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How Do You Identify?: Butch (Silver Fox) Dom Daddi
Preferred Pronoun?: 50 Shades of Clay Darker & Deeper
Relationship Status: married to my forever
Join Date: May 2011
Location: salt air & sandy beaches
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8 to 9 hrs. of sleep are good for me.
I am a firm believer in "settling my mind & body down" an hour before bedtime. I do not go online after early evening nor do I watch a lot of "news".
My routine is to eat dinner around 530 or 600pm...so as not to go to bed with a full tummy. I rarely drink caffeine, due to atrial fib, so that is not an issue for me anyway. I like my room as dark as possible, & I have slept with a fan on my face & upper body for many decades, and that white noise helps me not hear outside my room noises.
I play with my little dachshund Hopey on my bed a half hour or so, & that is very relaxing for me. She LOVES it, sleeps better in her crate also.
Then do my night routine brush teeth, wash face, etc.
I usually fall asleep as soon as I lay down, & wake sometimes for BR breaks, but usually able to go right back to sleep.
I awaken around 815 am most mornings, rarely am I asleep at any later than that.
My routines are fairly consistent, & work for me. I try to exclude any mental stimulation & filling my belly late evening. I am pretty relaxed so am able to sleep well each night. Sometimes I waken during the night & brain engages, but I try to mentally shut it off again...lol.
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To find someone who will love you for no reason, and to shower that person with reasons, that is the ultimate happiness. ~Robert Brault
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