I ate real food yesterday! And went outside like a normal person! It was exciting.
Mal: How drunk was I last night? Jayne: Well I dunno. I passed out.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - Feb 12, 2012 8:44:36 am PST #21627 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
meara - Feb 12, 2012 8:45:56 am PST #21628 of 30001
what is it with people posting pictures of dead animals/people on facebook?
WTF? Someone else was complaining about this recently. I guess I'm glad not to have seen that!!
Beverly - Feb 12, 2012 8:46:34 am PST #21629 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Belated Happy Birthday to -t, and Happy Birthdays to MFNlaw and Pix!
ita, having your pain specialist's orders followed sometimes or not at all is not a battle you should have to be fighting. Is there legal recourse for this situation? Can a judge somewhere issue a legal document of instructions to obey the specialist's directions, at pain of suit for damages from pain and diminishment of ability to function? Because waving such a thing under the nose of "I know better--see the MD?" ER staff might be a good and effective tool.
I wish there was something concrete that could be done to ease this weekly crapshoot for you.
Cashmere - Feb 12, 2012 9:11:31 am PST #21630 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Stephanie, I think those are a Facebook virus thing. Stupid people click on them and then it spreads.
Liese S. - Feb 12, 2012 9:31:06 am PST #21631 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Okay, people what are the good sleep hygiene things I'm supposed to be doing? Consistent routine, bedroom only for sleeping & sex, no backlit screens, cooler temperatures, lights off, reasonable hour bedtime. What else? I have got to get this rampant insomnia under control. It is wreaking havoc.
bon bon - Feb 12, 2012 9:36:54 am PST #21632 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Bon bon, I can't get Google calendar to do anything on an ever-four-week basis, which is annoying as hell, since my house cleaner comes on that schedule, without regard to what time in the month it is.
I just changed it and it does have that option -- it's not immediately obvious though. In the drop down for "repeats" you can select "weekly" and then "every __ weeks." I am thinking it might be even better to do daily, like every 28 days. But seriously, I don't know why it actually switched my schedule. This is a bad bug!
le nubian - Feb 12, 2012 10:13:32 am PST #21633 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Liese,
when I had really bad insomnia, I also did the following:
a) no caffeine after about 2pm in the afternoon
b) exercise for 30-60 minutes 3+ days a week
c) No computer/smartphone/tv viewing up to 1 hour before bed.
d) no work up until 1 hour before bed
smonster - Feb 12, 2012 10:15:47 am PST #21634 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Liese, melatonin can help, but I'm assuming you would have tried that already. Also, get up at the same time every day no matter when you went to sleep.
dcp - Feb 12, 2012 10:17:14 am PST #21635 of 30001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
...good sleep hygiene things...What else?
A hot bath? Warm milk to drink? Neither of those work for me, but I still hear them as popular suggestions.
I found that not having any caffeine after twelve noon did make a big difference.
bon bon - Feb 12, 2012 10:18:30 am PST #21636 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I found that not having any caffeine after twelve noon did make a big difference.
Same here.