Inspired by being a thread highjacker- the OT thread!

[beckmrk04]

Ihave trouble going to sleep. But then, once I finally fall asleep, I'm so exhausted that I sleep til noon. Which is annoying.

 

[Stacerita]

I fell asleep twice at work today. Luckily, no one saw (i hope). Yesterday I took a nap in the lounge. Wasn't pretty. Co workers walked by and saw me. My mouth was wide open, I was snoring and the drool was flowing.

 

[ktpool]

I can't sleep, then fall asleep on the couch and wake up at 4AM all cranky and achy. Then I am po'd when I go to bed because my husband is on my side of the bed and has made it all uckky and warm - stay on your own side of the stinkin' bed!!!

To top it off, I try to talk him into changing sides with me permanently, but NOOOO, he says he can't sleep on the left side of the bed. Well, WTH do you think you are doing every night when I am on the couch

Okay, done venting

 

[MouseWorshipin]

Anyone else have problems sleeping? I cant ever seem to fall asleep and then when I do, I can only sleep for a short bit of time. Its been this way forever, but this week its been worst. UGH! I need sleep!

Try reading Crime and Punishment! Knocks me out.

Advice for insomnia:

Get up and go to bed at the same time every day.

No caffeine at all, and certainly not after 12 noon.

Try not to drink a lot before bed.

Exercise for 30 minutes (even walking) a day, the earlier the better. Not within 3 hours of bedtime.

Get fresh air.

To fall asleep - Close your eyes and visualize numbers while you count (1 2 3), like a slide-show.

If you can't fall asleep in 20-30 minutes, get up and read (Crime and Punishment! )

They also say not to do anything but have sex or sleep in your bed, I dunno why.

 

[MouseWorshipin]

I also recommend Fluid and Electrolyte & Acid / Base Imbalances as material that can put you right to sleep. Oh, and NUTRITION! Those are the most boring things I ever studied.

 

[Stacerita]

Try reading Crime and Punishment! Knocks me out.

Advice for insomnia:

Get up and go to bed at the same time every day.

No caffeine at all, and certainly not after 12 noon.

Try not to drink a lot before bed.

Exercise for 30 minutes (even walking) a day, the earlier the better. Not within 3 hours of bedtime.

Get fresh air.

To fall asleep - Close your eyes and visualize numbers while you count (1 2 3), like a slide-show.

If you can't fall asleep in 20-30 minutes, get up and read (Crime and Punishment! )

They also say not to do anything but have sex or sleep in your bed, I dunno why.

Thanks for the tips. But Ive tried all of those at one time or another. As well as taking prescribed meds. Ive had insomnia for years. The only one I haven't tried it Crime and Punishment. Ill give that a go. And as far as not doing anything but sex or sleep in bed. Thats about all that happens there. Wait a minute.....minus the sex. Im in between bfs so the only thing going on is sleep. Well, not even that.

 

[ktpool]

No caffeine at all, and certainly not after 12 noon.

How would I stay awake after lunch????

 

[beckmrk04]

My sleep schedule is just out of whack. I need more of a routine, I guess.

OT- my husband's has this friend from high school whom we see now and again- he and BIL were in their wedding about 5 years ago.

Anyway- her dad died. Apparently he was a grumpy horrible person- I don't know, never met him. So, the wake is tomorrow night, and dh can't take off work, and MIL wants me and SIL to go to the wake since our husbands can't go. But, I don't really know dh's friend very well AT ALL, and I never met her dad.

So, am I being a total mean-head if I don't go? Or should I just suck it up and go since my dh can't?

 

[beckmrk04]

Ooooh. I tried Ambien: that stuff is crazy!! I hallucinated.

My migraine meds screwed up my sleep schedule. Now that I am off of them, it's getting more normal.

 

[Stacerita]

My sleep schedule is just out of whack. I need more of a routine, I guess.

OT- my husband's has this friend from high school whom we see now and again- he and BIL were in their wedding about 5 years ago.

Anyway- her dad died. Apparently he was a grumpy horrible person- I don't know, never met him. So, the wake is tomorrow night, and dh can't take off work, and MIL wants me and SIL to go to the wake since our husbands can't go. But, I don't really know dh's friend very well AT ALL, and I never met her dad.

So, am I being a total mean-head if I don't go? Or should I just suck it up and go since my dh can't?

Ugh, as much as I hate feeling like I have to go to those type of things especially if I dont know the person. Im thinking it might be something you need to do. Since your DH can't.

 

[ktpool]

Becky,
That is a tough one. What does dh say? I would probably go just to keep make MIL happy, I suppose. But I wouldn't go to the gathering afterward...really, what could you say? I would say that attending the actual service should be adequate. IMO

 

[ktpool]

Night all.....

PS..that Ambien is crazy. I haven't taken it, but my aunt does and stuff from QVC just appears at her door - almost daily!!! And it often isn't even her size or it is really ugly stuff she would NEVER wear. Last month she got a silver lame outfit - so funny, but not really, you know what I mean?

 

[MouseWorshipin]

My sleep schedule is just out of whack. I need more of a routine, I guess.

OT- my husband's has this friend from high school whom we see now and again- he and BIL were in their wedding about 5 years ago.

Anyway- her dad died. Apparently he was a grumpy horrible person- I don't know, never met him. So, the wake is tomorrow night, and dh can't take off work, and MIL wants me and SIL to go to the wake since our husbands can't go. But, I don't really know dh's friend very well AT ALL, and I never met her dad.

So, am I being a total mean-head if I don't go? Or should I just suck it up and go since my dh can't?

If I wasn't friends with the family, I wouldn't go. You go out of respect for the dead person and to comfort the family.

If someone I loved has died, the last thing I'd want is people I barely knew showing up. So, I wouldn't go.

...but that's just me.









I have to get a Mother's Day gift for my mother. Very hard, because if she wants something she just buys it, so there's nothing she wants or needs. Plus, we aren't close.

How about I get her a season of a show she likes (on dvd) and send flowers? Of course, I'll stop by and all that crap.

 

[beckmrk04]

Well, I think dh would like me to go. And it won't kill me, by any means. I just feel.... awkward about it. I'm not real big on funerals anyway. Or hugging strangers. BUT. I probably should go and give our condolences.

MW- I'm in the same boat with the mother's day thing. I haven't even talked to my mom since the night I finished my senior project. And before then it was Easter. She's very hostile right now.

BUT- I feel like if I just close my eyes and stick my finders in my ears and pretend I didn't know it was Mother's Day- our relationship is over. Which I'm almost ok with, but not quite... SO, sis and I are trying to figure out what to do; Mom hasn't talked to my sister since Easter. Neither of us really want to call her to find out what's going on on Mothers Day, but we'd both feel guilty if we didn't stop by and see her.

 

[beckmrk04]

Oh, and a season of a show and flowers sound nice.

PS- further complicating things: I got the job at the salon, and my mom had talked with the owner about possibly working there... then they hired me.... Not so sure how that will go over.

 

[MouseWorshipin]

I hate all the hugging going on these days. Just because I like someone doesn't mean I want their body pressed up against mine! Maybe it is because I didn't grow up in a touchy-feely house, but UG! I'm so sick of people hugging me!

I call it "Hug-Rape" because I tell them, "I'm not a hugger, but thanks." And they do it anyway!!!!!


I like seeing my Dad, he's the BEST! My mother, though, is a little crazy and hard to take.

 

[beckmrk04]

I don't know my real father. So, I just got one wacky parent!

My mom is just nuts. That's all there is to it. She's defensive, and verbally abusive and irrational (on her worst days). On her best days, she makes me soup when I'm sick (yes, even though I'm married and close to 25), and comforts me, and tells me I'm a great kid and that she's proud of me.

Just lately, she's been having more bad days than good, and it's hard to take.

 

[ashjohnson80]

I'm going to my crazy MIL's on Sunday. woohoo.

 

[Stacerita]

Well I will just consider myself lucky then. I have no wacky inlaws to deal with, and although my mother makes me crazy sometimes, shes great. Im taking her to WDW in Sept for her Mother's day gift so we aren't doing anything this sunday. Im spending the day with the sweetpea. Shes decided that what we need to do for Mommy's day is rest all the Harry Potter DVDs and stay in our jammies all day and order pizza when we get hungry. Im hoping to nap.

 

[MouseWorshipin]

My mom is just nuts. That's all there is to it. She's defensive, and verbally abusive and irrational (on her worst days).

Just lately, she's been having more bad days than good, and it's hard to take.

This is funny, my mother is all that, too.

She also has a very strange sleep schedule. You never know when she'll be awake or asleep.

And she gets all worked up over NOTHING! Because she KNOWS what people are thinking...me, the scan-girl at the grocery store, famous people on TV...and it is never good.

Just thinking about it makes my shoulders tight.

MIL is a dream, though!