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Post by questionablesanity on May 6, 2010 6:50:55 GMT -5
@daisy----word. Freedom is the best part of being single, complete freedom
@ellie--I think it totally depends on who you sleep with. When I slept with my son's mom, it seemed like she was a million degrees. She just exuded heat during the night. My son is the same way. Sometimes, he'll crawl into my bed and I won't notice. But I'll wake up after he's there for a few minutes because my bed is on fire. But the last girl to sleep in my bed was a pretty heavy sleeper. A few weeks ago, she came to town but I had to be at work early so I didn't go out. She came in late and I didn't know she was there until I got up for work. She doesn't move at all at night. She was great to sleep with at night.
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I mean, I liked bein with my bfs in the end, but the actual sleep is more disturbed for me. Definitely want to end up with someone, at the very least, who doesn't snore. I hate snoring!
and yeah. freedom is good. i like bein able to do things on a whim and just goin wherever, whenever. But I also like havin someone I can always rely on to go places that my friends don't really want to see or something
My ex-girlfriend was an incredibly light sleeper, plus she had some kind of severe sleeping paranoia for some reason where if she was asleep and I came in to the bedroom she would wake up and be terrified for a minute until she realized it was me. I snore too, unfortunately, and she could barely sleep in the same bed as me or she would get very little actual sleep. I think we maybe only slept together in the same bed maybe... 10 times in a year? Ridiculous.
My ex-girlfriend was an incredibly light sleeper, plus she had some kind of severe sleeping paranoia for some reason where if she was asleep and I came in to the bedroom she would wake up and be terrified for a minute until she realized it was me. I snore too, unfortunately, and she could barely sleep in the same bed as me or she would get very little actual sleep. I think we maybe only slept together in the same bed maybe... 10 times in a year? Ridiculous.
Haha Aw. That sucks. My moms like that. I don't get that bad though. I can deal with sleeping with someone nightly & often do when in a relationship. I just forget how nice it can also be having the bed to yourself too.
Single and will be mingling, but "hooking up" with some overly messed up individual is the last thing on my agenda. I need conversation and some dancing to merit such things at roo!
My ex-girlfriend was an incredibly light sleeper, plus she had some kind of severe sleeping paranoia for some reason where if she was asleep and I came in to the bedroom she would wake up and be terrified for a minute until she realized it was me. I snore too, unfortunately, and she could barely sleep in the same bed as me or she would get very little actual sleep. I think we maybe only slept together in the same bed maybe... 10 times in a year? Ridiculous.
Haha Aw. That sucks. My moms like that. I don't get that bad though. I can deal with sleeping with someone nightly & often do when in a relationship. I just forget how nice it can also be having the bed to yourself too.
Totally agree. Even though I love sleeping with people, I tend to be overly sensitive to their comfort (at least if I haven't slept with anyone in a while) and will wake up like 10 times during the night just making sure I'm not crowding them or hogging blankets or pillows or elbowing them in the face or whatever. I'm usually doing one or all of these things so I guess it's good that I wake up and check haha
I'm kinda not lookin forward to the sleep part of Roo. I have issues sleeping as it is so I hope I'm so exhausted by the time I sleep, that I get some really good, undisturbed sleep...cause lately, I've been waking up after 4 hours of sleep, which is not cool, and I often have trouble falling back asleep. I'm glad I have tent fans though cause the humming of those will help drown out other sounds and keep me cooler in the mornings.
lol. you're such an aggressive sleeper. I move around, but I don't *think* I hurt the other person. I used to move around too much when I was younger, but now I think it's just until I get comfortable. I just feel bad if I move around too much from my joints gettin achy from stayin still too long. It's why I'm thinking...maybe a King size bed, when I get married, would be good. lol Lots of room to roll around and spread out but still have someone else there. I can't imagine how annoying it is for some couples to sleep together in a twin bed.
The last time i slept in the same bed as anyone, i had an elbow in th face all night and was pressed against the wall... although i am a really really deep sleeper, so i am fine on sleep. I pass out and dont move all night. And I agree, freedom is the best part of being single. although I wont date anyone who ihave to report to.
I'm kinda not lookin forward to the sleep part of Roo. I have issues sleeping as it is so I hope I'm so exhausted by the time I sleep, that I get some really good, undisturbed sleep...cause lately, I've been waking up after 4 hours of sleep, which is not cool, and I often have trouble falling back asleep. I'm glad I have tent fans though cause the humming of those will help drown out other sounds and keep me cooler in the mornings.
Melatonin cures all my sleep worries at festivals. Pop 3 to 6mg and it will knock me out, no matter the party favor or energy level after an amazing show. Made my Coachella so much better.
I had absolutely no problem sleeping at Roo last year, if anything I slept too much. However, I am an experienced sleeper on couches in noisy living rooms and can sleep through damn near anything.
Melatonin cures all my sleep worries at festivals. Pop 3 to 6mg and it will knock me out, no matter the party favor or energy level after an amazing show. Made my Coachella so much better.
hmm yeah. i thought of that for sleep problems in general, but for some reason didn't think of that for Roo.
I just get afraid I will sleep in too much and not wake up in time or something, but i think thats probably more of an issue with more synthetic versions of sleep aids. melatonin's a natural hormone, pretty much. Probably ok even if you know you're in for 5 hours of sleep or something?
I had absolutely no problem sleeping at Roo last year, if anything I slept too much. However, I am an experienced sleeper on couches in noisy living rooms and can sleep through damn near anything.
gloating much? lol... if only i was a heavy sleeper.
Melatonin cures all my sleep worries at festivals. Pop 3 to 6mg and it will knock me out, no matter the party favor or energy level after an amazing show. Made my Coachella so much better.
hmm yeah. i thought of that for sleep problems in general, but for some reason didn't think of that for Roo.
I just get afraid I will sleep in too much and not wake up in time or something, but i think thats probably more of an issue with more synthetic versions of sleep aids. melatonin's a natural hormone, pretty much. Probably ok even if you know you're in for 5 hours of sleep or something?
There is no hang over associated with in, because as you said it is a natural hormone. It does regulate your sleep schedule, so if you take it 4 days in a row at roo, in the wee hours of the morning, it will seriously adjust your circadian rhythm for about a week.
yeah. theres a whole thread talkin about that, im pretty sure. i bookmarked it foam ear plugs for sleeping and theres an acoustic kind for takin in the music.
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Hey all! Soooo, the pharmacist is buying a house and he asked me to move in with him! And I'm meeting the parents this weekend... eep! I'm making my butterscotch spice cake for his mom for mother's day, gotta make sure mamma loves me before we announce that we are moving in together.
His family is uber southern and very old fashioned, his mom cried when his sister moved in with her fiance. He's the baby and the only boy, so I can only imagine what his mom's gonna say. I'm more than a bit nervous.
@ Ellie - For sleep I go homeopathic and use a combo of Calms Forte, Coffea Cruda and Tila (aka Linden) tea. It works wonders. You don't actually need to do the combo. It works well to do just the Calms Forte or Coffea Cruda. My mind is always racing. I do coffea cruda before bed and it helps redirect the thoughts by channeling it into dreams. It's nice because it sort of helps skip the middle man and dumps you into REM sleep a lot faster. Your brain is able to do a massive dump and you wake up feeling super refreshed even if you have to wake up early the next day and only get 5 or so hours of sleep. I'm a night owl (not that anyone could tell from my standard 3am posts or anything...) and I'm generally very grumpy in the morning. If I pop the coffea cruda at night to help me sleep I wake up much sunnier and more pleasant. I especially like this combo for festivals because my mind is always super excited thinking about the next day and the combo helps quiet my mind so I can sleep. If you don't care so much about dreams or you don't have the mind racing problem and just have trouble sleeping and want to sleep like the dead (and I mean conk out coma style sleep like the dead) then I'd recommend taking some Bach (aka Rescue Sleep). That stuff will knock you out. I use it more for times when I've been up forever and my body desperately needs sleep but I just can't seem to fall asleep, when I want to hibernate.
@ Questionablesanity - I might be related to your ex. LOL. I have the same heat issue where I set the bed on fire. My poor ex would run two fans full blast so he could cuddle with me but he could still only take about 3 minutes before I overheated him. Then he'd retreat to the opposite side of the bed, hold the wall to cool down and then create a little pillow/blanket wall between us so the heat couldn't get to him. It makes it really hard to find a partner when you're a human torch. :-(
for those who need it, I will have tons of earplugs for sleeping/protection at Bonnaroo.
My ex was not a light sleeper at all...she would wait for me to go to sleep and then proceed to try to talk to me until I woke up and then she's fall right off to dream land...
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figured this would be an awesome place for my first inforoo post heading down.... by myself for the second year in a row and am just looking for some single people to hang out with! its just so much better than hanging out with couples dragging each other around (in general) anyways some things about me 6'0" 175lbs brown hair/eyes some bands I dont plan on missing include The Black Keys Jay z Weezer B.o.B flaming lips Conan rise against.... sooo many more
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How funny. That's actually my least favorite part of being single! Then again I'm notorious for moving around, hogging the sheets and kicking and I'm a heavy sleeper. Hm, guess that's why I'm single.
The best part of being single is being able to do whatever you want whenever you want without having to coordinate with someone else.
we were meant for one another! HAHAHA seriously though, i am the same! lol...hope to see you there!!! -Matt