It's "Wakey Wakey!!!" Monday MKF! 2/3/03

[Patches]

Ah, sleep. I can fall asleep just about anywhere and sleep through just about anything. I credit my parents for that wonderful gift - as a kid, they didn't hire sitters when they went out, I went with them (apparently I was well behaved as a child, something I've fortuanately grown out of), and when I got tired I'd just curl up and go to sleep - noise was irrelevent. Sounds (including fire alarms, sonic booms, alarm clocks) generally won't wake me. I sleep like a rock, which can lead to a bit of trouble. I sleep well, but often have nightmares and when people try to wake me, I sometimes kinda take wild swings at them, as if they're part of the dream. I warn people to take precautions, especially if it looks like I'm dreaming. Though, I have to admit, it is a little disconcerting to wake up and see someone standing over you with a pillow in their hands

This, however, does not apply if I'm reading a good book. I'll stay awake all night if I can. I usually give in to sleep after I realize I've read the same senetence a dozen times, or I've fallen asleep already and the book tips and smacks me in the face (hard covers hurt).

I think Tara would sleep on her back and Willow would snuggle in the crook of her arm and kinda half lay on her.

[tarawillow66]

Ah,well, last night i didn't really sleep. i tossed and turned and cryed.(me and my g/f had a problem last night) my ans her are fine. i love her more than life it self it's just her friends,or friend. I HATE HIM!!!!! ok i'm cool. but when i can sleep i'm all over the bed. and when devon is over i'm spooning her or the other way around. i miss her. i don't get to see her for 5 more weeks. long distance relationship.
love ya
megan

[darkmagicwillow]

Patches, you're so right about the hardcovers, especially as I'm no longer nearsighted enough to read with the book already on my nose! (-;

[La]

The thread subject gave me a jolt when I first read it. My mom used to wake me up on Sunday mornings before church by coming in my room and saying "wakey wakey!!!" in a sing-song-y voice. Pretty annoying actually.

As far as sleep goes. I'm not so good at it. I have really bad insomnia. Once I'm asleep, I'm usually fine. It's the getting asleep part that I have problems with. Falling asleep quickly for me would be after laying in bed for 30 minutes. If I don't take anything, it's not unusual for it to take me 2 1/2 hours to fall asleep. Occasionally I just don't fall asleep all night. Luckily smoking pot works wonders (the only thing that regularly works and doesn't leave me groggy in the morning). My body needs a lot of sleep, more so than most people I think ('bout 10 hours). But my mom was the same way when she was my age too, so I guess it's genetic.

I'm also not good at snuggling and spooning when I'm falling asleep. I guess it's related to the not being able to fall asleep thing, but I like to have my own space. Probably also because I prefer sleeping on my back. I love snuggling in the morning though

[Enigmatic]

I've never been a good sleeper, when i was a kid I couldn't fall asleep unless there were totally dark and totally quite. I was quite a nuisance for my parents. But then I went to boarding school...

At the boarding school there were noise all the time and I had to live with that, and even though I didn't learn much that year, I learned to sleep. Somehow my body has that code, that laying down means to go to sleep and I can fall asleep almost everywhere. Sometimes it's annoying, but mostly it's wonderful. Now I only have to get rid of all my nightmares...

But speaking of sleep, I think I'll go to bed now.

Sweet Dreams every body!

[Repost Moderator]

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[mscheckmate]

After all the sleep interruptions I had last night, I woke up to this thread. Perfect timing. GF and I spent the night at her house, which is in the mountains. The winds last night were especially strong, and several times the house literally shook. We each woke up about twelve times last night. So, I'm chugging coffee today so that I don't fall asleep during anyone's music lesson.

I tend to be a light sleeper, and GF has a major snoring problem. Sometimes, even wearing ear plugs plus headphone-type ear protectors doesn't do the job, and I end up sleeping on the living room sofa. GF has finally invested in a machine that will better regulate her breathing while she sleeps. I hope that it will solve the problem. Otherwise, it will be GF's turn to sleep on the sofa.

[DaNzS]

during the weekdays, i can only sleep for about 8-10 hours because i have work, but during weekends, i can sleep the whole day if i am not doing anything important, which is all the time. i just get up to eat, then after that go back to bed and sleep. but i'm working to change this bad habit, it's just that i'm not yet successful in doing so...

[skittles]

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tommo : I mean hell, who doesn't spooning work for?

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[/quote:25e51fc843] **skittles shyly raises her hand**

I've tried & tried.. and I can't get to sleep within the snuggling spooning cuddling thingies... and can't sleep without being able to move around before I fall completely asleep.. and my legs move about too, I think, since my cat isn't on the end of the bed in the morning but wailing at the bedroom door to have his food bowl 'refreshed' (it's not empty )...

But I sometimes sleep so deeply that I had a friend check to see if I was still breathing... leaned over me and checked to make sure I hadn't "left in the night" ..... told me the next day, how deeply I slept, no noise at all ..

Also, with the reading before falling asleep.. for some reason, I can always set the book on the bedstand, turn out the light & am asleep within 3 seconds... don't know how or why, but have never fallen asleep to find a book still on the bed... and I know the cat doesn't put it away...

W/T: I agree, they seem like the snuggle/cuddle/spooning types.. perhaps with Willow taking up most of the bed.. and Tara loving her for it..

[Rosenberg]

I get up for work at 4 am, so 8 hours of sleep is pretty much an unobtainable goal. I usually get about five hours in a good night. Ive been told that Im a pretty quiet sleeper and I dont move around too much or take up too much room. Its been such a long time since Ive shared my bed with anyone that that may no longer be true though. Last summer and fall I went through a stretch where I didnt get much more than 3 hours of sleep a night, and I went a few nights without any sleep at all due to the evil internet. Ive been a little more controlled in that regard lately.

As for as Willow and Tara, Im sure when they sleep they always manage to be in contact with each other in some way. And as far as dreams are concerned, I had a very remarkable dream about Amber Benson last night and thats all Im going to say about it.

[taralicious]

I work nights 3-11 at a hotel and then get home about 11:45 or so.
After a hour or two wandering the Internet, this board, the MR board, and sundry other sites, I crash and sleep until 11:30 the next day unless I have a day off and then I've been known to sleep the entire day.
I've also have dreams about Alyson, Amber, and SMG, but discretion is the better part of valour, so shall belt up about them.

[VampNo12]

Ah sleep what's that ? I really try to get at least 7 hours of sleep, although most of the time I find myself twisting and turning, pounding my pillows, thinking too much about the next day ahead, and throwing the covers on and off. However, I have found if I listen to music it seems to relax me, and thankfully I find a few good hours of uninterrupted sleep.

[Patches]

If you're having trouble falling asleep, try relaxation exercises. Learned a great one in third year from a class on "Body, Mind and Spirit."

Lie on your back and take three very slow deep breaths. Then start thinking about relaxing one part of your body at a time.

Start with your toes, think only of relaxing your toes and say slowly, "toes, relax; toes, relax; toes relax, and they are so relaxed." Think next of your feet, and say, "feet relax; feet relax; feet, relax, and they are so relaxed." Repeat this pattern "x relax; x relax; x relax, and they are so relaxed" as you move up your body: ankles, calves, knees, thighs, hips, stomach, back, shoulder, chest, arms, elbows, wrists, finger and finally your head. Push all other thoughts out of your mind, concentrate only on that one part of your body, on relaxing that one place, letting the tension drain.

If you're still awake (I personally never make past my hips when doing this exercise), keep your eyes closed and envision lying on a beach, hearing only the gentle sound of waves; think of a colour, a warm soft colour and let it wash over your body, feel the tension drain away as the colour washes through you, keep adding a colour and let it wash over you - drive all thoughts but the sound of the water and the feel of the colour away from your mind. These are wonderful ways to relax, and if you're in bed, can really help you fall asleep.

The key is to think only of the single object, let no other thoughts, sights or sound intrude. I know it sounds all (old) new agey, but it works.

Xita, DMW, have you tried sleeping with a pillow between your knees? It takes a little getting used to, but a small flat pillow is helpful when you sleep as it assists in keeping your spine aligned, which can take some of the pressure off other areas (hips and back especially).

Hey DMW, right there with you girl - adds an entirely new meaning to a book's "impact", and a new understanding of how a book can truely leave it's mark.

Cheers!!
Patches

[Twisted Minstrel]

I'm with VampNo12 - what's sleep? I stay up for at least two days at a time - usually trying to get some work done.

If I do happen to crawl into my (allegedly) cosy queen bed, I'm on my stomach cradling all my pillows. My ex-gf used to find this position comfortable I guess as I'd wake up now and again and find her face-down on top of me.

It is one thing to be a pillow. It is another to be an entire mattress.

I suspect Willow is a bit of a tosser; I can picture poor Tara trying to sleep while Willow is having some far-out dream or other, or even sleep-talking. I'm sure Willow would end up cuddled into Tara in some fashion, pushing the poor girl almost off the bed.

And that would be on a good night...

[Imperfectly Me]

Here I am, a day late and a dollar short as usual. My sleep pattern, well the pattern is really non existant. I sleep completely and totally some nights, others I'm all over the bed tossing and turning and throwing off the covers and pulling them back on. Others I get a deep sleep but am plagued by intense and usually strange dreams. Last night it was a dream about a straight girl friend of mine that I have a serious crush on. The dream ended with me waking up in tears as worn out as I was when I fell asleep.

As for Willow and Tara, I am agreeing with the spooning thing, except I also thing Willow would be an animated sleeper. As much as she has going through her head on a constant basis, she'd be all over the place while sleeping.

[Triscuit7]

So many Kittens had problems sleeping on Sunday night --- interesting.

I think I slept maybe two hours but in 5-20 min chunks. Work-related stress, I'm afraid. There are times I hate being a manager and having to discuss performance issues is one those things that I outright dread.

I'm a notoriously bad sleeper at the best of times. I wake up regularly between 2 and 330am. If I can fall back asleep quickly, I'll probably sleep the rest of the night, but that only happens maybe twice a week. I usually drift back to sleep around 530am which makes getting up at 630 an interesting proposition.

I'm also a light sleeper, waking very quickly at the slightest unfamiliar noise. When I'm awake in the middle of the night and trying hard to get back to sleep, I tend to get pissed off easily. Fortunately, I know this and can feel the snark coming on - I take the less than cuddlesome me off to another room, another bed. It works.

Sleep positions - I have to wake up completely to turn over. It's a thing. I like to sleep on my sides and tummy, not so much my back unless I'm really tired. Spooning is lovely but I get overheated easily, so it's definitely a winter thing for me.

I think Tara and Willow spoon a lot, but also use one another as pillows and blankets. Just lovely.

Ciao, Melissa

[Firefoot]

Xita, DMW, have you tried sleeping with a pillow between your knees? It takes a little getting used to, but a small flat pillow is helpful when you sleep as it assists in keeping your spine aligned, which can take some of the pressure off other areas (hips and back especially).

I'm definitely giving this one a try. Thanks for the tip!

This morning, I slept through my first alarm and woke up 10 minutes late. Interestingly, because I now had an adrenaline-fueled rocket under my butt, I zipped through my morning routine faster than usual, had time to load the dishwasher and sand down our icy front step, and still got out of the house with enough time to make a pit stop at the local donut joint, and made it to the train station with 5 minutes to spare. How 'bout that? I should sleep through my alarm more often.

Firefoot
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[VampNo12]

Patches, thanks for your suggestion about trying "relaxation exercises", it sounds like a good idea ! I will be definitely trying this out tonight.