tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165759327413478117.post6303193180244198389..comments2024-03-28T01:41:53.589-04:00Comments on Ms. Toody Goo Shoes: Keep Calm and Dream On: Five Things I Do Before Bedtime Amy at Ms. Toody Goo Shoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11474198992341706776noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165759327413478117.post-28119460822330438172016-02-24T21:13:04.533-05:002016-02-24T21:13:04.533-05:00Good tips! I have always liked to color! Thanks f...Good tips! I have always liked to color! Thanks for sharing at Home Sweet Home! The Charm of Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510594223746911615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165759327413478117.post-90060489170800810842016-02-24T09:48:51.883-05:002016-02-24T09:48:51.883-05:00Hi Amy, I find that reading for a little bit at be...Hi Amy, I find that reading for a little bit at bedtime helps to turn my brain off from the day (i.e. reading fiction/a novel and not reading anything related to work or current events, self improvement, etc.). Also, when I can't sleep I find that counting my breaths and focusing my mind on the numbers (1-2, 1-2..) often helps to put me to sleep. Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05885834933978634106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165759327413478117.post-74281720731854471252016-02-22T11:11:44.116-05:002016-02-22T11:11:44.116-05:00Love these ideas. I definitely need to be better a...Love these ideas. I definitely need to be better about turning off my iPad. That is my downfall! ;)Ginnie | Hello Little Homehttp://www.hellolittlehome.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165759327413478117.post-78063728249469474002016-02-21T22:45:20.183-05:002016-02-21T22:45:20.183-05:00All excellent tips, Amy, especially turning off th...All excellent tips, Amy, especially turning off the laptop and the breathing technique, for me. Just tried holding my breath for 7 seconds, and barely made it - yikes! Hope you are having sweet dreams as I type! Get thee to bed, pronto!Poppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08980323586402386609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165759327413478117.post-39035347196631000412016-02-21T08:07:37.940-05:002016-02-21T08:07:37.940-05:00I think the first tip is excellent, we are all too...I think the first tip is excellent, we are all too guilty of staying 'wired' when we really should turn off!<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165759327413478117.post-65155109819382400692016-02-20T07:50:57.265-05:002016-02-20T07:50:57.265-05:00I tend to fall asleep right away. But I use laven...I tend to fall asleep right away. But I use lavender essential oil on my pillow. This is a sleep aid. Our ancestors used the flowers tucked into their linens. I agree on the electronics! No phone or computer before bed time it just leads to the brain going off in a tangent!Linda Goudelockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09500618567621582166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165759327413478117.post-5622254934779345392016-02-20T07:45:06.572-05:002016-02-20T07:45:06.572-05:00I'm usually a good sleeper but every once in a...I'm usually a good sleeper but every once in a while I go through a phase where I can't sleep. I'm going to remember your tips for those times.Paula@SweetPeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763258769153681843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165759327413478117.post-24722203417360201352016-02-18T23:50:35.353-05:002016-02-18T23:50:35.353-05:00Oh...I have the exact same sleep problems as you. ...Oh...I have the exact same sleep problems as you. Events, conversations and plans going over and over in my head. I know it's probable, I'm on my laptop AND watching TV right before bed. I feel SO sleepy but once all comfy in bed, a huge voice says, "Ha! Fooled you again!"<br /><br />I now close things up and read, even for 15 minutes and that helps keep me focused on simple words instead of all the distraction from media. I will definitely try the tea and oils, that's really wild but so am I!<br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br />JaneBlondie's Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988377413260331618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165759327413478117.post-58842689422036007722016-02-18T16:04:11.507-05:002016-02-18T16:04:11.507-05:00I ask my cat to come sleep next to me... It relaxe...I ask my cat to come sleep next to me... It relaxes me!Magali@TheLittleWhiteHousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13787605249681670341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165759327413478117.post-9944951438065834092016-02-18T12:04:49.695-05:002016-02-18T12:04:49.695-05:00Good strategies all! I find that if I am doing ne...Good strategies all! I find that if I am doing needlework or knitting I will have a better sleep. Odd as it sounds, I put a bar of Trader Joe's Lavender soap under my pillow - the lavender scent is more intense than the spray mist. As I heat up (anyone else heat up?) during the night, I turn the pillow over and have a fresh drift of the lavender. Now if I could only find a way to sleep past 0500 I'd be happy.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165759327413478117.post-90293577366314013042016-02-18T08:24:48.847-05:002016-02-18T08:24:48.847-05:00I have been having trouble falling asleep too of l...I have been having trouble falling asleep too of late! Used to be able to sleep without any trouble. I find that lowering the lights and definitely turning off the electronics well before bedtime helps too. Watching the late news is a bad habit we have which doesn't help the situation. Thanks for your suggestions! Rosellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14615262714438296920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165759327413478117.post-82458921746136126262016-02-18T08:03:33.247-05:002016-02-18T08:03:33.247-05:00I love your bedtime rituals! I do the turning off ...I love your bedtime rituals! I do the turning off of the computer and the tea. The coloring is a great idea. I have four of those books and never find (or allow) myself the time to color during the day. I mostly just read for about a half hour. I fill my head with God's word through devotionals and other books and then drift off, sometimes thinking of what I will wear the next day. Redecorating the house is a good one too!AnnMarie aka Vintage Junkie aka NaNahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969507879772949374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165759327413478117.post-36460801437637039152016-02-17T22:48:29.888-05:002016-02-17T22:48:29.888-05:00Amy funny I'm doing a sleep post this week too...Amy funny I'm doing a sleep post this week too. But mine is a whole different take and share. Hey maybe great minds do think alike. Love all your helpful advice.<br />xoxo,<br />VeraRow homes and Cobblestoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01643916045622529275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165759327413478117.post-80244809890174214852016-02-17T22:43:48.605-05:002016-02-17T22:43:48.605-05:00Nice article, thank you so much!Nice article, thank you so much!GlassesShophttp://www.glassesshop.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165759327413478117.post-73820879576869233952016-02-17T22:06:22.906-05:002016-02-17T22:06:22.906-05:00Oh yes, I don't color either! Should I really ...Oh yes, I don't color either! Should I really try that? Dewenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330797553600987145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165759327413478117.post-76927969898441433462016-02-17T22:04:39.256-05:002016-02-17T22:04:39.256-05:00I agree, these things do help! Well I've never...I agree, these things do help! Well I've never tried the tea but yes to the others. I use many of the Young Living oils--no, I don't sell them!--and a diffuser with certain oils in them helps so much. And I have 3 different rollers of essential oils I keep on my bed table.<br /><br />But absolutely the best advice is getting off my laptop and cellphone an hour or two before bed. Does that sound like I follow this every night? What do you think? <br /><br />4-7-8 breathing method? I must google that!<br /><br />Dewenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330797553600987145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165759327413478117.post-22319399062654917582016-02-17T20:44:54.725-05:002016-02-17T20:44:54.725-05:00I need to get those essential oils and the diffuse...I need to get those essential oils and the diffuser back out. I try to get offline and read a book. That relaxes me. I got off Ambien and now take Melatonin, at the suggestion of my doctor.<br />BrendaBrenda Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544794729410559072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165759327413478117.post-79567797325781776482016-02-17T18:21:23.696-05:002016-02-17T18:21:23.696-05:00Oh Amy, I could have written this post verbatim!
...Oh Amy, I could have written this post verbatim!<br /><br />I sometimes read before turning in, but it only works if I am IN bed while doing so, or else all bets are off.<br /><br />XXXDoreen@foxdenrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09418636999038800443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165759327413478117.post-5913275310131449132016-02-17T18:20:43.572-05:002016-02-17T18:20:43.572-05:00Oh Amy, I could have written this post verbatim!
...Oh Amy, I could have written this post verbatim!<br /><br />I sometimes read before turning in, but it only works if I am IN bed while doing so, or else all bets are off.<br /><br />XXXDoreen@foxdenrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09418636999038800443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165759327413478117.post-84635089027922697752016-02-17T17:49:25.826-05:002016-02-17T17:49:25.826-05:00You are really into it, I see! :-)
I am lazy. I t...You are really into it, I see! :-)<br /><br />I am lazy. I turn everything off and then I read poetry. Billy Collins, Margaret Atwood or Naomi Shibab Nye are among favorites that I like to read at bedtime. Lately I have also enjoyed reading about dinner parties at James Salter's home ("Life Is Meals: A Food Lover's Book of Days"). I usually fall asleep before I turn the page. <br /><br />Good night, sweet dreams from Vienna,<br />MerisiMerisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165759327413478117.post-83595809829530989012016-02-17T17:17:32.370-05:002016-02-17T17:17:32.370-05:00Yes to all these things!! Mental aerobics for sure...Yes to all these things!! Mental aerobics for sure!! <br />I put Sleepyize Oil on my son's temples and Stress Away oil on my wrists and both are great but I should also get some of that tea ASAP! Claire @ A Little Claireificationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10351830039821577114noreply@blogger.com