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In order to go to bed I have to get ready for bed. If the bedtime routine hasn't been accomplished I can't get in bed.
There are bits of my routine that I can skip and parts that vary depending on if the next day is a school day or not. The following are non-negotiables: taking pills, brushing teeth, washing face, using neuromodulation unit, and putting on pajamas.
There are bits of my routine that I can skip and parts that vary depending on if the next day is a school day or not. The following are non-negotiables: taking pills, brushing teeth, washing face, using neuromodulation unit, and putting on pajamas.
If I get to the point of being so tired that I can't accomplish my entire routine I am likely to lay down on a couch. Sleeping on the couch is acceptable without completing the bedtime routine.
I'm not sure if anyone else has these rules for themself. Thanks to my friend, Christy, who posted the following (I don't know who DonutHawk is), I now have a term for these couch sleeps.
I'm not sure if anyone else has these rules for themself. Thanks to my friend, Christy, who posted the following (I don't know who DonutHawk is), I now have a term for these couch sleeps.
I too have a list of must dos before bed. Whenever I am too tired or try to skip them, I wake up at midnight and have to do it all then!
ReplyDeleteLove this, "nappetizer" reference. I get so exhausted by the end of the day, that as soon as I sit down on the couch I fall asleep. Totally guilty of this! Love the terminology!
ReplyDeleteSo we learn something new each day. Today it was nappetizer! I have to see if every window and door of my apartment is locked at least twice.
ReplyDeleteMy nightly routine might just make you faint: Wordle-Nerdle-Dordle-Quordle-Octordle-Sedecordle-Diotrigordle.
ReplyDeleteSleeping on the couch is kind of like telling yourself, "I'm not sleeping yet."
My bedtime routine is so close to yours. I can never ever sleep before brushing my teeth & putting on a fresh pair of PJs, no matter how hard I tried to do it, it never happened. Washing my face is usually hours before bedtime because then the water will awake me. Anything can make my sleepy head wake up so I try to play it safe and short.
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