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@Sanddancer
I've just gotten used to it, I guess. I've never been in a situation where I've had the 'normal' 8 hours/night so don't really know what that's like. I've read a couple of studies though that say physically, sleep isn't really needed, you get the same benefit from rest/lack of motion and expenditure of effort, though the sleep is very important for mental and emotional recovery. I don't know how true that is, but I'm sat at a desk all day and working from home all night, so other than time on the bike, I'm pretty much constantly in a state of physical rest. Maybe that helps.
I'm currently clearing some debt and once it's gone I'm ditching the 2nd job, the OU course will be finished and I'm going to try to get into a structured routine that involves a lot more sleep. Who knows, maybe I could have been a Tour contender all these years if only I'd rested properly!
On the massage thing, a Groupon deal came up offering a 15 minute induction/consultation and then two 30 minute sessions for £29. Figured at that price I have nothing to lose by trying some massage. Fingers crossed.