Friday Five 23-October-2020

[elusivek]

This week’s questions from f.riday5.com!

1. How have you been sleeping lately?
Mostly, I've been sleeping well. Basically lights off, head hits pillow and the next thing I know it's the next morning. Though there's been a day or two where I was so tired, I napped a bit in the afternoon then it took me till 2 or 3 in the morning to actually be able to fall asleep.

2. What kinds of linens and stuff do you have on your bed today?
I only have IKEA linens and bedspreads. I don't need high thread count stuff and any way, my dog sleeps with me on my bed, so I don't use fancy stuff. So I have IKEA stuff that's erm... strong enough to withstand frequent washing.

3. What’s the latest you’ve gotten out of bed these last few months?
Nothing later than 7am. We have dogs, they have a toilet schedule. So we keep to it. Even on holidays. Even on hangover days, LOL.

4. Have you had any pleasant or unpleasant dreams lately?
I know I had a weird dream this morning. I remember waking up thinking "what the heck!" But, now I do not recall what it was about.

5. What helps you relax these days?
I have a puzzle game on my iPad (Magic Puzzle, i think) and I play for a while before I go to bed. The game has some lullaby kind of music, so it helps. But really, I just meditate for a bit and soon I fall asleep.

Comments

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, those aren't the questions I posted for today...

[notte0.livejournal.com]

These are questions from an external Friday Five website (link is there). I was going to bed and the LJ ones weren’t up yet (time difference). Anyway, I don’t have much input for Halloween specific questions as we don’t have the culture for dressing up and trick-or-treating on Halloween.

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Oh, okay, thanks! I had just gotten a post from the moderator slightly chastising my for not putting my questions up earlier (they were pre-posted already). I wondered if she hadn't wait for me to respond.

[deepseasiren.livejournal.com]

1. Not really, off and on. 2. Linens? I have pricey ones called SWEET DREAMS Walter bought for me. 3. Latest? Oh my God. Like, 7pm? LOL 4. Yes, a lot of them. I post them on my LJ 5. Exercising gets me relaxed. It's my medication to not be insane LOL

[blastofserenity.livejournal.com]

It's always a bummer when ya can't remember the dream you had! I typically forget mine before I can write them down.

[notte0.livejournal.com]

There’s a couple that i distinctively remember and have written them down somewhere, mostly nightmares. I don’t care to have any more of them, so I guess it’s good that I don’t remember any when I wake up, :-)

[blastofserenity.livejournal.com]

That's fair. I can see the benefit there. I typically just have really absurd dreams.

[mezzofortedolce.livejournal.com]

"But really, I just meditate for a bit and soon I fall asleep."

That is so mentally healthy! I fall asleep listening to podcasts, but I'd like to break that habit and fall asleep naturally.

[notte0.livejournal.com]

Oh, I listen to podcasts too, but if I fall asleep then I’ll be annoyed that I didn’t listen to the end of it, and then have to listen again.....

[scrivener (from livejournal.com)]

I'm with you on #2. I've discovered that I prefer a durable bed linen to something with a higher threadcount. It's just more comfortable to me. I have these Target sheets that aren't the least expensive but not the most, and they suit me better than fine. Look pretty great, too. :) Thanks for participating in this week's Friday 5!