Very concise, Vortex!

if I wake up thirsty or with an itchy ear,

Q-tips! Who knew it was essential for a good night's sleep.

I'm not big on top sheets because I move too much and hate when they tangle.

Matilda gets tangled. She's all askew in the morning and sometimes sideways across her bed. It was horrible when she slept in our bed. The worst.

At different points in my life I dated two different women who did not move all night long.

One literally would lie down on her back and sleep in that position without moving. The other might do one half rotation during the course of the night.

Oh, it was so nice to sleep next to not-restless people.

Hubby and I have separate sheets and blankets and have had since the early days. He gets much colder than I do. I haven't warn anything more than underwear or socks to bed in decades. Even in winter, I can cope with a sheet and a blanket if I have socks on. Without socks, multiple blankets aren't enough to keep me warm. That's the designator of summer, when I no longer need socks.

I don't need a ritual, I crawl in, take the evening meds and a small snack to buffer my stomach, pull on the CPAP mask, turn it on, pull up the covers, snuggle in, and I'm out. Hubby, poor thing, has insomnia.

Melatonin, an eye mask, and a pillow to clutch.

and a pillow to clutch.

Between your knees?

an eye mask

Like a 50s sitcom!

pull on the CPAP mask

How long have you used the CPAP?

How long have you used the CPAP?

Five years now? It's been a while. I don't think I could sleep properly without it now. Great, I'm addicted.

I'm not big on top sheets because I move too much and hate when they tangle.

This is me. K loves a top sheet. She has won that battle.

I just finished reading an excellent book -- The Age of Miracles. I feel like I could teach a class on post-apocalyptic fiction. I found myself discussing it with a UCLA instructor Tuesday who said, "So it's science fiction." And I fell right back onto Margaret Atwood with, "No. It's more speculative fiction." Similar to The Road or The Dog Star actually. I'm not saying that to deny genre, but just because I feel like there is a difference.

Between your knees?

Sometimes, when I'm sleeping on my side, but also in my arms. Funny thing is Isaac sleeps with a snuggly pillow too. Is that kind of thing genetic?

Like a 50s sitcom!

Me and Lucy Ricardo.

Yes. Dianne Weist. Grr.

Interestingly in the curriculum I'm using from College Board, they had kids research Johnny Depp, gothic literature, fairy tales and Vincent Price before watching. I strongly think that Danny Elfman has way more of an influence on Burton's work than Vincent Price.

It has to be some Jesus cold for me to sleep with socks on.

My big thing is a sleep mask. I had to learn to use it back when I was working psycho hours, bar tending to the wee hours but also doing the am shift at Starbucks. So grabbing a couple of mid afternoon hours was critical. I can sleep without it, but it doesn't feel right.

I can sleep with socks on, but I will inevitably overheat 3 or 4 hours into sleeping if I do so. I used to sleep so much better than I do now. I used to be a champion sleeper. Before I had kids (insert usual claim that kids ruin everything here).