Welcome to Sleep Diaries, a new Prevention.com series where interesting people share a week's worth of late-night habits. This week, we have Nicole Blades, a novelist, speaker, journalist, certified personal trainer, and mom. Her latest book, Have You Met Nora?, was clearly written in stolen moments between her crazy schedule.

Sunday, March 31

I had promised myself I would be asleep by 9:45 p.m., but then I tried to squeeze in more work on my laptop and strike things off my ridiculous to do list. And then there was that basket of laundry in the corner of my bedroom, taunting me. Of course, I had to fold it. My husband Scott was already fast asleep, despite the lights being on. How dare he sleep through just about anything! (Jealousy's a helluva drug.) He had come back from a weekend guys' trip and was spent. I was tired too, having worked and mom'd-so-hard over the weekend. I did my nighttime skincare routine, which has about six steps. Cleansing balm, regular cleanse, serum, serum, eye cream, moisturizer. The 2019 Natural Glow Campaign is legit.

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