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Newman
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09-25-2004

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 3:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Newman a private message Print Post    
Sleep is so important. And so natural. Reading other people's post you realize that everyone does it a little differently, or some struggle with it more than others.

When I was married I recall it used to bother me that my wife wanted to read at night and I kept wishing she would shut the damn light off. But in general I remember I slept better back then when i was married.

If my wife needed to have a tv on or a radio on, so she could get to sleep, and I need darkness and silence, well, how do you compromise on THAT?! There is no middle ground on some things.


Roxip
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01-29-2004

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 3:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
Is Newman bragging?

Max
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08-12-2000

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 3:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
You need a light on to safely navigate from the bed to the toilet at night? Can't imagine what would be in the way that you aren't used to instinctively avoiding, but. . . How about a nightlight? It doesn't take much light to be able to see your way around when ou wake up at night. Seems like that would be a good compromise -- suitable for 'aiming,' too! :-)

As for toilets seats and the issue of peeing in an upright or seated mode, well, I don't have kids and haven't shared with a man for some time, but I do have a cat. And if I leave toilet seats open, the cat will drink out of there, which I think is exceedingly gross. So, I have a habit of always closing the toilet seat lid after use. If everyone in the household does that, then there's no arguing over forgetting to put the seat down or whatever. It's a habit that anyone can get into doing -- and expecting to have to open either just the lid or both the lid and seat when needed. :-)

Rabbit
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08-12-2001

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 3:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rabbit a private message Print Post    
My dog eats cat poop, so the cat or dog drinking from the toilet seems mild. (Have never seen them drink from it anyway.)

Our big kitty, CatBastard occasionally sleeps in the bidet. I have no point here. I just find it amusing. I really need to take a picture of that and post it.

Landi
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07-29-2002

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 4:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
it's called two separate bedrooms. my husband and i have them. they are for sleeping. sex is not sleeping. who says you have to sleep together?

Buttercup
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09-10-2000

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 5:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Buttercup a private message Print Post    
LOL Chewpito.

This reminds me of one night a few years ago when there was only Phil (the cat) and I in the house. I got up to go to the bathroom in the dark, and imagine my surprise as I sat down with my bare bottom on this big fluffy thing of fur that was drinking from the toilet

Needless to say, that never happened again

As for noise and light sensitivity--there are always ear plugs and eye masks.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 5:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
ROTF Rabbit!! love that cat name! hahaaa

Wendo
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08-07-2000

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 5:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wendo a private message Print Post    
My dog eats cat poop

eek

Dogdoc
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09-29-2001

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 6:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dogdoc a private message Print Post    
I think a bidet is uncomfortable to use. A cat rest stop is a better use for one.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 7:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Buttercup and Phil... I've sat on the cats by accident a time or two on the sofa, but not on the toilet! LOL.

Dearie, my dh also uses the loo standing or sitting, aren't they such talented fellows? And he's excellent about keeping the seat down... Once in one of my middle of the night forays I did a potty run with my eyes closed (as I usually do)and found myself going splish-splash into the loo. I was mad as a wet cat... and as wet. Needless to say, after I got through with my poor hapless dh, the seats been down ever since! And now, life is good. :-) He even occasionally changes the roll of tp, and that's bonus points!

Chewpito
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01-04-2004

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 7:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chewpito a private message Print Post    
Oh, changing the roll is def a plus, you got a keeper...really bugs me when the old cardboard with little shards of toilet paper hanging on by a thread-left there-and a new roll is sitten on the sink, geeze, how hard is it to just do it...?

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 7:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Chewy, I said OCCASIONALLY... LOL. It's funny, at our house its kinda like a contest that dh started between us, who can leave the very last bit of paper on the roll so the other person has to change it. I usually don't mind, but its not fair all the time! Hence the extra points when he bothers.

Cndeariso
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06-28-2004

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 7:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cndeariso a private message Print Post    
max

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 7:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Well, luckily I don't live with an ass - I live with Da Moose. LOL. I am such a lucky chickie. <G>

Abby7
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07-17-2002

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 7:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Abby7 a private message Print Post    
newman, these might help. however, please hide when a female is in the house. you might lose some "cool points" (lol):

http://tinyurl.com/lgsq9

on second thought, they would work guiding you there, but for aim? (i was going to add something to that sentence...but no, i'm not going to go there).

Abby7
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07-17-2002

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 7:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Abby7 a private message Print Post    
i've used those book lights in bed.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 7:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Shoes with lights ... oh my goodness Abby how did you find out about these? At first I thought, how funny! But my father could use them.

Abby7
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07-17-2002

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 7:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Abby7 a private message Print Post    
vacanick. there's a thread herckie posted under "buyer's banter". i checked that thread before posting the above. i remember clicking on to one of the links she posted. i checked out more of the site and saw some slippers with lights. i couldn't find the ones i first saw from that thread. so, just googled slippers w/lights and that was the first to come up. it was funny, but, yeh, i thought of my 86 year old mom.

eta: i remembered those slippers from one of the links posted at Buyers Banter: Products, New Trends--The Cool and The Strange

Dogdoc
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09-29-2001

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 7:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dogdoc a private message Print Post    
I looked up the lighted slippers too. Now I have seen everything! Those CR batteries are expensive but at least they are included. I wonder how bright the light is. Somehow I cannot see Newman shuffling along in them but then again I don't know what he looks like. (Just kidding Newman, maybe they would look good).

Abby7
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07-17-2002

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 8:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Abby7 a private message Print Post    
dogdoc, no i can't imagine ANYONE wearing them. i think they would make a fun gift for someone though. and, they are practical for the elderly.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 8:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
Herckie is a wealth of information! I'm going to have to check out the thread.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 11:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I loved The Kite Runner!

I always read in bed (actually I read pretty much everywhere unless I'm on the computer, watching tv, knitting, driving..). (and rather than think about Newman while on the throne, I usually have carried some reading material in with me..)

Years ago I was at a conference on Trauma and Dissociation and one of the presenters had been an assistent to Dr Milton Erikksen.. and they found that a nap taken in the afternoon for 30-40 minutes caused the body to produce human growth hormones . They always took afternoon naps. The speaker was vital and alive, I must say. Seemed much younger than his actual age. And this HGH was free! It is felt to add to your life expectancy.

As a child I seemed to require a very dark, quiet room, but I've learned to be less influenced by those things. I have a very transparent curtain in the bedroom so I wake naturally as the day brightens. (window faces north, so no direct sun). Having a cat at large in the house causes sleep interruption, of course). No TV or radio, though..

When I was taking daily naps (haven't had time in the last year) I often used a sound machine (plus a fan in the summer) to help drown out the kids yelling and the thonk of basketballs, since I lilve quite close to the basketball court.

Work anxiety caused me many sleepless nights!! There were times I even dreamed about a program I was trying to design..

Snoring can be a deal breaker. I'm a light enough sleeper that it is difficult to sleep through it. I have, however, used earplugs with some success.

I always read if I'm eating alone in a restaurant! Going to a film, well, the main problem is not having someone to hold the seat if you have to run to the restroom.. these days I figure since I'm paying for HBO, Showtime and TMC, I mostly just wait for movies to appear there..

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Friday, March 24, 2006 - 11:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Oh and I tend to have restless leg syndrome, plus twitchy thigh muscles (that is controlled by a med I take, Mirapex, prescribed by my neurologist) and some horrible foot cramps at times.. nothing ruins a nice snooze more than those cramps .. then I have to get up and run

Chewpito
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01-04-2004

Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 12:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chewpito a private message Print Post    
I think I would like a nap,I just feel like im wasting time-I have real nervous energy and have to allways be doing somthing, Ive allways thought that it was because of my old job and the wierd hours, when you work nights its like you dont want to miss the day eather, it gets really messed up. I will take a nap somtimes and I actually love it,but then I feel guilty cause I should have been doing somthing. My favorite time to read is in the afternoon when every thing is real quiet and nobody is around, I really love the quiet. I also like to go to a coffee shop and read. somtimes I will meet some nice folks and talk it up, write letters the old fashioned way. .I dont mind going to a movie in the day alone but not at night but I mostly wait for it to come out on dvd. I like a lot of forien films and so renting is fine.. snoring is the worsed... Seamonkey, I have had those cramps befor and they can really drive you nuts... well Im going to go turn every thing off and see if I can sleep...Good Night..

Newman
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09-25-2004

Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 10:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Newman a private message Print Post    
Seamonkey, love the graphic. I've had cramps like that too. Empathize. Sometimes I get hamstring cramps. Very annoying. I think you have to drink more water up here in Denver, which of course makes me pee more if I do.

Abby, I can't see me wearing those slippers. I do wear slippers with heavy socks too, in winter, in the evenings, but can't see looking for them at 2am.

Max, the thing about navigating to the bathroom, is that I try to keep the room as dark as possible, to sleep, and then I also roll the tv closer to bed, if I watch Leno or Letterman, late at night. That's what I'm thinking I'd stub my toe on. But I could get up on the other side of the bed, swing wide, and feel my way to the toilet, but ...or carry a flashlight...ugh.

Chew, I wish I could read in the afternoon. But THAT makes me feel guilty. As if reading is only for late at night or some neurotic idea I have imbedded in my head, lol. In fact, in the daytime, I feel I must be DOING something, and for some reason READING isn't considered DOING to me. I don't get it either.

I also don't watch movies in the daytime, or much tv either. It just feels wrong. Like I'm being a lazy, good for nothing, slothful person. I have to be either jogging, food shopping, chore running, writing on the internet (in the mornings only), cleaning (if only that were true), going to the library, meeting friends, etc.