Oh well done you Helen! You sound like you’re doing amazingly well. Keep it up!
Again, you made me chortle aloud- I would bloody love to see this as a film 😂 (for some reason these summaries have shades of ‘Diary of Adrian Mole’- which I adored!!)
Good job on getting six solid hours! I know how difficult it can be. As a fellow (much older) insomniac, as much as I hate to admit it, I’ve had to accept that Sleep Is The Main Thing. I get so interested in things late at night that it’s very difficult to succumb, but it’s not worth the price I pay later (or the migraines).
Well done! Your writing reminds me of Fran Lebowitz (very funny!) and also that "all sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story or tell a story about them." I just think that if the story can be humorous, so much the better.
Good job - keep up the good work. Try adding ginger and green onion to your salmon cakes - also panko breading. Don't ask me how though - my wife makes them - yummy.
Sun exposure in the morning is really helpful for sleep. We are photo-sensitive mammals. Real sun is best, even through clouds, but when the winter comes and the days get really short, high lumen SAD lights have become very affordable. They look like an iPad, but it's a screen full of white LEDs that put out >10K lumens. You put it on the table next to your breakfast (ideally less than 24" from your face) and just let it shine there.
I used one of these to reset my circadian rhythm prior to the Genspect conference in Ireland. It's an 8 hour difference from Portland Oregon, and I had to fly on the first day of the conference and give a talk on the second. I set up the light right over a treadmill in our basement, and just kept getting up earlier and going to sleep earlier. I managed to move my sleep/wake cycle four hours, and I got up at 3am local time the day I flew. It helped!
I'm so glad to hear that you are feeling stronger and I am sure you will continue to strengthen.
What a lovely sign. Somewheres in the world, things are still normal and lovely... sigh...
You may want to cut back on those screens sooner than 9. I know, it's hard, but... I struggle with same, and more sun and less screen seems to be key. Chamomile tea at night awakenings and a short cool walk also make a huge difference. :-)
Absolutely loved reading these Helen. You are doing so mint (in a non-patronising British slap on the back kind of way). x
Oh well done you Helen! You sound like you’re doing amazingly well. Keep it up!
Again, you made me chortle aloud- I would bloody love to see this as a film 😂 (for some reason these summaries have shades of ‘Diary of Adrian Mole’- which I adored!!)
Enjoy your time with hubby 🫶
Good work! Keep going
Your distaste for flavorful foods seems to be of a piece with your passion, if that's the right word, for tea.
Seriously though, keep up the great work!
High-5 Helen!!!
Good job on getting six solid hours! I know how difficult it can be. As a fellow (much older) insomniac, as much as I hate to admit it, I’ve had to accept that Sleep Is The Main Thing. I get so interested in things late at night that it’s very difficult to succumb, but it’s not worth the price I pay later (or the migraines).
Well done! Your writing reminds me of Fran Lebowitz (very funny!) and also that "all sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story or tell a story about them." I just think that if the story can be humorous, so much the better.
On positive side of the pond from my squat free abode, I raise my coffee mug to you and cheer on your healing journey!
Good job - keep up the good work. Try adding ginger and green onion to your salmon cakes - also panko breading. Don't ask me how though - my wife makes them - yummy.
I can only imagine how hard this is for you but I have to admit that I look forward to these updates. A “ victim of coerced speech” indeed.
Sun exposure in the morning is really helpful for sleep. We are photo-sensitive mammals. Real sun is best, even through clouds, but when the winter comes and the days get really short, high lumen SAD lights have become very affordable. They look like an iPad, but it's a screen full of white LEDs that put out >10K lumens. You put it on the table next to your breakfast (ideally less than 24" from your face) and just let it shine there.
I used one of these to reset my circadian rhythm prior to the Genspect conference in Ireland. It's an 8 hour difference from Portland Oregon, and I had to fly on the first day of the conference and give a talk on the second. I set up the light right over a treadmill in our basement, and just kept getting up earlier and going to sleep earlier. I managed to move my sleep/wake cycle four hours, and I got up at 3am local time the day I flew. It helped!
I'm so glad to hear that you are feeling stronger and I am sure you will continue to strengthen.
What a lovely sign. Somewheres in the world, things are still normal and lovely... sigh...
You may want to cut back on those screens sooner than 9. I know, it's hard, but... I struggle with same, and more sun and less screen seems to be key. Chamomile tea at night awakenings and a short cool walk also make a huge difference. :-)