[Super Duper Fantastic] ISFP/INFP. 4w5. World Explorer. Super Hero. Rose-colored Glasses.

I decided to give this Lifehack Challenge a shot: Become An Early Riser in 5 Days. I am a few weeks late, but I figured it was better late than never. This morning, I got out of bed around 6:35. It’s weird because my body wakes up much earlier than that. I remember checking the clock at around 4:30. Falling back asleep when my body has already woken up once in the night usually results in a dream. While my dreams are vivid, my memory is poor. All I remember is:

- one soul, different bodies : maybe it is the concept of soulmates
- shopping for a rug, but all they had were sizes too large and animal prints
- having a fancy dinner, but failing miserably on table etiquette

From the list:
077 – Keep a dream journal to improve on lucid dreaming.

Sergio was already meowing at the door and sticking his paw under it. He is determined to explore areas that he is not allowed to. RV also got up early, and we had breakfast together.

So day one of waking up early: successful.

My sister and I were there. It was the restaurant of someone who I went to high school with. It was much smaller than we expected. Small to the point where it seemed to be a narrow walkway with barely any stools. I don’t even remember ordering food. There was also a raffle, but there were two distinct categories. If you bought three of them together, they were in one raffle, while the single tickets were in the other raffle. I don’t recall if there was winning of a prize, but all I remember now is that then there was running. It was more like a race, and at the end, we had to try on these black running shoes. I asked for an 11 in women’s, but it didn’t fit. They didn’t have a 10.5, so they gave me a 9 in men’s. The styles differed slightly.

In an effort to improve memory of dreams, I’m writing down even the little things I do remember…

An update on the 101 in 1001: In other words, I’ve been slacking off like a madwoman on these.

034 – Buy a sewing machine, and sew something.
Rather than jump in on the purchase of a new sewing machine, I’m borrowing RV’s mom’s sewing machine for as long as she forgets that I’ve borrowed it. It was sitting in her closet not being used, so she was more than okay with lending it to me for a short while. It came with an instructional CD, so I’ll take a look at that when I get the chance. For now, the machine just sits on my dresser, staring at me and waiting for me to make a move towards the instructional CD.

073 – Reorganize the bathroom – new shelving, nothing on the floor!
It’s not completely clean, but there IS new shelving, AND there is not MUCH on the floor. The reorganization will probably not happen since the space is small, and there really isn’t a whole lot I can do to change where everything is. I’ll keep updating if that changes, or at least I’ll document the new shelving and the cleanliness of the floor on camera when it’s acceptable.

075 – Get rid of and replace the hideous bookshelf in my room.
I have successfully completed this task! In fact, in the place of the hideous bookshelf, I now have an Ikea dresser. RV wants me to get a TV for the top of it because right now, I have it strategically placed across from the little couch I have in the room. The desktop is a Media Center PC, so I should really take advantage of that and get a nicer face for it.

077 – Keep a dream journal to improve on lucid dreaming.
I am having trouble with this one. Sometimes I wake up and try to recall the dream to tell RV, but my memory’s been poor. :/ I will have to look up ways to improve the memory of dreams.

It was a classroom where my father was the teacher. There was an assignment to give a presentation, and apparently I was late to class. I had to give the presentation upon hearing the topic, somewhat impromptu, but they were going to give me minutes to prepare. Each group had a topic selected specifically for them, but I did not have a group. I seemed rather confident that I would be able to give the presentation right away, but I end up just leaving for whatever reason. The outside was a video game environment with monsters shooting at me.

It seems weird that I’d be ready to give a presentation when in reality, I hate public speaking. Monsters shooting at me? How realistic – hah! When I awoke, I thought about trying to remember the dream, but I didn’t have anything nearby to jot down the notes. I also did not make a conscious effort while dreaming to remember the details. Practice makes perfect!

Oh, and I was sleeping on the new bed. After we got back from RV’s mom’s house, we spent another few hours putting the pieces together. Ikea needs to send parts that fit! Ugh! We were probably stuck on one particular corner because the pieces weren’t made properly, so they weren’t fitting. After we finally finished up at 2am, I collapsed in the new bed, and RV drove home sick.

Six hours on building this bed. Ick.

Starting a new category since I want to keep track of dreams… It’s part of the 101 things to do.

We [mom, sister, and I] were inside an Anthropologie store, shopping for who knows what. I noticed two women wearing the same dress that I had bought awhile back and had worn at least twice. I made comments to my sister about the dresses being the same. I then later realized that the store could still be selling the particular dress and that they were both wandering the stores after having tried them on, but whatever… The store was closing – probably for the day and not forever.

Why am I dreaming about shopping? Or having the same clothing? It might mean nothing at all.

I wish I’d taken notes earlier, but I woke up and did a few things before I remembered to jot down notes about the dream.