Nighttime poll

AllAboutTheBenjamin

Have you ever had insomnia/trouble sleeping?

What is your nighttime routine?

How many hours of sleep do you get at night?

What's bedtime for you?

When do you get up?

What's the most recent crazy dream you've had?

Most memorable dream?

Are you afraid of the dark?

How do you sleep - as in, do you toss and turn?  Do you stay still all night?  Do you use one, two, or 14 pillows?  Lots of blankets or just a sheet?

Do you sleep better with your H/FI/SO or alone?

Do you think an expensive bed/sheets/pillows are worth it?

ETA - BEST NIGHTTIME SNACK?!

laurenclaire1386

Have you ever had insomnia/trouble sleeping?
For 7 months now. I'm REALLY tired.
What is your nighttime routine?
Don't really have one.
How many hours of sleep do you get at night?
8-9, now. When I was working, far less.
What's bedtime for you?
Whenever my brain decides to shut off. Sometimes it's early, most of the time not.
When do you get up?
When I wake up, now that I'm not working and FI's gone all the time. The kitchen doesn't really care when it gets cleaned and that's pretty much my only responsibility.
What's the most recent crazy dream you've had?
I dreamed my wedding was a scavenger hunt a few months ago.
Most memorable dream?
?
Are you afraid of the dark?
Not unless I watch scary movies and then have to sleep in the house alone.
How do you sleep - as in, do you toss and turn?  Do you stay still all night?  Do you use one, two, or 14 pillows?  Lots of blankets or just a sheet?
Just a sheet, this time of year. Once I finally get to sleep, I'm completely still. My mom told me she used to worry when I was a kid that I was dead, I was so still. I use two pillows, one for my head and one to go up against my back.
Do you sleep better with your H/FI/SO or alone?
Better with FI. I didn't have insomnia until he took a job that keeps him out of town 90% of the time.
Do you think an expensive bed/sheets/pillows are worth it?
Sheets are. I don't know about pillows. I've never slept on a new or expensive pillow.

AllAboutTheBenjamin

Duhrrr... rho?  YGPM

Steph0871

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[QUOTE]Duhrrr... rho?  YGPM :)
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]

<div>Don't you dare turn this into another ghost story thread.  Because then I'll stay up reading, and I need to go to sleep.</div><div>
</div><div>'night ladies!</div>

AllAboutTheBenjamin

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Nighttime poll : Don't you dare turn this into another ghost story thread.  Because then I'll stay up reading, and I need to go to sleep. 'night ladies!
Posted by Steph0871[/QUOTE]

HEY, I'm trying to keep it private up in here.

Sweet dreams steph :)

SarahPLiz

Oh, and I used to sleep walk as a kid. My mom was sleeping on the couch one night and didn't hear me go outside. She woke up to someone banging around on the front porch and went to get the gun. She almost shot me. Most of the time I was sleep walking I just needed to pee. She'd take me to the bathroom and then I'd go right back to bed. I never remembered in the morning.

My friends said I talked in my sleep in HS, and FI confirms this. He says its pretty comical. 

AllAboutTheBenjamin

Sarah - that is some crazy ass sleep walking.

I have one documented case of sleep walking, and it was after a night of heavy drinking, we had crashed at Ben's.  He woke up in the middle of the night to me rummaging around his dresser, looking as though I was trying to reach behind it to unplug the fan.  He was like "What are you doing?"  I apparently drunkenly said "I have to go to the bathroom!"  And he tried to tell me several times that the bathroom was the other direction.  I then snapped out of it, left for a couple minutes to take care of business, and then came back to bed.  I remember none of it.

You know what freaks me out?  Sleep eating.  Like the people who get up in the middle of the night and eat thousands and thousands of calories and have no recollection of doing so, and wake up to find their kitchen a total mess.

rhodesign

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Nighttime poll : Don't you dare turn this into another ghost story thread.  Because then I'll stay up reading, and I need to go to sleep. 'night ladies!
Posted by Steph0871[/QUOTE]
I wrote y'all back, but don't say I didn't warn you!

SEWF

Have you ever had insomnia/trouble sleeping? Not usually. I do stay up really late, but that's just me being a night owl.

What is your nighttime routine? Brush teeth, read for a bit, cuddle with FI, rub his back until he's asleep (yeah, he's spoiled), read some more, watch tv, sleep.

How many hours of sleep do you get at night? 7 to 9 usually.

What's bedtime for you? Between midnight and 3. I work odd hours at work, so it's hard to set a real routine.

When do you get up? 7:30 if I'm opening, about 10 if I'm not.

What's the most recent crazy dream you've had? That wedding nightmare I had. Everything just went wrong.

Most memorable dream? I'm not sure if it was a dream or not, but when I was young I had seizures, and one time I remember seeing my aunt who had passed away a year or so prior. She told me I would be ok, and so would my cousin. I only had one cousin at the time. Years later my aunt and uncle had a baby and when he was three, he had cancer. It was tough, but he pulled through. Now he's almost 14, and while he has some learning problems, he made it through. So maybe it wasn't a dream, but I'll always remember it.

Are you afraid of the dark? Not really. More the things IN the dark.

How do you sleep - as in, do you toss and turn?  Do you stay still all night?  Do you use one, two, or 14 pillows?  Lots of blankets or just a sheet? I guess I toss and turn. I know I fall asleep on my stomach and wake up on my back. I use one pillow and my own blanket because FI and I are both blanket hogs.

Do you sleep better with your H/FI/SO or alone? With FI, but I don't like being touched when I'm falling asleep, so no cuddling when we're drifting off.

Do you think an expensive bed/sheets/pillows are worth it? You know, a couple of years ago I would have said no, but my uncle got me some Egyptian cotton sheets a few years ago when he got my name for Christmas. Those babies are totally worth whatever he paid!

ETA - BEST NIGHTTIME SNACK?! Frozen Kit Kats!

KaylaSue19

Have you ever had insomnia/trouble sleeping?
Somewhat. Both my mom and dad are prescribed sleep aids. I don't take any but if this getting a 2nd wind at 10 or 11 doesn't stop I am going to have to.
What is your nighttime routine?
Nothing in particular. It always involves tv or a movie though.
How many hours of sleep do you get at night?
6-8 hours. I am quite thankful to have a 2 year old that sleeps until 9.
What's bedtime for you?
Usually between 1am-3am.
When do you get up?
When DS does.
What's the most recent crazy dream you've had?
INothing recently really.
Most memorable dream?
When I was little I had crazy recurring dreams. One involved the silver puttie guys from Power Rangers. They would be surrounding my house getting ready to attack and I would run around trying to warn everyone but nobody could hear me. Another one always ended up with me falling off of something really high and waking up mid fall.
Are you afraid of the dark?
A bit I will admit.
How do you sleep - as in, do you toss and turn?  Do you stay still all night?  Do you use one, two, or 14 pillows?  Lots of blankets or just a sheet?
2 thinish pillows. In the summer a sheet, in the winter a blanket. No matter how hot I am I have to be completely covered from neck to toe. I also never sleep on my back. It's strange but anytime I fall asleep like that I always end up with nightmares.
Do you sleep better with your H/FI/SO or alone?
H hands down. He does security and started doing overnights and I HATE it. I end up falling asleep on our love seat watching tv at like 3 am. I am just shy of 5'8" so the love seat is way to small to be comfortable.
Do you think an expensive bed/sheets/pillows are worth it?
No. I love our $20 jersey sheets from Target. Expensive foam and stuff is nice though. I have a fine line of too soft, too hard, and just right.

KaylaSue19

How did I miss C&P for midnight snack? Anyway I love almost anything at midnight haha.

jelique7

Have you ever had insomnia/trouble sleeping?
-All the time!

What is your nighttime routine?
-watch TV, wash my face, put on moisturizer, brush my teeth, watch some more tv and then knock out.

How many hours of sleep do you get at night?
-4-8

What's bedtime for you?
-after 11 on most nights

When do you get up?
-When I have work I get up at 6 but when I just have school I get up at 8

What's the most recent crazy dream you've had?
-I had a dream that Kyle's roommate attacked me in a scary brutal violent way, it was awkward when I woke up.

Most memorable dream?
-I had a dream me and kyle got married and I work a blue polka dot dress with orange feathers lol.

Are you afraid of the dark?
-Nope, I love darkness.

How do you sleep - as in, do you toss and turn?  Do you stay still all night?  Do you use one, two, or 14 pillows?  Lots of blankets or just a sheet?
-I toss and turn and use 1-2 pillows but now I sleep with a pillow in between my legs because its more comfortable while my tattoo is healing.

Do you sleep better with your H/FI/SO or alone?
-Kyle is a heater so when its cold I sleep better with him but when its hot I just want him to leave me alone so I don't die of heat-stroke in my sleep lol.

Do you think an expensive bed/sheets/pillows are worth it?
-I would splurge on a nice bed set, I just don't have the money. Good comfy pillows is a necessity.

ETA - BEST NIGHTTIME SNACK?!
-Pickles, or a bowl of honey bunches of oats.

SarahPLiz

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[QUOTE]Sarah - that is some crazy ass sleep walking. I have one documented case of sleep walking, and it was after a night of heavy drinking, we had crashed at Ben's.  He woke up in the middle of the night to me rummaging around his dresser, looking as though I was trying to reach behind it to unplug the fan.  He was like "What are you doing?"  I apparently drunkenly said "I have to go to the bathroom!"  And he tried to tell me several times that the bathroom was the other direction.  I then snapped out of it, left for a couple minutes to take care of business, and then came back to bed.  I remember none of it. You know what freaks me out?  Sleep eating.  Like the people who get up in the middle of the night and eat thousands and thousands of calories and have no recollection of doing so, and wake up to find their kitchen a total mess.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>Or people that drive, or kill people in their sleep. I watch a lot of real crime shows, and that has been a valid defense a couple times. I'd be so scared of myself. 

</div>

goutesh

Have you ever had insomnia/trouble sleeping?
Oh yeah.  Especially lately, because I've been so stressed about upcoming exams.  I haven't really slept the last 3 nights. 

What is your nighttime routine?
I don't really have much of a routine.  Wash face, brush teeth, and hopefully pass out in bed.

How many hours of sleep do you get at night?
It varies a lot.  Anywhere from 4-10?  Tonight will probably be about 4.

What's bedtime for you?
Sometime between 10-1.

When do you get up?
My schedule is different everyday.  I do tend to sleep in on the weekends when I have nothing to do.

What's the most recent crazy dream you've had?
I'm drawing a blank on this, probably because I'm super tired.

Most memorable dream?
I've had nightmares about dinosaurs since I was a little kid.  Jurassic Park scarred me for life.

Are you afraid of the dark?
Kind of.  I won't walk through rooms in the dark, so I always turn on the hall/bathroom light when I get up in the night.

How do you sleep - as in, do you toss and turn?  Do you stay still all night?  Do you use one, two, or 14 pillows?  Lots of blankets or just a sheet?
I toss and turn like crazy.  Apparently I also kick the bed.  I use 2 pillows, and the number of blankets depends on the temperature.  I can't sleep with the bed neatly made though.  If I actually took the initiative to make the bed that day, I will rip out and loosen all the blankets before climbing in.

Do you sleep better with your H/FI/SO or alone?
Usually with my H.

Do you think an expensive bed/sheets/pillows are worth it?
I don't know-- I've never had any!

ETA - BEST NIGHTTIME SNACK?!
Right now, hot chocolate.

pirategal03

Have you ever had insomnia/trouble sleeping? Nope.  I can fall asleep almost anywhere or any time.  Unless the TV is on, then I have to cover my eyes first, I can't stand the flashing light.

What is your nighttime routine? Shower, brush teeth, drink a glass of water, check e-mail, sleep.

How many hours of sleep do you get at night? 7-8ish

What's bedtime for you? it varies

When do you get up? it also varies, 7ish hours after I go to bed most days

What's the most recent crazy dream you've had?

Most memorable dream?

Are you afraid of the dark? nope

How do you sleep - as in, do you toss and turn?  Do you stay still all night?  Do you use one, two, or 14 pillows?  Lots of blankets or just a sheet? 2 pillows for my head, one pillow between my knees (without it I can't fall asleep and my back hurts in the morning), sheet and 2 blankets, a separate crochet blanket for my feet if it's cold.  I stay still all night.

Do you sleep better with your H/FI/SO or alone? Better with H

Do you think an expensive bed/sheets/pillows are worth it? Yes, but I don't really have them.

ETA - BEST NIGHTTIME SNACK?! Chocolate milk

mehgank

Mine is going to be a little bit strange since I've been living in a hotel the past two months, which has caused my routine to be way different than when I'm at home.

Have you ever had insomnia/trouble sleeping?
Yes, I get it every few months, but never as bad as FI. Poor thing, he gets it bad.

What is your nighttime routine?
Come 9 o'clock, I'm in cozy clothes. By 10pm, I'm washing my face, brushing & flossing my teeth, then I'll read my book for about 15-30 minutes to wind down. This routine gets thrown WAY off when I'm at home with FI though.

How many hours of sleep do you get at night?
I net about 8 hours per night here, but maybe 6 or 7 back home.

What's bedtime for you?
Around 10:30pm or 11pm.

When do you get up?
 0645 here, 0525 back home. (I have a crazy commute in Miami, and only a 3 minute commute here).

What's the most recent crazy dream you've had?
I recently dreamt that our church booked 4 other weddings besides ours, all on the same day. I kept seeing guests arriving but none of them were mine, mine were all late, including the WP. Then, my older brother said something to offend FI's sister, so she told me she didn't  want to be in our wedding, so she went to attend her cousin's LOL.

Most memorable dream?
I've been having a lot of dreams about planes crashing into water/buildings near the water over the past couple of years. Those are the ones I really remember.

Are you afraid of the dark?
Not always, but sometimes. Like, if I wake up from a bad dream and I'm alone in bed in the dark, I get a little skeeved out.

How do you sleep - as in, do you toss and turn?  Do you stay still all night?  Do you use one, two, or 14 pillows?  Lots of blankets or just a sheet?
I usually sleep on my side with one leg hitched up. At home I only use one pillow, but here I've been using 3 (one under my head and then one on either side of my body). And yes, I like a good down comforter, it's snuggly. I only rarely use a sheet, say, if I have a sunburn or it's really, really hot in our room.

Do you sleep better with your H/FI/SO or alone?
I sleep better when he's there, amazingly enough, since he tosses and turns, but something about his presence and breathing soothes me.

Do you think an expensive bed/sheets/pillows are worth it?
Oh absolutely, when you do your homework. It took me about 3 months to find the right combination of sheet softness + mattress comfort.

ETA - BEST NIGHTTIME SNACK?!
Milk & cookies. I'm such a child LOL.