[matina]

it is too hot! here in Australia it is toooooo bloody hot!
the trick is to regulate your sleep pattern go to bed at the same time every night no back-lit tablets or computer screen time 2 hours prior to going to bed TV is fine as long as it is in a dark room and you have a light on in the back ground behind you, have a nice cup of tea like chamomile before bed and maybe a small splash of rum in it to help relax you. if this doesn't work get some melatonin over the counter and have it an hour before bed time. no heavy meals before bed time and no chocolate or sugar GOODLUCK! Stretton.
time for my nana nap

[pjmpjm]

Am a bit too late to say good morning, so will wish everyone a good afternoon instead!

Haven't quite caught up on the recent TLWBF comments, but thanks for all the good wishes.

Feeling better today and checking in with my GP in Katoomba late this afternoon.

Was quite cool up here overnight, but now up to 18 degrees, cloudy . . . no rain today.

Sorry to hear from those TLWBF people who can't sleep well. In past years I used to be able to sleep like a log (when I wasn't working) and am still doing pretty well in this regard, all things considered. If you're not getting good sleep, then your whole life is affected. Young people get away with lack of sleep for a while, but it catches up with you eventually.

There's usually at least one cockatoo keeping an eye on my house . . .

[matina]

yeah PJ he is telling the rest that you are home

[Stretton]

Too hot is correct
Just watching some sports and filling out my March Madness Brackets... I'll check in later

Thank you JG!! I should have just stayed with my first instinct but then I start second guessing myself... Good luck picking your brackets... hey aren't you only supposed to pick one or are you hedging your bets!!

Ohhhh Matina I've tried pretty much everything. it's really frustrating... and I even made the Great Sugar Sacrifice of 2019, to see if it would help, but it seems to have gotten worse not better... so it's sleeping pills it is, well at least for the time being, I keep hoping...

Yes PJ, sleep affects everything!! That bird's the lookout, and he looks rather menacing... Hope the GP check-in goes well...

[matina]

goodluck with your appointment PJ
stretton you just need (i have sent you a pm)

[kathlyn]

What do you mean no chocolate before bed Yeah I'm bad although , a shot of port helps too and yeah the heat plays a big part in a comfy sleep for me : Pj I agree with stretton that cockatoo is creepy good news from your Dr I hope Hi stretton I tried giving up deserts or sweets before bed didn't make any difference ,so if I'm gonna be awake I might as well be happy about it
Hey john Matina I'm trying not to nap today don't think it's going to work xo

[FreezeMe]

I LOVED Peppermint! I thought it was brilliant. I absolutely adore Jennifer Garner, and everything she brings to her roles. I hope you enjoy it.

Have to do a few more things but i hope that i'll watch it soon , have to listen to some music and do the laundry .

My sleep really sucks right now... my kind of insomnia is I have trouble falling asleep... I'm kind of like the princess and the pea, or maybe more like goldilocks... it can't be too hot, or too cold or too light and the blankets have to be just right, then I have to take pills too, although I only try to take them 4 times per week... and I haven't slept in 2 days... hopefully tonight... wish me luck... *crosses fingers*

Ahh sleeping pills.. I always take one in the morning because i have hormonal disbalance and it's affecting my mood , weight , almost everything . I recently changed my medication because i had counter effects, Please be careful and try not to get addicted. I wouldn't recommend melatonin (even tho it works perfectly) because sleeping is supposed to come in naturally , pills make you calm but you naturally fall asleep , on the other hand i feel like melatonin is abruptly urging you to sleep and it;s just not for me . Anyway , it's always good when you fall asleep without pills, like Matina said

the trick is to regulate your sleep pattern go to bed at the same time every night no back-lit tablets or computer screen time 2 hours prior to going to bed TV is fine as long as it is in a dark room and you have a light on in the back ground behind you, have a nice cup of tea like chamomile before bed and maybe a small splash of rum in it to help relax you.

The best way to fall asleep if you ask me .

Young people get away with lack of sleep for a while, but it catches up with you eventually.

You're absolutely right PJ .

Love the photo as always

Ohhhh Matina I've tried pretty much everything. it's really frustrating... and I even made the Great Sugar Sacrifice of 2019, to see if it would help, but it seems to have gotten worse not better... so it's sleeping pills it is, well at least for the time being, I keep hoping...

I've never tried cutting out sugar to see if my darling sleeping schedule would suddenly be fixed , the only thing i get from eating too much sugar are calories

For the people who have sleeping problems , i'm sure that you can relate *sighs*




Anyway , i watch ASMR videos on yt too so i would recommend this one , if not to fall asleep - at least it'll get you tired hopefully

[matina]

my recommendation for all of us, is to find ourselves a good Scottish man to wear us out then we will sleep just fine oh a a few wee drams or more of whiskey!!!

[kathlyn]

Amen to that sister

[matina]

i suddenly dont feel tired in the least anymore (may i never sleep again)
coffee bring on the coffee and sweets!!!

[FreezeMe]

Matina - you're absolutely right !



We just need to get rid of the witch

Fun fact : "Sam Heughan, who was eventually picked to play Jamie in the series adaptation, proudly proclaims that he’s a “true Scotsman.” One of the ways he shows this commitment? He doesn’t wear anything underneath his kilt (and neither do most of the other actors). Time for a re-watch, ladies?"

[Stretton]

stretton you just need (i have sent you a pm)

I don't think it's going to work Matina!!

FreezeME - it's why I only take sleeping pills four times a week, so that I don't get addicted to them, but I can't sleep without them, soooo... I don't know what the answer is, when I get desperate for sleep I take them... no easy answer... I cut sugar out for over TWO MONTHS... and it got me stinkin' nothing... how ticked am I?? I thought since they talk about sugar highs and you see kids running around all crazy when they get too much sugar, I thought it was worth a shot...

I do try to put a sleep hygiene programme into place and adhere to it, and as long as I don't start a book it's easier to follow... once I start a book, I generally can't put it down, so if I start it at 8p, I will be there at 3a finishing it up... It's really hard to get into a proper schedule and super easy to mess it up...



Oh one thing I was going to try next was CBD oil... but it's the wild west out there, there's sooo many choices and a lot of them are fake... so I have some research to do...

[johngriffen]

Old School...

SLEEP


AWAKE


Who needs drugs

[Stretton]

Gee who knew it was so easy JG, where have you been the last couple of decades???

[kathlyn]

Simple logic john I love it trouble is you have too much of the first one you then need to drown in a bucket of coffee to feel better, so still no sleep just a hangover
Anyhoo I like matina's idea too