I Need Sleep

I can be very stubborn. As my momma always says, "Nothing on this whole wide earth could move you, Abby, when you get your mind made up." But I guess in my recent past I decided not to get to sleep at a proper hour. Maybe not so recent. I admit it, momma! I haven't listened to you since I was twelve years old! I've stayed up and disregarded your "get to bed" rules! I'm sorry!
I need sleep. Sleep. That precious thing that I just can't seem to do. Maybe I am stubborn and stay up reading and writing and watching TV. Maybe I once thought that five hours of sleep each night was enough. But I'm starting to suffer from the effects of lacking sleep.
And I need to develop good habits for the rest of my life. If I'm only getting five to seven hours of sleep now, what will I be getting in college?! I don't even want to think about it. I've got shadowy bags under my eyes, I about drop off each day listening to chemistry lectures, and instead of thinking I need sleep, I just grab coffee! What's wrong with me?!
So this is my official proclamation to get more sleep. No more stubbornness. No more, "Mommy, I'll sleep tonight. I promise," and then staying up until 12:30. It's time to take my health more seriously.
So it's 10:26 right now. Off to bed. And tomorrow, I'll pair down to 10:00. Wish me luck!