is detrimental to sleep quality. Light from these devices is disruptive to your brain’s suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), which helps regulate your circadian rhythm, and screen time before bed can throw off normal SCN function. Put your excuses for staying up too late to bed. Say no to “one more episode.” And all those emails? They can wait until tomorrow. Not getting enough quality sleep is harmful to your mental and physical health. When you get into the habit of following these three tips, you’ll find yourself feeling rested and refreshed in no time.
A good night’s sleep is one of the most important things you can do for your mind and body. One study published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research found that the quality of your sleep is much more important than the quantity — that is, if you want to feel rested. And we all want to feel rested. So, what can you do to improve the quality of your sleep and get the rest you need? Listen to your body. This, above all else, is crucial to a good night’s sleep. Your body knows when it’s time for bed. Generally, you want to go to bed when you feel tired, whether that’s at 8 p.m. or 1 a.m. Whenever your body tells you it needs rest, you should make a habit of going to bed then. The more consistent you are, the better your sleep will be. Wake up naturally. Jolting yourself awake with an alarm or radio isn’t doing your brain and body any favors (it can be stressful on the body and even elevate blood pressure, which is not good first thing in the
Employee Spotlight Meet Debbie Rogers
challenges every day about the property being bought or sold, and the people buying and selling, but it’s been rewarding. Working with Alysoun Eversole has been an equally rewarding experience. She’s a great boss. It’s been really wonderful working here.” She enjoys talking to the clients and Realtors who come through the firm, helping them solve any problems they face, and guiding them through the process. “I was the administrator for the office,” she comments, thinking back to when Eversole Law first started. “But I prefer to prepare the real estate closings for the firm.” When Debbie isn’t in the office, she enjoys spending her time outside, playing golf and tennis and visiting with her neighbors. She’s also fond of spending as much time as she can with her family on the beach. “It can be hard to get everyone together with everyone’s schedules, but when we do, we always have a good time together.” We are proud to have someone as experienced and devoted to her career as Debbie is on our team. Everyone who comes to the office immediately loves Debbie.
This month, we wanted to feature the backbone of our real estate division, Debbie Rogers. As we mentioned in our newsletter’s first edition, Debbie has been working in her field for 30 years and, by good fortune, has been our real estate closing paralegal since Eversole Law Firm started in 2004.
“I worked with Realtors,” Debbie says, “and then I just started out on my own in Columbia and thoroughly enjoyed it.” She’s been working in the field ever since. Though she didn’t know much about real estate until she moved to Columbia from New Jersey, she picked it up quickly. Once in the new city, she started working as a secretary and, gradually, was groomed in the real estate division of that firm. “I progressed from there, worked my way up, and became really integrated into that line of work.”
During her years of working, she’s faced many challenges along the way. “I love the challenge,” she says. “There are
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