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katydid1971
08-24-2009, 10:55 AM
As I was scrubbing the toilet in the middle of the night last night I was wondering..."What do other people do when they can't sleep?"

Happy 2B mommy
08-24-2009, 10:58 AM
I love to clean in the middle of the night! Unfortunately, I tend to wake up other members of the family (house is small and open)

I also read, surf the net, knit, pay bills, make out grocery list/menu.

TwinFoxes
08-24-2009, 11:07 AM
I've had insomnia for years :( I have to say, this is another reason I love my iphone. I can surf the web (including late night posts to BBB!) listen to podcasts, read the paper etc. I know experts say if you can't sleep you should get out of bed, but honestly, it's never worked for me.

I've never cleaned in the middle of the night...middle of the day cleaning is rare. ;)

Sometimes I get up and watch TV...I usually make our Boxer watch with me, it's less lonely.

DebbieJ
08-24-2009, 11:59 AM
surf the net or watch tv

lchang25000
08-24-2009, 12:24 PM
surf the net or watch tv

:yeahthat:

tylersmama
08-24-2009, 12:26 PM
Surf, usually. Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook most often. :p

lilycat88
08-24-2009, 02:44 PM
Not scrub the toilet!

m448
08-24-2009, 03:45 PM
I've had periods of insomnia but staying up is not an option otherwise I'm a total bear the next day. Natural remedies that work and are not habit forming for me:

valerian
calms forte
rescue remedy (nighttime formula)
taking cal/mag regularly each night is not a sleep remedy but helps me sleep soundly

Fairy
08-24-2009, 04:11 PM
I run the lines from my plays. Seriously, from beginning to end, my lines, their lines, until I can't remember them anymore.

Raidra
08-24-2009, 05:03 PM
I take melatonin.. so long as I'm in bed 15 minutes after I take it, it knocks me out. :)

ahrimie
08-25-2009, 11:42 PM
Not scrub the toilet!

:yeahthat: hahaha, definitely not cleaning!
Usually, surf the net and turn on junk tv :)

strollerqueen
08-25-2009, 11:56 PM
IV Propofol drip. JK! I write stroller reviews or hang out on message boards if I can't sleep! :wink2:

hellokitty
08-26-2009, 12:40 AM
Usually, I read. Sometimes I watch tv or get online, BUT I find that tv/internet sometimes makes it even harder for me to go to sleep. Reading kind of lulls me to sleep when I am in this kind of situation, esp when I drop the book on my own face.