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Posted by Greg on October 24, 2001, at 18:13:03
I posted a few weeks ago about a problem I was having sleeping thru the night since starting my new job. I was talking to a friend about it and after listening to the tale and nodding knowingly the whole time he asked me if I looked at my clocks when I would wake up during the night. I told him of course I did, that's how I knew when I was getting up. He said that was the problem. He told me to cover every clock in the house before I went to bed at night so I would have no idea what time it was. I bet him $20 bucks it couldn't be that simple, I lost.
I'll be damned if I haven't been sleeping better every night! Sometimes I sleep thru the night without waking, and when I do wake up, I fall right back into a deep sleep and usually sleep to the alarm.
It never ceases to amaze me the tricks our minds can play on us.
Now if I could just win the lottery.....
Greg
Posted by susan C on October 24, 2001, at 19:01:15
In reply to The sleep problem, posted by Greg on October 24, 2001, at 18:13:03
hellllllllllllooooooooooo Greg:
Son actually learned something from his college speech class...before a speech, or test, visualize yourself being sucessfull...and he said, for the first time ever, he had no NO test anxiety...ah, whats a mother to do, your kids always learn it from somewhere else...how does it go? The older you get, the smarter your parents become?
The other night, stumbling around, I couldn't find the door, I use two tiny lights as reference, and always have the same routine, I realized: my eyes were still closed! No wonder I couldn't find the door!
Oh, my bedroom and bathroom clock have no light to them....The only way I can tell what time it is is if the light is dawning, or the birds are starting their songs...
Do you make little tea cozies for your clocks?
Glad to hear you nights are restful. I think starting anything new like a J-O-B is stressful...
The mouse listening to OPERA (which is very stressful)
Susan C> I posted a few weeks ago about a problem I was having sleeping thru the night since starting my new job. I was talking to a friend about it and after listening to the tale and nodding knowingly the whole time he asked me if I looked at my clocks when I would wake up during the night. I told him of course I did, that's how I knew when I was getting up. He said that was the problem. He told me to cover every clock in the house before I went to bed at night so I would have no idea what time it was. I bet him $20 bucks it couldn't be that simple, I lost.
>
> I'll be damned if I haven't been sleeping better every night! Sometimes I sleep thru the night without waking, and when I do wake up, I fall right back into a deep sleep and usually sleep to the alarm.
>
> It never ceases to amaze me the tricks our minds can play on us.
>
> Now if I could just win the lottery.....
>
> Greg
Posted by Phil on October 24, 2001, at 19:43:23
In reply to Re: The sleep problem, posted by susan C on October 24, 2001, at 19:01:15
Susan, I'm trying to remember if I've ever seen a clock in a bathroom.
I'm thinking, I'm thinking.
Phil
Posted by susan C on October 24, 2001, at 20:09:02
In reply to Re: The sleep problem, posted by Phil on October 24, 2001, at 19:43:23
Hi ya Phil,
It is an instructional w/c (water closet) with a lectern and 92 video screens. There is one over every sink, urinal and toilet stall.No just kidding
really, my son participated in the pre .com crash 'get free stuff on line (1999-2000)' and got a free 'Wallace and Gromit' clock (my fav). I, of course, obsconded with it, couldn't think where to put it, as it ticks very loudly, and it ended up, in the bathroom.
So, there ya go. Decor.
mouse running up the clock, the clock strikes six...
susan C> Susan, I'm trying to remember if I've ever seen a clock in a bathroom.
>
> I'm thinking, I'm thinking.
>
> Phil
Posted by tina on October 24, 2001, at 20:52:18
In reply to Re: The sleep problem » Phil, posted by susan C on October 24, 2001, at 20:09:02
There are only 4 functioning clocks in my house, none of which are visible at night soooooooo how would you explain MY sleep problems? I wake up over and over and over again OR I wake up once and don't get back to sleep. I have no stress and I'm now on a med that actually makes me extremely drowsy. I'm ready and raring to sleep at night but my body has other plans.............
I've tried valerian, benedryl, herbal and OTC sleep inducers. Nadda. It's a real pain.
Posted by Shar on October 24, 2001, at 21:12:53
In reply to Re: The sleep problem, posted by Phil on October 24, 2001, at 19:43:23
> Susan, I'm trying to remember if I've ever seen a clock in a bathroom.
>
> I'm thinking, I'm thinking.
>
> PhilLol. My mother put one in my bathroom, and I told her she would have to time herself from now on. I thought it was a little strange.
But then, I have four alarm clocks on my night table, all set varying times fast (all are fast), so I never really know what time it is. The four is because I am just a bit hard to wake up.....one is called "the siren."
Posted by Phil on October 24, 2001, at 21:25:52
In reply to Re: The sleep problem, posted by Shar on October 24, 2001, at 21:12:53
Shar, Must be disconcerting for a guest to hear THAT SHIT in the morning!
Maybe you should market a line of alarm clocks featuring really loud stuff. Rocket launch, trash truck backing up to a dumpster, Won't Get Fooled Again by the Who at concert decibel levels,
or maybe non-stop jackhammer, cat-fight(that'll wake your ass up)!Phil
Posted by Phil on October 24, 2001, at 21:34:32
In reply to Re: The sleep problem, posted by tina on October 24, 2001, at 20:52:18
Wish I could trade places with you for a while on that one, Tina. I can sleep virtually all day and night. Just get up to get a bite during the day then back to bed. It sucks, but so does waking up every five minutes. And they both make you feel exhausted. Weird.
Posted by stjames on October 25, 2001, at 1:37:09
In reply to The sleep problem, posted by Greg on October 24, 2001, at 18:13:03
I kind of had the same thing. New job, tended to wake up and check the clock, scared I would oversleep. I never oversleep. So I set 2 alarms.
It did not matter that I always wake up a few mins before the alarm goes off, 2 alarms ment I could sleep thru the night and still wake up a few mins before both went off.That was then, now I just take Atavin, as needed.
james
Posted by Shar on October 26, 2001, at 19:17:03
In reply to Re: The sleep problem, posted by Phil on October 24, 2001, at 21:25:52
x > Shar, Must be disconcerting for a guest to hear THAT SHIT in the morning!
>
> Maybe you should market a line of alarm clocks featuring really loud stuff. Rocket launch, trash truck backing up to a dumpster, Won't Get Fooled Again by the Who at concert decibel levels,
> or maybe non-stop jackhammer, cat-fight(that'll wake your ass up)!
>
> Phil
Posted by wendy b. on October 28, 2001, at 1:36:08
In reply to Re: The sleep problem, posted by Phil on October 24, 2001, at 19:43:23
> Susan, I'm trying to remember if I've ever seen a clock in a bathroom.
>
> I'm thinking, I'm thinking.
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> PhilIn mine! In mine! I HAVE to have one in there, since I spend more time in the bathroom talking to the mirror (who else will talk to me?) than almost anywhere else, and I have to be on time for certain things. Getting me out of the house in the morning is like pulling a mule somewhere he doesn't want to go. Ask any ex-hub or boyfriend... (I'm not actually timing, er, the minutes (hours) spent on the can... okay Phil?)
(Whatever became of our wedding plans?)
Susan you made me laugh aloud with your:
>Hi ya Phil,
> It is an instructional w/c (water closet) with a lectern and 92 video screens. There is one over every sink, urinal and
> toilet stall.No just kidding
Birds of a Feather flock together, Susan...love,
Wendy
Posted by Phil on October 28, 2001, at 7:59:33
In reply to Re: The sleep problem, clock in bathroom, natch! » Phil, posted by wendy b. on October 28, 2001, at 1:36:08
I'm too high maintenance!! I do like the clock on the mirror though. It's like I look in the mirror hoping to see beneath the surface. Doesn't work. I probably need to put a timer on this computer though. I waste way too much time online..except Babble-time.
Goin to the chapel,
Phil
Posted by Greg on October 28, 2001, at 10:02:11
In reply to Re: The sleep problem, clock in bathroom, natch!, posted by Phil on October 28, 2001, at 7:59:33
> I'm too high maintenance!! I do like the clock on the mirror though. It's like I look in the mirror hoping to see beneath the surface. Doesn't work. I probably need to put a timer on this computer though. I waste way too much time online..except Babble-time.
>
> Goin to the chapel,
>
> PhilWait-just-one-minute-here-you-two! Don't you think there might be a few of us that would feel a little left out if you got hitched without us? I've got to rent a tux, pick up Shar, you've got to give me some time here!
Where's the invitations?
I need to set my clocks....
Greg
Posted by susan C on October 28, 2001, at 11:00:23
In reply to Re: The sleep problem, clock in bathroom, natch!, posted by Greg on October 28, 2001, at 10:02:11
> > I'm too high maintenance!! I do like the clock on the mirror though. It's like I look in the mirror hoping to see beneath the surface. Doesn't work. I probably need to put a timer on this computer though. I waste way too much time online..except Babble-time.
> >
> > Goin to the chapel,
> >
> > Phil
>
> Wait-just-one-minute-here-you-two! Don't you think there might be a few of us that would feel a little left out if you got hitched without us? I've got to rent a tux, pick up Shar, you've got to give me some time here!
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> Where's the invitations?
>
> I need to set my clocks....
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> GregNow, I am really left out, we eloped in '75 (because 'nobody got married' then and didn't tell anybody about it for three years...actually we did, but no one believed us...
I have only been to two weddings...don't know nothing about invitations...tho my mom sent out 'announcements' and got some confused replies from older relatives...that...'was that a typ-o on the date? that was three years ago'Oh, well, if you do invite me, I wear a tux and a cape every day, tho sometimes I send the cape to the laundry. I would need time to get it clean before the event....fuss fuss bother bother...then there would be a gift, right?
clueless Mighty Mouse
susan C
Posted by Krazy Kat on October 29, 2001, at 9:53:44
In reply to Re: The sleep problem, clock in bathroom, natch! » Phil, posted by wendy b. on October 28, 2001, at 1:36:08
So glad someone else talks to themselves in the mirror... ;)
Posted by susan C on October 29, 2001, at 11:10:58
In reply to Re: The sleep problem, clock in bathroom, natch! » wendy b., posted by Krazy Kat on October 29, 2001, at 9:53:44
> So glad someone else talks to themselves in the mirror... ;)
Posted by Krazy Kat on October 29, 2001, at 11:42:24
In reply to Talking to the mirror, but does it answer back?8:o » Krazy Kat , posted by susan C on October 29, 2001, at 11:10:58
Sometimes... usually just me, though.
Trying to find a part time J-O-B, as you so perfectly put it. And it must be said very quietly and with great tripidation.
Should I go help on a dairy farm? Or be a fast food server? Those seem to be the main choices around here...
Let me off at the floor with the Dickie overalls and tall rubber boots, please.
- K.
Posted by susan C on October 29, 2001, at 12:46:05
In reply to Re: Talking to the mirror, but does it answer back?8:o » susan C, posted by Krazy Kat on October 29, 2001, at 11:42:24
> Sometimes... usually just me, though.
>
> Trying to find a part time J-O-B, as you so perfectly put it. And it must be said very quietly and with great tripidation.
>
> Should I go help on a dairy farm? Or be a fast food server? Those seem to be the main choices around here...
>
> Let me off at the floor with the Dickie overalls and tall rubber boots, please.
>
> - K.That would be the work-wear/Sporting Good Department, m'am? Third Floor, stand back please. Thank you. Enjoy your day. You are very welcome. Glad to be of service...
Do you remember last July, maybe here, I posted about walking and walking and walking...the only living things i remember are muttering putters and drivers on the golf course, birds and a herd of cows...I stopped by the fence and they all came over to inspect...I held out clumps of roadside grass...and then I figured out how the young ones were all crowding out the old gray wisled one.
I made sure she got some too.
I saw a story about a lady reading a story to some kind of animal. (sorry I can't remember the main part of the story just that, she just sat down and started reading, i think the idea was to calm it, before long a herd of cows were all standing around her, chewing quietly away, listening as she read out loud.
I would pick the moo cows.
You will feel good getting all gucky and having a shower after wards...the early mornings might be tough..jmho
mouse in the hayloft
susan C
Posted by Krazy Kat on October 29, 2001, at 14:01:51
In reply to Re:I vote for the live moo cows » Krazy Kat , posted by susan C on October 29, 2001, at 12:46:05
Oh, Susan, I read to my dogs and cat all the time. The middle one, Kingfish, enjoys it. The youngest, Hudson, is too rambunctious. I really should have children.
Cows are awfully calming, aren't they? So are sheep. Maybe big farm animals just are in general, because they move slowly and don't do much.
I must get up the gumption to call. Early mornings would be very bad for me, very good for my marriage. I wonder what the cows need help with?
- K.
Posted by wendy b. on October 29, 2001, at 22:37:39
In reply to Thank you for your vote..., posted by Krazy Kat on October 29, 2001, at 14:01:51
Kelly,
Sorry I missed the rest of this thread til now --
Susan is right, again and always... Of course, after working at the winery, I vote for the farm, too. Les vaches need to be brought in from outside, hooked up to the weird machines that pump (suck?) the milk out of 'em, while they eat their hay, and let back out, AND they also need you to say kind words to them, because, hell, what other species of female animals are kept in a continuous milk-producing state, for the drinking pleasure of another entire species?? I ask you...
Tell the hubby to get off your case, you'll get up early if you have a reason, and if you decide the reason is to go work on a dairy farm, then that's what you've decided... I get a little irritated (can you tell?) with the Normal People and their early-waking habits...
> Oh, Susan, I read to my dogs and cat all the time. The middle one, Kingfish, enjoys it.So THAT'S where Kingfish came from!
>The youngest, Hudson, is too rambunctious. I really should have children.
I love the name Hudson! I was teaching 1st graders today, and was brought back to my daughter's days as an early reader... There is a series of children's books (by Cynthia Rylant, if I remember right), called "Poppleton." Poppleton is a pig who dresses in sailor outfits, and he has a trusty mouse friend named (you guessed it): Hudson. Hudson helps him figure out some of the vicissitudes of life, and is tiny compared to Poppleton, and the children really love the characters... You need one of these books, too...And you *should* have children, you'd be a very good mama, I can tell. Just have the dogs and cat move over a little on the couch at story-time, make room for the baby...
love, and glad to hear you're doing better after the Topamax events...Wendy
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