How much sleep now that you are retired do you try to get every day ?

[NotCompSavvy]

I enjoy 10 to 12 hours but unfortunately broken sleep due to bathroom breaks .

 

[hollydolly]

I get abut 6 .. broken sleep..... I'd like more sleep

 

[NotCompSavvy]

I get abut 6 .. broken sleep..... I'd like more sleep

Why not get more ?

I went to sleep yesterday at 9 pm , woke up at 3 am to take neighbors to airport but now in few minutes go back to bed for another 6 hours .

And as you know in theory any way women need more sleep then men so 6 is not enough .

 

[CallMeKate]

I'm not retired... but I get 4 to 5.5 hours of sleep, not by choice. And naps are something I simply refuse and always have. I wouldn't know how to act if I'd ever get a full 6 hours again, let alone 7 or 8!

 

[NotCompSavvy]

I'm not retired... but I get 4 to 5.5 hours of sleep, not by choice. And naps are something I simply refuse and always have. I wouldn't know how to act if I'd ever get a full 6 hours again, let alone 7 or 8!

Wow I give you credit as I could not function on 4 to 5.5 sleep for long term even when worked full time got 8 to 9 hours

 

[katlupe]

I get about 7 hours. Go to sleep around 10 PM and wake up about 4 AM. I don't have any trouble sleeping and usually sleep the whole night through. When I was younger I slept longer but now I don't seem to need it.

 

[Rich]

About 6 hours on average, sometimes less, rarely more.

 

[Paladin1950]

Retired? Who's retired? Tried it for a year and got bored. Also, the bank account was getting smaller, so I had to go back to working in the healthcare field. I like it.

 

[Aunt Bea]

I get about 9 hours in two or three naps a day.

Many, many, years ago I attended a very intensive training seminar for my employer.

The instructor was an odd old duck that lived and required us to live on a schedule of 8 hours of work followed by 4 hours of rest around the clock day after day.

It was a difficult schedule to cram eating, sleeping, bathing, etc… into those 4 hour breaks but we were in a hotel that catered to all of our needs and that helped.

It was also interesting that we effectively doubled the time that we could devote to our projects.

We all get 24 hours each day but only a few use them to good advantage.

Not sure why this popped into my old head at this moment.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

I get about 8 to 10 hours sleep but I’m heavily medicated..

 

[Tommy]

I typically shoot for eight . . . sometimes I'm successful. Lately our dog has decided he should serenade us in the middle of the night. His intentions are good, but . . .

 

[moviequeen1]

I get about 6 hrs, go to bed around 9:30-10pm
I take a daily nap after lunch for about 15-20min

 

[Pepper]

Sleeping less and less. About five or six hours but once or twice a week I manage eight to ten if I'm lucky

 

[SierraBlanca]

Sleeping less and less. About five or six hours but once or twice a week I manage eight to ten if I'm lucky

Same. 8pm to 3am. lol

 

[MACKTEXAS]

Most nights, 8-9 hours, but some nights I toss and turn, and only get 4-5. No matter how little sleep I get, I cannot take daytime naps or I wake up from those in a very bad mood.

 

[Born_To_Lose]

6 hours is good for me. If I get too much sleep, I feel lazy the rest of the day. I like getting out of bed and getting into the shower, getting dressed and have a healthy breakfast. I don’t eat lunch.

 

[That Lady in PA]

same as pre-retirement: 8 to 8.5 hours a night. I am asleep within a few minutes, and I often sleep straight through, sometimes need a bathroom break.

No naps needed, unless I am sick.

 

[hawkdon]

I have had insomnia all my life, so it is very hard to have a good
sleep pattern...since this last time change I've gotten into a 4 or 5 hour routine, which gets me up at 3am !!!! with meds I can get maybe 7 or 8 hrs, cannot nap worth a damn tho I will try....

 

[Doste]

I go to bed by 10, and usually get up at 6. This morning it was 7.40 as I'm not working today. Unfortunately I missed a phone call from my daughter at 10.30 pm - phone was on silent.

 

[Pinky]

I have had insomnia all my life, so it is very hard to have a good
sleep pattern...since this last time change I've gotten into a 4 or 5 hour routine, which gets me up at 3am !!!! with meds I can get maybe 7 or 8 hrs, cannot nap worth a damn tho I will try....

I can strongly identify with this. Once I wake up, even if I go back to bed again - I don't sleep.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

Every 3 and a half hours, I'm in the bathroom regardless of if I'm sleeping or not. I can get by on 6 hrs. of sleep. That's what I had most of my life. If I take a nap, I'll be up at night for the same time as the nap. But then the next I'm tired. If I take a nap, soon I'll be napping 4 hours and in bed 4 hours, but still feeling like I haven't slept. I can't take naps, because that will mess me up.

 

[jujube]

I'm happy with 6, but then I take naps, too.

 

[Capt Lightning]

About 7 hours. Maybe 1 or 2 bathroom breaks.

 

[NotCompSavvy]

I get about 8 to 10 hours sleep but I’m heavily medicated..

You are very active with your property as far as making syrup , vegetables , etc so would have never thought you were medicated never mind heavily medicated .

 

[NotCompSavvy]

same as pre-retirement: 8 to 8.5 hours a night. I am asleep within a few minutes, and I often sleep straight through, sometimes need a bathroom break.

No naps needed, unless I am sick.

I am a getting sleep super hero like you once lay down go right to sleep but like you and most here need a bathroom break every 3 hours or so which sucks