tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post6909544826140046339..comments2023-10-30T10:19:13.446+00:00Comments on Daydreamer: Burning the Midnight OilRay Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-86422766513390436612011-10-13T19:49:54.004+01:002011-10-13T19:49:54.004+01:00Freda, thanks for your concern. I don't reall...Freda, thanks for your concern. I don't really (I was going to say, lose any sleep over it) duh!<br />Seriously, it is such an old problem if there were an easy solution I'd have found it by now.<br />I don't really stress about it at night, it's just several bad nights in a row tend to leave me brain-dead by day. Yes, I know, there are those who would say it has nothing to do with sleep deprivation.<br />Anyway, as a friend at work used to say when she <br />had lost the plot, "it will all come right in a million years, and if it doesn't it won't worry me"Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-39005014764736019952011-10-13T18:34:03.387+01:002011-10-13T18:34:03.387+01:00Sorry to hear of your night-time troubles. Taking ...Sorry to hear of your night-time troubles. Taking to the keys and zooming something off into cyberspace might be one way to cope. The trouble is that sitting in front of a computer is not conducive to sleep. My tip is to read favourite people's journals or diaries; biographies tend towards sleep as well. I don't like to think of you roaming around in the night, though you don't seem too distressed and that is a blessing. Take care of yourself.Fredahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12112672598946758847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-12467088599554312122011-10-11T19:35:24.106+01:002011-10-11T19:35:24.106+01:00Hi Margaret.
Praying through the alphabet, now the...Hi Margaret.<br />Praying through the alphabet, now there's a thought.<br />Glad you are currently getting some respite from the sleep thief.<br />Twitter? Not on your life!Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-66535985963109570152011-10-11T19:18:19.151+01:002011-10-11T19:18:19.151+01:00I so sympathise .I have had some better nights rec...I so sympathise .I have had some better nights recently since my last bout in the summer. I pray for people thro the alphabet usually and am usually asleep by t. Sometimes I get up and make milky decaff coffee, look at Tweetdeck(for Twitter) and try again.Last week I finally got back to sleep about 4am and slept till 8am, so at least was thankful I did not have to go to work. 4 hours is good.Next time I am awake in the small hours I will see if you are on Twitter yet .Margaret Mary Rowlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04468989976417886843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-10958852573192954302011-10-11T15:34:54.704+01:002011-10-11T15:34:54.704+01:00Anita Hi.
I take it you didn't read my reply t...Anita Hi.<br />I take it you didn't read my reply to Vic van Den Bergh's comment?<br />Lying down and music are definite no-noes.<br />And of course I do write blogs and comment on other people's in the middle of the night.<br />I am I think, probably too restless to pray but I will give it a try.<br />Thanks.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-69439670201955759192011-10-11T09:02:58.622+01:002011-10-11T09:02:58.622+01:00I could come up with suggestions like sleeping pil...I could come up with suggestions like sleeping pills or Nightol (a herbal remedy) which works for me.<br />But since you've been a life-long insomniac, why fight it?<br />Try to pray. Try to listen to the Gospels on tape while lying down so your body rests. Listen to classical music lying down and resting. Pray some more.<br />Work on a project or your blog. Leave blog comments to encourage someone else.<br />Try to "redeem" the insomnia and turn it into something positive for yourself and others.<br />Don't fight it. There is probably some good you can bring out of it. I would use it to get into the Gospel of John, which is easy even on an insomniac night.<br />Blessings,<br />Anitamerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06122017238804355729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-40625827726090732692011-10-10T07:07:16.859+01:002011-10-10T07:07:16.859+01:00What's a DAB radio?
In the distant past I used...What's a DAB radio?<br />In the distant past I used to listen to Radio 4 or even further back Radio 3 (then the third programme) but don't want music at night - doesn't feel right, and have completely lost the habit of using a radio at all.<br />Might be worth a shot, but feel physically restless so don't know whether simply lying there would work.<br />The only sport I'm interested in is cricket and it's a long time before the Winter Test starts.<br />Thanks for the response Vic.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-34781964515495851282011-10-10T04:08:53.670+01:002011-10-10T04:08:53.670+01:00I keep a DAB radio by the bed and now, rather than...I keep a DAB radio by the bed and now, rather than get up, listen for a while and then drift off again. Before that would have meant up, tea, tv and munching and crashing about six for an hour.<br /><br />Never slept much - used to be bed at two or three and up by four - these days go earlier but some nights do three/four hours!<br />Baseball world series approaching - a good distraction for me.<br /><br />PaxVic Van Den Berghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581156515370131898noreply@blogger.com