I don’t have a set time or schedule. I go to bed when my migraine tells me it’s time to lie down, so that could be at seven in the evening or two in the morning. My sleep is fragmented and inconsistent, which may be why I feel sleep-deprived half the time.

My puppy wakes me up because he wants out, not on any set schedule; it could be five in the morning, or sometimes he’ll sleep in and ask for the door around six or, on those odd occasions, after seven. Whatever it is, this little guy will roll up in a ball and fall straight back to sleep, will I?

Of course not! But he’s so adorable that I cuddle up next to him with a book until he stretches and looks at me with those OK, feed me now eyes. And I know my day has truly begun.