Bedtime Rituals

[JustGeorge]

At 8:30, the bedtime ritual begins here.

The young War Lord takes his Abilify and Clonidine. At 9:30, he takes his melatonin. At 10, we both go lay down, and I tell him stories of random stuff family members did a long time ago(many who died before he was born). Provided all has gone well, and there's no mental health fits, he nods off within 15 minutes to an hour. (If there's a mental health issue, that's another rodeo.) Then I go downstairs and sit in my chair and try to unwind mentally so I can go to bed peacefully(and then I go crash).

What do you do?

 

[SalixIncendium]

At around 7:25pm, I light a sandalwood incense stick, bring foot stool from the other side of the room and set it in front of my office chair before my shrine, and at 7:30pm meditate for about 30 minutes or so. I then push the foot stool beneath the desk where I will pull it back out for my morning meditation, strip, climb into bed and fall asleep.

 

[RestlessSoul]

I've become quite disciplined around my morning routine, but by day's end I've lost all capacity for self motivation. So having brushed my teeth, I thank my creator for another sober day, crawl into bed, and read until I'm about fall asleep.

 

[ChristineM]

Depends if any of the children are out or not but typically.

We sit and relax before the fire at this time of year, when it's warmer on the verandah and watch the sun going down. A chat of the days events passes the time.

Occasionally we'll watch a DVD or some TV

Around 9:30 to 10:00 Beth goes up to bed closely followed by hubby and i where we have some us time before he falls off to sleep. For me it's RF time for an hour or so. During which time the twins will make their way to their beds.

Goodnight Beth
Goodnight Paul
Goodnight Adi
Goodnight Sam
Goodnight everyone.

 

[McBell]

I go to the bathroom, take my bedtime meds, go over to the bed and fluff everything up.
Then I climb into bed, get all snug as a bug in a rug...

And have to pee.
Does not matter how many times I pee before i get into bed, after i get snug as a bug in a rug, i have to pee.

 

[SalixIncendium]

And have to pee.
Does not matter how many times I pee before i get into bed, after i get snug as a bug in a rug, i have to pee.

Yep. I take care of that before I meditate, and even if I don't feel I need to afterward before climbing into bed, I do it anyway, because sure enough within 5 minutes of climbing between the sheets, I'll have to.

Not that it matters because I do a minimum of 4 trips to the bathroom every night anyway.

 

[ChristineM]

I go to the bathroom, take my bedtime meds, go over to the bed and fluff everything up.
Then I climb into bed, get all snug as a bug in a rug...

And have to pee.
Does not matter how many times I pee before i get into bed, after i get snug as a bug in a rug, i have to pee.

Hubby is the same though his excuse is his bladder is buggered from radiotherapy

 

[McBell]

Not that it matters because I do a minimum of 4 trips to the bathroom every night anyway.

I play the "How many trips to pee" lottery every night.
Most nights its only 2, but some nights it is as many as 6-7
though I did have an ultra rare night with only 1.
But that was so long ago, I can only barely remember that it happened in the first place.
No idea how long ago it actually was.

 

[ChristineM]

Not that it matters because I do a minimum of 4 trips to the bathroom every night anyway.

And @McBell

Serious question, have you had your prostate checked out?

 

[McBell]

And @McBell

Serious question, have you had your prostate checked out?

I have the option to get a pill to help regulate it, but since the list of possible side effects are longer than my arm, I choose to get up and pee rather than see how bad it would get with all the other medical issues I have.

Sucks getting old.
Really would like to trade this body in for a younger model.
Not ridiculously young though.
Say like 35 or 40 years old.

 

[SalixIncendium]

And @McBell

Serious question, have you had your prostate checked out?

Yep. Just had my physical three weeks ago.

 

[McBell]

Yep. Just had my physical three weeks ago.

I get a full work up every three months.
Next one is in February

 

[SalixIncendium]

I get a full work up every three months.
Next one is in February

I get mine when my doctor refuses to fill my blood pressure medicine until I do. I think my last was a couple of years ago.

I did get some interesting news this time, though, during the prostate exam...

Doc: "So does that hemorrhoid bother you?"
Me: "What hemorrhoid?

 

[McBell]

I get mine when my doctor refuses to fill my blood pressure medicine until I do. I think my last was a couple of years ago.

I tried that.
But the family and doctor ganged up on me and told me that I had to take all the blood thinner medication as prescribed.
Stupid shunts..

I did get some interesting news this time, though, during the prostate exam...

Doc: "So does that hemorrhoid bother you?"
Me: "What hemorrhoid?

I would laugh, but I have been there, done that.

 

[SalixIncendium]

I tried that.
But the family and doctor ganged up on me and told me that I had to take all the blood thinner medication as prescribed.
Stupid shunts..

One of the benefits of living alone and remaining largely silent about health, I suppose.

They prescribed me clopidogrel to take along with aspirin a few years back when they admitted me under suspicion of having TIAs, but I've since taken myself off of them.

 

[McBell]

One of the benefits of living alone and remaining largely silent about health, I suppose.

They prescribed me clopidogrel to take along with aspirin a few years back when they admitted me under suspicion of having TIAs, but I've since taken myself off of them.

I know I was on clodipodrel (or however it is spelled) but I have no clue any more.

My pills show up in a box and pull out into little sealed plastic bags with the date and time on them.
So much easier to just check the time on the bag and if it is close enough, take it, than it is to juggle all those meds and times.

It was fine until they added a few of the "take once a week" and "take twice a week" meds.

The pharmacy/service/whatever is PillPack.
I love it and highly recommend it.

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

I go to the bathroom, take my bedtime meds, go over to the bed and fluff everything up.
Then I climb into bed, get all snug as a bug in a rug...

And have to pee.
Does not matter how many times I pee before i get into bed, after i get snug as a bug in a rug, i have to pee.

At 75, that's every 75 minutes until morning!

 

[Eddi]

I like to fall to sleep watching YouTube videos

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

What do you do?

 

[JustGeorge]

I like to fall to sleep watching YouTube videos

So does my husband, but he doesn't mean to.