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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: ellisr on July 31, 2010, 11:47:01 pm
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I am still getting used to being single and find sleeping really hard. I have made 3 Dog blankets, 6 bracelets, 3 necklaces 12 pairs of earrings and too many rings to count and now I'm bored and can't think of anything to do.
Anyone have any advice?
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Sorry I can't help :(
My problem is staying awake.
Try selling the stuff you've made. If you sell it all in one go, the excitement might tire you out ;D
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Still trying to build a website but the husband took the camera when he left so I have a bit of a catch 22 can't buy a camera without sales can't sell without photos. I will have to wait until I go to work next week and sell some more.
Just made some shopping bags but cn't afford the shopping to put in them ;)
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Try a car boot sale first, that might get you some money in - they usually only charge about £10 for a pitch, but you have to get there pretty early to set up and get a good place. I'm sure you'd sell your lovely jewellery at one of those.
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Have you a friend or family member who can take some photos for you to put on your computor?
I have done car boots in the past and loved them, some stuff was sold far too cheap but the way I looked at it, otherwise the stuff would be in a cupboard somewhere!!!!
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Ellisr, there are so many answers to that question none of which are suitable for this thread ;) :o
Have a look on ebay for a digital camera, you really cannot go wrong with them and should be relatively in-expensive.
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Normally reading does do the trick, even thrillers put me to sleep in 10 minutes but now I have the other problem - OH is an insomniac and if he wakes up I can't sleep properly as I can hear him listening to radio 4 over his headphones...So a new partnership is not the answer! ::) I will try anything now to get him to sleep, herbal tinctures, homeopathic remedies and will send him to the doctor for the heavyy stuff - I'm fed up and too tired to do anything productive myself. At least you made nice things in that time, I just grumble silently... :&>
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How about a rubber mallet, Kerstin ;)
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;D ;D
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Well tonight I'm going for the hot bath, ovaltine and a book method to see if that helps as I can't get any jobs done when I'm tired through the day. Luckily I have tomorrow off work to catch up on some chores (hopefully). I have put the beads outside in the shed so I'm not tempted to start making jewellery.
I am going for a ride on Blue then I'll walk the dogs that should help tire me and hopefully I should just pass out from exhaustion.
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good luck! Hope it works! :&>
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Sounds like a plan ;)
I had a Sony digital camera here someware, if I can find it Ill see about getting to you as a loaner for now to get you going. If I cant find the elusive object Ill come over with my camera and take some pics for you in exchange for a coffee ;D Ooops just invited me self :-\ how embarrassing :-[ :-[ Let me know if that sounds ok.
Got this funeral coming up so a bit of a headless chicken here at the moment, excuse the pun ::) They want an escort of bikes for the hurst.
If I find it and all else fails Ill post the bugger to you ;) Just add batteries, not the greatest but it will do the job and has Macro so you can do some close ups of your jewelery, also has a video so you can film that stupid man if he gets another ambitious thought.
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Your more than welcome for coffee and I normally have a cake on the go. Inviting yourself is fine it is an open house to friends ;D
Sorry to hear about your mate but the escort of bikes sounds very fitting.
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Your more than welcome for coffee and I normally have a cake on the go.
maybe the coffee isnt helping... but Im sure the cake will ! ;D ;)
why not try this...
Chamomile Tea Recipe (One serving)
1 cup water, 1 tsp. dried chamomile flowers, lemon juice and honey
Preparation:
First, bring the water to the boil in a saucepan. Add the dried chamomile flowers to the water (either directly or using a tea infuser) and boil for thirty to forty-five seconds with the lid on. Remove the tea from the heat and let the flowers steep for another minute. The loose flowers can then be removed from the tea using a strainer.
Served with honey and a little lemon juice, this tea is a tasty way to unwind after a busy day and its calming properties usually begin to take effect within a half hour of drinking a cup.
For added sedative effect, substitute a few leaves of Lemon Balm for the lemon juice
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Hops is also a good one, as in beer ;D but the hops flower tea actually tastes ok, Valerian is quite nasty :P
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I don't drink caffine or alcohol, I was diagnosed a few years ago with liver problems so I have to be very careful what I do and don't eat but I always has coffee in for visitors. I drink caffine free drinks and I can't stomach tea I think that is because ny grandma (a good northern woman) thought that tea made everything better and drown me in the stuff
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yes, tea is horrid, and no problem has ever been solved by drinking it!
are you too hot at night. have a window open whatever the weather.
i am a rubbish sleeper. i try to imagine my favourite holiday, or one i would like,
then go through the whole thing in my mind. must be thinking of really
boring places as it usually sends me to sleep quickly!
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Chamomile tea is good - I didn't really believe in the effect of herbal teas, but I took to drinking them at work so that I didn't have to boether with milk. I rang Dan one day and said I was so tired I could just put my head on the table and sleep. He asked what I was drinking and when I said I was on my third cup of chamomile tea, he just burst out laughing. So it DOES work!
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Well all animals fed at speed, dogs walked and horse walked I forgot his reins were snapped from when I came off last weekend and the new ones are too short. Book is primed nothin like a good Pratchett just waiting for the light levels to drop and then chickens are getting shut in and bath time for me.
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night, Ellisr... sleep well :)
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Have a notebook and pen or pencil beside your bed. If you come to thinking 'I must remember to...............' don't switch the light on, just write on your notepad what it is - you may then be able to go back to sleep as the matter has been dealt with. In the morning you won't be able to read your writing but it won't matter, whatever it is will crop up during the day anyway if it is important enough. Things always take on gigantic proportions when it is dark and you are alone - I know that from experience. ;D
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Yeah I do that, I have done that since I was young. I have had my bath ovaltine and tried to read and still wide awake. I am hoping that doing some very boring spreadsheets will knock me out now
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I do a couple of Sudoku puzzles or logic puzzles - that usually
tires bores me enough to make me go to sleep. Trouble is I sometimes wake up in the early hours starving so I have to get up, make a cup of something hot and eat something - it's impossible to get back to sleep if you're hungry.
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Well I have a fairly busy day tomorrow so I have to get some sleep tonight. The spreadsheets seem to be working as I am starting to get sleepy now but not enough quite yet to go to sleep
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I like to listen to audio boooks when I can't get to sleep I usually find I nodd off pretty quick then, some lavender oil on my pillow/wrists also helps.
I've also just read that taking a magnesium supplement can help you sleep.
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Night :sheep: 1 :sheep: 2 :sheep: 3 :sheep: 4 :sheep: 5 :sheep: 6 :sheep: 7 :sheep: 8 :sheep: 9 :sheep: 10 :wave:
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I often have nights when I can't sleep. Before my separation I had not slept alone for years, apart from when I worked away. Took me ages to adjust. If I can't sleep, like tonight, (It's ten past 2 in the morning & I'm wide awake) I will get my laptop & sit by the window & watch the night sky as I type. Seems to work. If it's a clear night that is. No point if not cos it's pitch black. :) :) :) Tried the tea's, the milk drinks, reading etc. None of it really worked for me. I think you tend to think about things when your alone & that don't help. You have to just be positive with things & you will be surprised how chilled you become. 8) 8) 8)
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Just put the television on, always worked for me.
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Cobra it was too dark to see out and count my sheep, but I think the spreadsheets done it and at least I'm ahead of my work for Tuesday in the corporate world :( Only thing is the dog work me at 5.30 this morning to go out as this is his normal time and I just wanted to sleep. So I am fresh for the day ahead and have a list that is 2 days work and I have to go into town sometimes as well and I hate going into town.
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Big mug of hot milk does the trick for me, especially mixed 50/50 with baileys ;D
If you dont drink tea/coffee etc try 6 fresh mint leaves in boiling hot water, a friend of mine has an egyptian interest and this was recommended when i had really bad food poisoning, but is so refreshing i quite often have a mug
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So glad you got some sleep, it will make a difference. I'm having a bit of a bad spell just now, meds are a bit high and I'm having the opposite problems with sleep or I would have been over already.
Good news I have found the camera and a memory stick for it, just need to locate the cable for linking to the computer and then give it a quick test, used it last for video on the bike. Should be fine, if it goes wrong whilst its with you fear not, its done plenty of work in its life and now is by back up along with me i-phone.
Heres some sheep for tonight :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep:
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Are you thinking of too many things? Probably I guess.
I tried self hypnosis and it's absolutely brilliant at getting me to sleep. Get in a sleep-ready position and close your eyes. Imagine a chalk board or in my case a dry wipe board (I don't know why but I simply can't get a chalk board in my mind!) Draw a circle on it, then write the letter A. Then wipe the letter A off without destroying the circle. The write the letter B...etc etc. I am usually asleep by J. It's weird but it seems to calm me down because it is my handwriting... (I told you it was weird)
It has the same effect as doing yoga (properly) ie you focus on just one thing without your head flitting from one subject to the next to the next and is very calming. Good luck!
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Thanks for the sheep Cobra you should pop down at the weekend, unfortunately I have had to go back to work full time for a bit to afford to stay here on 1 wage