Let the tired begin

My kids started school last week which means my summer sleeping schedule has come to an ending.  The usual summer routine of sleeping until 7 or 7:30 is over, and the alarm is now going off at 5:30am.  After a week, I am still not adjusted to the change.  I am, by nature, a night person.  It's much easier for me to stay up until 2am than to get up at 5am, and I can't seem to go to sleep before 10:30-11:00pm.  While 6 1/2 hours of sleep might be enough for some, it's just not enough for me on any kind of long-term basis.  Though my work day is shorter than 8 hours, I play "single mom" quite frequently in the evenings due to my spouse's work schedule.  I am not complaining, and I know there are a lot of people out there with longer, more stressful days than mine.  But, even an hour more of sleep a day would be welcome.  As long as I can train myself to go to sleep earlier soon, I should be able to adjust.  If not, it looks like a lot of Sunday afternoon naps are on the agenda.