Redominatelife

Living in My Night Hours

I’ve always known I was more of a night person, but lately it’s become clearer than ever. Even right now, I’m up in the quiet, letting the stillness settle around me. Night has a way of opening the mind—no noise, no rush, just a slow and steady space where ideas come to light.

For almost two years straight, I practically lived in the dark. In America, where some seasons give you barely any sunlight, I slipped into a rhythm that felt natural to me. I would creep up around 5 pm, get my best work done when the world was still asleep, and then be in bed before sunrise touched the blinds. It sounds strange when I look back at it, but something about that routine made me feel focused and in control.

I also know I’m a night person because blackout curtains feel like a luxury. I enjoy rest more when the room is pitch black. You shut the world out, recharge fully, and wake up feeling like you borrowed silence from the universe. And even though, recently, I’ve started appreciating the beauty of a sunrise—the way the sky slowly wakes up—I still spend most of my hours in the night. Sunrises are like a bonus, but nighttime is home.

What’s funny is that I’ve learned to plan my day around the night. Most people do the opposite. But I use the night to do my deep work and reflection, then I map the daytime for the important things I can’t miss—calls, errands, sunlight moments, the parts of life that require showing up. My nights give me the space to think; my days give me the chance to act.

And  maybe being a night person isn’t about avoiding the day—it’s about choosing the time where you feel most like yourself. The night gives me ownership of my creativity, and the day gives me structure. Together, they balance me in a way that makes sense, even if it doesn’t look like a traditional schedule.

So yes, I’m a night person. I move differently when the world is quiet. I think clearer, work smoother, and feel more present. And somehow, even in that unusual rhythm, I still catch what matters in the daylight. My days live inside my nights.

Until next time.