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.
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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.
Liese S. - Feb 12, 2012 9:31:06 am PST #21631 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
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.
meara - Feb 12, 2012 10:19:41 am PST #21637 of 30001
So, I've been on this diet for a few days (today is Day #5!) and mostly been very good about it (the banana and mini larabar after the 5K are not on the diet, but felt necessary). One thing is no caffeine (I can have one cup of coffee, but since I don't like it without cream, no caffeine).
Last night I went out, and rather than have alcoholic drinks, I had two diet Cokes. And MAN, a few days without caffeine and I was blasting off the walls, dancing like crazy even though my friends were mostly just sitting down. Madness!
sarameg - Feb 12, 2012 10:19:42 am PST #21638 of 30001
My cats have imprisoned me and I've done nothing as planned. Oops?
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 12, 2012 10:31:44 am PST #21639 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Liese, does white noise help you relax? I've heard some people swear by it.
The pitch blackness thing has never worked for my sleep unless I'm physically exhausted. Having a TV on (even silently) or reading by lamp are much more likely to put me out.
tommyrot - Feb 12, 2012 10:47:10 am PST #21640 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Have folks seen this? From The Onion's AV Club, Crushes on fictional characters
Willow, Fred and Kaylee all make appearances.
The response to this one is easy: Kaylee Frye from Firefly. You can have Inara. Just fine by me. Zoe? Go for it. Both are strong, smart women and certainly worthy of crushdom. But Jewel Staite’s performance renders Kaylee earthy yet innocent, leaving the ship’s mechanic in a place where I could plausibly trick oneself into believing I’d have a shot with her, should all the stars in the ’verse align correctly. She’s someone you could bring home to your parents, and they would have no idea about the things she enjoyed doing in the engine room. Approachable, sensual, and with a heart as open as the galaxy itself, Kaylee stands as the acme of my character crushes.