OMG you all are sleeping for me I guess. I get by on around 4 hours a day-meaning not all at one time. Some nights I might get 3 and then take a power nap or two somewhere during my day. Or I might get all 4 at one time. Its never the same and really depends on other factors such as the kids, the neighbors, if I'm drinking coffee or something else. What I really need is a vacation home deep in the woods where there are no phones, no computers, no neighbors, and no one else so I can sleep for 24 hours straight. I'd come back a new person.
Because I make a full time living over the Internet I probably sleep a lot less than I probably should. I average about 5 hours sleep a night and then once every 2 weeks or so I'll sleep for 10-12 hours straight just to make up for the lack of 8 hours a night over the previous 2 weeks.
As you get older you don't need as much sleep - I am lucky if I get to bed by 3.30 in the morning and am usually up by 7 or 8 am at the latest - too much to do getting my business underway Lisa