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Night Shift

Night Shift

Since I am awake at 4am I thought I'd start this thread for those of us who have trouble sleeping and might find it helpful to have a place to go to chat. Whatever gets you through the night is alright.

To get the ball rolling, I'll just say that I enjoyed being part of the Topic Tuesday discussion tonight. I wish it was possible for these events to be weekly rather than monthly. Either way, thanks SANE and all the people I've met on here over recent months.

Edited June 2016 and February 2017: Night Shift is now open 24 hours a day. To join in, just click through to the last page of the thread at the top right of this post to get to the latest message.

Edited April 2017 and June 2017: For the sake of better communications between members here, I am adding that this thread is meant to be a caring, kind and gentle place of sharing. Humour is welcome, as long as its not unkindly directed towards other members. Hope your time in this chat thread is rewarding.

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So glad you are settled and back on the forum @utopia

oh @Former-Member I am going to have to use that saying ... not snoring pretending to be a motorbike ...

Its been 35 years since I have ridden ... but I keep it as a memory of me being young wild and free.

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Just posting this across from another thread .... I made it with D1 earlier this year .... might help those who are interested with mindfulness .... 🌷💜

Here is the Calming Lavender Play Dough recipe for anyone who wants to give it a try .... I like to add in rose oil and rose petals .... but that's just me .... and I am sure it would work just as well with peppermint oil and dried oeppermint leaves ....

Ingredients:
* 2 cups of flour
* 4 tablespoons of cream of tartar
* 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
* 1 cup of salt
* 2 cups of boiling water
* few drops of lavender oil
* few drops of rose oil
* dried lavender petals
* dried rose petals

Method:
* Mix together the flour, cream of tartar and salt in a bowl.
* Add the oil and water and keep stirring until it all comes together.
* Leave it in the bowl to cool and don’t worry if it looks a little gooey at this stage.
* Once cool enough add to a dry surface and knead knead knead! This is the most important part and helps to get rid of all the stickiness.
* Store in a airtight container or ziplock bag and it lasts for months. Keep somewhere cool, ours is usually in the fridge

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Lovely @Faith-and-Hope may be handy if I get to grandmother stage.

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@Faith-and-Hope I haven't made play dough since the kids were little but right now this sounds kind of fun. I'm just beginning to let my inner child explore a little after keeping her captive for decades so it might be good for that and mindfulness. You really are a wealth of creative knowledge @Faith-and-Hope💜😊

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It's called "play dough for adults" .... aromatherapy .... tactile .... calming ....

@Appleblossom

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Thank you @Appleblossom

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Goodnight everyone. Can't think to chat anymore. 😴❤ Sleep well. 😴

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Not sure why that was taken down?

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No. Me either 😱 @Former-Member

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Well I'm glad a couple of you saw it 😊
Hoping @Mazarita will still get the link so that you can see it although I suspect you may have already💜😊
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