Hello everyone, hope you have been doing good?
Staying up at night is not a good idea because It's at night that the body needs rest to relief you from the day's rigorous activities. But at times, it's the appropriate time to get somethings done without distractions from friends or family members.
There are lots of activities that can keep someone awake at night or work late till midnight. For example, a nursing mother with a crawling toddler who doesn't always take a nap will surely work late to the midnight because the young human being will always hinders everything she intend to do during the day.
For me I usually keep late night because I do have one or two things to do.
What keeps me awake at night?
Reading
Studying before and during examinations is essential for a student. While I was in the university, before the exams I love using the departmental library during the day to read, but during exam periods my best reading time is midnight because everywhere will be quiet and there will be no distractions from anyone.
While I'm back from school, I will take my bath then go straight to bed to have at most 3hours rest. I will make sure I have enough sleep during the day so that my body would have relaxed well and be ready for the task ahead. I also mind the kind of food I eat when I want to stay up at night. My favorite food during my school days for my night reading is either Tea or Beans both food keeps me hydrated throughout the night.
Sewing
As a seamstress there are times I do have an unfinished work and I have to deliver in a couple of days, so as not to disappoint my customers I do work late into the night to finish on time.
For me not to doze off while sewing, music helps me to stay up and be active. There is a memory card which I've dedicated for that purpose and it filled with old blues. The old genres of music does the magic for me, its cool and also energizers my body. I sing and dance along while it's playing, till the time I wish to round up my work no sleep will come at all.
Movies
Watching telenovelas is another thing that keeps me awake at night, I love watching interesting movies. When a movie is wonderfully scripted and acted I can never doze off while watching, it usually captive my heart and makes me want to see the movie to the end on time.
Religious programs
As a Christian there are times my Church denomination will have a midnight program in which members that are not close to the Church's camp ground will have to link up through the Church cable channel online to watch the live program. These kind of programs also keeps me up at night.
During the praise and worship session everyone will dance and praise God then after that the sermon will commence. For me not to doze off during the sermon (sermon times are quiet times), I don't sit down at all, I will be walking around the room so as to stay awake and not to miss any part of the teaching. This technique has really helped me a lot.
Staying up at night has it benefits because it allows you do your things in your own way without others interference but it must not be at all times because the body needs the best rest at night and you must not deny the body it right.
This post is in response to #hivelearners featured contest of week 35 edition 2 titled Late Nights.
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