Excellent, Scrappy!

I'm pretty sure water sounds would make me have to pee, to the detriment of my sleeping.

get offline and turn off the screen two hours before I try and sleep

I'm trying that, too, and I think it's kinda-sorta working?

The other non-medication thing I've been trying for insomnia is focusing on one image in my brain while I'm trying to fall asleep. It's the image of the swoopy golden bar of light that signifies Will is doing his ~empath~ thing on Hannibal episodes, but it's strangely soothing and relaxing. [link]

I heard some good things about magnesium supplements for insomnia, but they haven't really been helping me a whole lot.

I use a disc that I got from a fancy schmancy hotel I was staying at. It has a physical relaxation section then a mental one then just music. It's this guy: [link] but I don't see any links to audio stuff from him.

I really do need to improve my sleep hygiene stuff, because I am terrible about that.

Here. Have some silly. [link]

I'm pretty sure water sounds would make me have to pee, to the detriment of my sleeping

If I don't pee during the night, the water ends up in my face, so I go with it. It's a remarkable difference. My face is swollen enough to ache lightly.

I heard some good things about magnesium supplements for insomnia, but they haven't really been helping me a whole lot.

Teppy, you use magnesium right? And it helps you? I'm down to Mg as my only supplement. I can't tell if it makes a difference, but I figure it's healthy anyway, right?

I'm trying that, too, and I think it's kinda-sorta working?

I certainly have a harder time falling asleep if I don't do it, but it means if I want to be in bed by 10, no prime time TV for me anymore.

I've also installed screen "dimmers" on my most used devices--they shift the colour temperature towards red based on the solar cycle, so I use them a little bit longer. f.lux on OS X, and EasyEyez on Android.

Problem is--the things I most want to do when I wake up or am trying to sleep are art-related, and most of that is digital for me these days. But who knows what will turn out if I tried doing that on a red-tinted screen?

It's this guy: [link] but I don't see any links to audio stuff from him.

He does have an app--the full version is expensive at $17/year. but I might grab "Lite" and see.

It is good to see you back, ita, although I'm sorry things aren't better for you.

I made the beet pesto: it is hella pink, and pretty tasty. The recipe I used makes a LOT, so I put a bunch in the freezer.

It's a remarkable difference. My face is swollen enough to ache lightly.

Yipes. Then by all means!

Congrats, -t!

msbelle, we need to find you a new job. This saturday bullshit is just that.

Finished up the varnishing marathon: [link] (first 10 no-flash pictures are tonight)

Next up will be spindles, priming and painting white. But that has to wait until I can tape the varnish off in places. And I'll err on the side of caution, given how long it took me to get to *here*.

I mean, I'd lick the posts but they're still tacky and that might mess them up! The cats were shockingly restrained until the last run and then it was all close calls and yelling.

2010, I spent 6-8 months stripping paint. And then couldn't face sanding for 4 years. And soon, very soon, I will be done with this project.

Of course, it yields more, because I want to fix up the floors where I messed them up or they were already messed up, and now based on this experience, I i totally could refinish the steps one tread at a time.....

But tomorrow, I'll probably stain the deck furniture, since the weather will be crappy. And I've decided I'm going to build a new back-screen door rather than refinish the current; it's easier. I could pick up wood for that.

Or, you know. Nap. But for now, I'm going to go organize all my sanding and painting crap since I don't need it spread out for easy access all over the damned basement floor (also: raining heavily, if it leaks, I don't want to lose sanding pads or tools.)

It may have snowed this past week, but this insanity is CLEARLY brought to you by my brain deciding winter is over. Even I'm exhausted in theory. Just not in practice.

Here. Have some silly. [link]

That just needs some appropriate dance music.