Rushing to bed
By Hope
@1hopefulman (45120)
Canada
October 27, 2019 10:43am CST
Do you rush to bed because it is later than you wanted it to be? Or, do you have a fixed time when you stop everything and take your time preparing to go to bed?
What is your bedtime preparation routine?
I used to go to bed way later than I wanted. These days, around 10 PM, I try to stop everything. I floss and brush, soak my feet in hot water as I do a puzzle and am in bed by 11 PM. I am very happy with this routine. What is yours?
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
31 Oct 19
That is a very reasonable time to go to bed and you have a good routine. I'm pretty sure that you are very happy with that routine! 
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
1 Nov 19
@LadyDuck Yes, work has to be done. Do you miss working?
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@LadyDuck (471547)
• Switzerland
1 Nov 19
@1hopefulman I am fine. When we worked not always we could go to bed so early because we had works to finish.
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@db20747 (43440)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
27 Oct 19
@1hopefulman I wish I could always be on my own schedule, but I know that's about to change!!
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
28 Oct 19
We have winter time now - have to work on going to bed in a decent time soon,, 
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
31 Oct 19
@1hopefulman - Just have to get used to..whatever is decent time..
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
1 Nov 19
@buenavida Whatever is a good time for you!
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
31 Oct 19
Keep at it as I know you like to stay up very late!
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
31 Oct 19
My bed time these days is around 10 too sometimes even 9, but I take a while to doze off.
Sleep well Felix.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
31 Oct 19
Yes, sleep is so important. Do you sleep well?
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
31 Oct 19
@TiarasOceanView That's great! Maybe you are one of those ones that needs not too much sleep?
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
31 Oct 19
@1hopefulman I do not but it is okay Felix as I am well able to function.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
31 Oct 19
@thelme55 I could never get comfortable with reading in bed. I do my reading while I'm up.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
27 Oct 19
Nice! Do you read in bed or read before going to bed?
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
28 Oct 19
@1hopefulman
I try to go to bed early if have to get up early and later if do not have to get up so early. I try to take my sleeping pill about 3-40 minutes before I go to sleep.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
31 Oct 19
What happens if you don't take a sleeping pill?
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
1 Nov 19
@Hannihar That's not pleasant at all. Have you always had this problem of not being able to sleep at night?
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
1 Nov 19
@1hopefulman
I toss and turn and do not get sleep.
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@snowy22315 (180789)
• United States
27 Oct 19
Brushing, flossing, getting the Kindle ready, making sure it is charged and the electric blanket is on.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
27 Oct 19
Nice routine! That electric blanket must make life pleasant in the winter.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
27 Oct 19
I glance up at the clock and go "Well I should probably go to bed' and then turn the page and continue reading until it's "If I don't go to bed now I will sleep in too late o'clock"
No, honestly it varies for me. i brush my teeth at 9 pm and then get into bed and either come online (if I'm not already online) read, or watch youtube.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
27 Oct 19
I we are happy doing what we do then I think all is fine. I was never happy with going to bed way too late.
I am beginning to appreciate the importance and the pleasure of going to bed at a decent time. It took me 68 years to get to this point.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
27 Oct 19
@1hopefulman I am still in the space where it varies for me what time i go to bed. When I was working outside the home, i would go to bed at a certain time because I knew I needed my sleep. Now that I do not work outside the home, I still keep to somewhat of a schedule. I actually feel better when I go to sleep at whatever time I want though, instead of this silly schedule I have placed on myself.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
27 Oct 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum Yes, the thing is to find what works for us and makes us happy!
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
31 Oct 19
It's good to have a happy routine that leaves us feeling great! 
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
31 Oct 19
If you are happy with it and it works then that is what counts!
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@dgobucks226 (35615)
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28 Oct 19
I Will usually watch TV or read until 11:30 and go to bed. Most times I'm sleepy then and ready for some shuteye. I think our bodies know when we've run out of steam... 
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
31 Oct 19
Yes, they say that we should listen to our body!
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Oct 19
I follow a similar routine. We are creatures of habit.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
27 Oct 19
So true! I find life easier when we have a happy habit that suits us well!
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