I know as an example of my natural rhythm, I'm a night person. My sleep cycle, when left to my own devices is from about 2 a.m. to 11 a.m. When I was a young adult, that was the schedule I kept. All afternoon classes. Even when I became a mom for the first time, that was my schedule. My baby (who is now 10,) was also on that scheule. Now he's not.

I've been working the 8-5 job for 5 years now. For five years I've been trying to set myself on the "get up at 6, go to bed at 9" schedule. I think it has a lot to do with why I can't rest when I sleep. I wake up exhausted. I start to get creative and awake at about 8 p.m, which would be "evening" to my cycle. I think it has a huge effect on me. But the world doesn't work in such a way that we accomidate everyone's rhythm. If you don't have the 'normal' rhythm, oh well, too bad.