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Farmwife
I know this will sound silly but if I can't go to sleep, I lie in bed and tell myself I have to stay awake. Puts me out every time. I'm kind of simple that way! LOL
I do addition tablesLady Henevere said:Wow. You all are awesome. Thank you so much for your responses.
Someone else has told me melatonin worked for her as well. I had not heard of valerian for sleep, and I never thought of benedryl. Good to know there are choices. (I'm with ya on the warm milk though)
savingdogs, how did you learn to meditate? Did you just try it and it worked, or did you take a class or something? I have tried and can't seem to do it. I recently learned that a friend who I had lost touch with is teaching meditation classes. Maybe I need to call her up.
Diane, the list idea is fabulous. I will have to try that. I think a lot of my worries come from whether I remembered to do this or that, and keeping a list of things and a set time to take care of them is a great idea. I am not very organized, which I was able to get away with when I had one small kid. But as she's gotten older it's gotten harder to keep track of her stuff, and now that I have the second one too I feel very scattered. I like the idea of lists to put my mind at ease!
I can't do multiplication tables (I'm dyscalculic), but maybe I could figure out some sort of alphabet game or something. DD and I sometimes play a game in the car where we pick a category -- cities, animals, foods -- and go through the alphabet taking turns. So she might say "aardvark," and I would say "bison," and she would say "cheetah," and so on. Maybe I could try that one in my head.
I keep trying to cut back on the caffeine, but then I go through a period of insomnia and I'm back on it again since I can't make it through the day without sleep AND without caffeine. There's a 3-day weekend coming up; I should be able to kick the habit.
My stovetop cappuccino maker exploded Sunday morning -- maybe it's a sign.
Thanks again -- I appreciate the responses more than I can express.![]()
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