Tips to be awake!

april__ • 6 July 2012 at 8:21 AM

I know for sure I am going to be exhausted.

I went to bed at 11pm and woke up wide awake at 1am. It's now almost 5:30 am...

I can not for the life up me get back to sleep at starting in three hours I have to get ready and will be busy, all day, baby-sitting two very hyper three year olds, while driving and a bunch of other stuff.

My question?

What do you guys do when you're tired to feel or stay awake?

I'm trying to stay away from coffee or an energy drink because I will be busy for about 12 hours and don't want to crash half way through and be worse off.

If you have any tips, do share. I could use them.

EDIT: And now I caved in and had coffee. I wonder what would happen if I just kept drinking coffee all day.

sanibel_18 • 6 July 2012 at 8:49 AM

snuggle with the birds even if they want to sleep.xD

april__ • 6 July 2012 at 8:54 AM

That was very random.

On the topic, I don't have any birds to snuggle! Just a very sleepy dog and two sleep cats.

dv55555 • 6 July 2012 at 8:55 AM

@april__
eating apple keep u more awake then coffee! and more healthy...so get an apple!

april__ • 6 July 2012 at 8:57 AM

@dv55555

I had no idea of that fact.

I shall bring a couple apples with me on my adventures today.

dv55555 • 6 July 2012 at 9:00 AM

@april__
The book-a-holic at your service, madam.

april__ • 6 July 2012 at 9:02 AM

@dv55555

Lol! Well thank you. I hope it helps. Maybe even positive thinking that it will work will help. XD

dv55555 • 6 July 2012 at 9:04 AM

Oh, and another fun fact.... ice cream is chinese food.

zafeyry • 6 July 2012 at 9:55 AM

@april__
Try the caffeine crash nap. First off, get some caffeine and stay on here for about 15 minutes. Then, you fall asleep and you feel great! I accidentally tried this earlier this morning when I woke up of thirst, and I had 2 waffles and some iced tea. I feel fantastic 4 hours later!

I found it on a power nap website, so it's legit xD

sanibel_18 • 6 July 2012 at 10:00 AM

@april__

i have very sleepy birds, but meh still snuggle with them.xD

this make's me tired but keeps me awake:

drawing chibi's
playing EC
reading a book
eating (this makes me fat)xD

whispers • 6 July 2012 at 10:03 AM

@april__
*acts like people on TV ads for this stuff*
5 HOUR ENERGY 8D

silverserpent • 6 July 2012 at 10:13 AM

@april__

Caffeine was the only thing that kept me awake (and alive) for 62 hours last year while finishing an essay. I don't know if anything else really works as good. Unless it's drugs and illegal, which I would never dream of trying. O__O;

fakeworld • 6 July 2012 at 10:50 AM

@april__ I went to sleep @ 4am and woke up around 7-8am.

april__ • 6 July 2012 at 12:30 PM

All this and now I'm not baby-sitting. Ah well. xD