tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728897616036072467.post4627689052892260505..comments2023-03-11T08:30:56.304+00:00Comments on RedMummy Rambles On: A Long Night's Journey into DayKaren Redmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368078023802765569noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728897616036072467.post-9796887023744016322009-04-28T23:26:00.000+01:002009-04-28T23:26:00.000+01:00I'm 4 hours if I'm lucky. I've always been a night...I'm 4 hours if I'm lucky. I've always been a night owl but I find that my brain doesn't stop and even though the body is tired I just keep going. And even though I'm tired I can go to bed and suddenly I'm wide awake again. I'd say I fall asleep from 2.30am - 4am and then child is up most days at 6.30am - 7.30am. I struggle to get up in a morning but everyday I still do it.<br /><br />I've tried everything but nothing works so I just make do on very little sleep.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04504556289525127816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728897616036072467.post-36730535189935179852009-04-23T22:56:00.000+01:002009-04-23T22:56:00.000+01:00It's 22:41 so I'll be pretty brief since I too wil...It's 22:41 so I'll be pretty brief since I too will have a few hours sleep waking at c 03:00 mind racing with ideas, worries, ideas and more worries. <br />Luckily though for me this is not a regular feature as usually I'm more akin to your DH and sleep deeply from head on pillow to wake up time (which seems to be whatever time I decide it to be before nodding off).<br />Just at this time of year when spring is really bursting I seem to sleep badly.<br />They say the darkest hour is just before dawn - well Mama Cass did! However, the darkest 3 hours are just before my dawn :-) Yawn.<br />Enough of me though save to say I have found solace and sleep in my trusty IPOD onto which I have loaded a number of excellent meditation podcasts from a variety of sources.<br />They work really well and I'll be happy to supply details of them if you (or any other night owl) wish.<br />For now I wish you sweet dreams during the hours you do sleep and productive waking time that you can call your own.<br />Just think, if you slept 8 hours you might not find the time to write your excellent blog. In the words of Eric Idle "Always look on the bright side of life" :-)BRMBDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05680929961916817514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728897616036072467.post-66235322077996589562009-04-23T22:36:00.000+01:002009-04-23T22:36:00.000+01:00Once again hun - such a good post cos it's spot on...Once again hun - such a good post cos it's spot on the button. :-) I too have trouble sleeping but have a few tricks to help me. Normally if I wake up I find that my mind is kicking in with 5 mins and I'm mulling business ideas or thoughts over in my head. Once this happens I tend not to be able to go back to sleep so I keep a note pad and pen beside the bed and have now "trained" myself (usually in half sleep now too!) to write down what I'm thinking of and shut it away 'til the morning work hours. <br />I've also found that my sleep patterns changed drastically with the dawning of a new season - Winter to Spring and Autumn to Winter being the worse two. So now after try Tpans too and finding them useless I use herbal tablets called "nightols" which work a blooming treat to kick start my body into a more regular sleeping pattern. But in fairness I'm actually not too fussed at not sleeping too well as I too love that quite and peaceful "me" time in the middle of the night or very early morning. No cars, kids, phones, or hubby's nagging just me, myself and peace and quite to read, sew or just sit and make lists of things to do. Ahhh...bliss! :-)Freya Sykeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473091096440861602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728897616036072467.post-28030849488155919522009-04-23T20:44:00.000+01:002009-04-23T20:44:00.000+01:00I am also an insomniac and have tried just about e...I am also an insomniac and have tried just about everything bar prescription drugs, which, I fear, are only a few restless nights away.<br /><br />My favourite is when well-meaning friends suggest I simply take a soak in the tub then read for a while in a lavender-scented bed - if only!Becky Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845149008757842138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728897616036072467.post-72052482815124322082009-04-23T18:16:00.000+01:002009-04-23T18:16:00.000+01:00We moved house in January and for the first couple...We moved house in January and for the first couple of months I found myself unable to sleep. Before that I could sleep on a clothes-line (as the old expression goes). Back to relative normality now. It was probably a lot to do with being in a strange house with all the different sounds, etc.<br /><br />Karen, just make sure you don't confuse temazepam with marzipan next time you're half asleep and trying to make a cake!Chris Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488856144531588475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728897616036072467.post-81946592238077830832009-04-23T16:19:00.000+01:002009-04-23T16:19:00.000+01:00I am currently suffering from insomnia, usually I ...I am currently suffering from insomnia, usually I can go to bed about midnightish but at the minute it's half oneish and getting up for seven! Not my favourite and doesn't make me the most tolerant mummy in the world lol luv Karen xMum Gone Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06668267044033019603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728897616036072467.post-83737534150023002942009-04-23T14:23:00.000+01:002009-04-23T14:23:00.000+01:00Lizzy, The idea of writing the next budget in a st...Lizzy, The idea of writing the next budget in a state of insomnia induced surrealism appeals enormously. I would obviously take from the rich & give to the poor & would call myself Robin (40)Hood (Winks). Would you care to be my assistant?Karen Redmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368078023802765569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728897616036072467.post-11804986649993578232009-04-23T13:35:00.000+01:002009-04-23T13:35:00.000+01:00I am amazed by your ability to retain such a high ...I am amazed by your ability to retain such a high level of coherence while suffering such a bad bout of insomnia. I can't think clearly enough to write after about 4 days!<br /><br />I think there should be shift patterns for life - that way we could live in towns devoted to nocturnal creatures like ourselves and stop feeling like outcasts. <br /><br />I sleep naturally from 6am onward - as does my mother - and have been like this all my life. Doesn't look like it's going to change anytime soon!<br /><br />I think you might have missed your calling - if insomnia boosts your sense of the surreal you could write the next budget!!!Belle_Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14836174470695042320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728897616036072467.post-40873320612052445502009-04-23T08:19:00.000+01:002009-04-23T08:19:00.000+01:00I dont sleep well either but never worry about it ...I dont sleep well either but never worry about it ,just think I dont need as much sleep as everyone else .My ipod saves me if I want to stay in bed .<br /><br />I am more or less wiped out by 3.00pm but think that my be diet .<br /><br />I wish I could write like you .You cant have everything . sleep and ability that would be greedy ....<br /><br />More than once Ive been up at 4.00am when my children have come in from a night out thats not good !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com