Wake Up Refreshed With Sleep Syncing SLEEP LIKE A CELEBRITY
How do you start sleep syncing? The first step to sleep syncing is to create a consistent sleep schedule, which requires a bit of self-research. Start by writing down the time of night you feel sleepy, when you fall asleep, and how many hours of sleep you need to feel rested. Collecting data may take a week or two, but once you know how much sleep you need and when you start to feel sleepy, you can choose your new sleep and wake times. Pick a realistic morning wake time to get ready (no snoozing!), and then reverse engineer your sleep time. For example, if you need eight hours of sleep and must be up by 7 a.m., you likely need to be in bed by 10:30 p.m. to fall asleep by 11 p.m. The key to successful sleep syncing is to stick to your schedule — even on the weekends. With consistency and practice, you’ll wake up naturally feeling more rested and ready to take on your day!
If one thing is for sure, Americans are not getting enough sleep. One in three people report not getting enough rest,
according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and 40% of people admit to falling asleep during the day without meaning to at least once a month. Celebrities are no exception, which is why many stars use “sleep syncing” to ensure they get their beauty rest every night. And you can use it too! So, what is sleep syncing? Sleep syncing aligns your circadian rhythm, your body’s natural internal clock, with your daily routine. Unlike many celebrities, ordinary people don’t have much control over what they do every day; things like work, appointments, children’s schedules, and family duties more or less set our daily schedules for us. That’s why the trick with sleep syncing is to align your body around that schedule so waking up for work or taking the kids to school feels natural. After a while, you may not even need an alarm!
OUR BACK-TO-SCHOOL DRIVING TIPS
How YOU Can Keep Kids Safe
We hope everyone has had a fantastic summer and a chance to unwind and relax. With months off from the hustle and bustle of school, many of us have gotten used to speeding through school zones or not having to worry about when and if buses stop and children cross. But unfortunately, these summer habits can become dangerous during the school year. In fact, school zone accidents injure approximately 25,000 children and kill 100 each year, according to the Transportation Research Board. At The Foster Firm, we know that no one wants to injure or kill a child accidentally, and doing so is every person’s worst nightmare. So, in an effort to help everyone in our community stay safe, here are three back-to-school driving tips to remember when on the road. No. 1: If a school bus stops, lights are blinking, and the stop sign is out, you must stop your vehicle. This includes both directions of traffic, too. So, even if a double yellow line separates you and a school bus stops in the opposite lane, you must stop your car, too, in case children need to cross the road. Also, if you are behind a school bus that stops, never pass it. Children may be walking in
No. 3: Check your car seats, as your children may have grown over the summer. Two months is a long time for a growing child, so before loading them into their car seat, check their height and weight against the limits of the car seat you have. If your child needs a new car seat or booster seat and you are unsure how to install it, your local fire department will help you! And most importantly, remain alert. Children can be unpredictable and dart out in front of cars, so keep your eyes on the road and pay attention while behind the wheel.
front of the bus to cross the street, and you won’t see them until it’s too late. No. 2: Be mindful of school zone speed limits; they’re photo-enforced.
When you see the school zone signs flashing during pickup and drop-off hours of the school day, you must slow your car to the posted speed limit. And once these signs begin to blink, the cameras attached to them activate, so if you speed through the school zone, you will receive a ticket in the mail.
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