How many hours of sleep did you get last night?

Orema · 08-05-2022, 04:03 AM

Three whole hours. That’s the way it is sometimes.

I play catchup later today.

Bèsame* · 08-05-2022, 03:28 PM

Heat and stress lead me to 10 hours of solid sleep.

Orema · 10-30-2022, 06:26 AM

6 hours. Woke up a few times but easily fell back asleep.

Lately when I can't fall back asleep I do an exercise that helps. I alphabetically name cities or states, countries, foods, first or last names, etc. Whatever I can use to create a list.

A-Albany
B-Bay City
C-Cooperstown
D-Detroit
E-...
F-...
G-...

Or

A-Apples
B-Blueberries
C-Cornbread
D-Dumplings
E-...
F-...
G-...

The rules I use that work for me are:

No lingering. Come up with an item name and move on to the next letter.
Do not think about how nice or bad a city is or how you need a spicy recipe for guacamole—none of that, just move on to the next letter or go back to finding a name for the letter you're stuck on.
Do not go to the next letter till you can name an item for the current letter.
No mixing categories on the list. If I start with American cities I stick with American cities. I don't change midstream and add states, countries, cities from another country, food, etc.

It's harder to do than it sounds because you're half asleep. The other night I was listing American cities and was stuck on D, of all letters. I kept thinking of Dorchester which is a neighborhood in Boston, but it's not a city I know of in the U.S. Finally, Detroit came to mind.

Anyway, it works for me and I usually fall back asleep.

Kätzchen · 10-30-2022, 10:32 PM

The other night, I slept about 9 hours. Last night and the night before, I did not sleep well at all. I kept waking up. Tonight, I hope to sleep deeply.

GeorgiaMa'am · 10-31-2022, 01:01 AM

Last night, I slept about 12 hours. It was a rainy morning and I just could not convince myself to get out of bed this morning.

Stone-Butch · 11-02-2022, 06:55 PM

8 hours of blissful sleep during the night for a change.

GeorgiaMa'am · 11-03-2022, 01:25 AM

Just about 8.

08-05-2022, 03:28 PM	#2
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10-30-2022, 06:26 AM	#3
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10-30-2022, 10:32 PM	#4
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10-31-2022, 01:01 AM	#5
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11-02-2022, 06:55 PM	#6
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08-05-2022, 04:03 AM	#1
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11-03-2022, 01:25 AM	#7
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