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Night Shift

MazaritaSenior Contributor23 Sept 2015, 4:13 am AEST

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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Unknown userMember18 Sept 2016, 9:52 pm AEST

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I think getting their licences must be the biggest step forward since they learnt to walk. Or perhaps when they were toilet trained? Either way, it feels like being on the brink of my own independence as much as hers. 😊 @Former-Member

Hi there @utopia. Or should I say "good morning"? Lol Well done for listening to your body and doing a full recharge. Hope it makes a difference for you.

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Unknown userMember18 Sept 2016, 9:53 pm AEST

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Must be the day for it @Former-Member. I slept 11 hours straight last night but I think @utopia is the winner unless you can beat 18 hours @Former-Member😃 I'm just wondering if it was my good sleep which has greatly helped my mood today

I know that really unusual for you now so I hope you are ok @Former-Member. I've had a pretty good day by my standards and feeling a bit hopeful for the coming week. Hoping tomorrow is a bit better for you. 💜😊

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Unknown userMember18 Sept 2016, 9:59 pm AEST

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@Former-Member I remember being so worried about my other kids driving but once I got over the initial fear it was a blessing. This one is so independent he really needs his license. You will definately get some life back @Former-Member. The big question is what will you do with it? 😃 I think I will just enjoy being able to make plans without having to worry about clashing with my son as he needs to be somewhere at the same time. Mind you this one can't save so I don't know if he'll ever have a car. 😏😬

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KurraSenior Contributor18 Sept 2016, 10:17 pm AEST

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I'm 14 minutes past my hit the sack time zo I'll have to say goodnight to you all. My alarm will start ringing all too soon. Sleep well tonight peeps. Love n hugs to you all 🎶💕🎶😴😴💤💤

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Unknown userMember18 Sept 2016, 10:20 pm AEST

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Night @Kurra. I hope you sleep well💤😴 Catch ya 💜😊

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Unknown userMember18 Sept 2016, 10:29 pm AEST

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Such a good question, @Former-Member! What to do when I get my life back! Totally agree about just being able to make my own plans and not be "on call". I'm really fortunate that she's already bought a little car. My parents were offered $300 as a trade, so my daughter snapped it up instead. Feels weird thinking about the freedom ahead. It's only my daughter and I, she finishes school this year and is a very social kid so home has rapidly become "home base". Lol.

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utopiaSenior Contributor18 Sept 2016, 10:36 pm AEST

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@Faith-and-Hope @Former-Member @Former-Member. Thanks.Yes my body jjust did what it needed to do. Sleep.
I don't even know if it was a sunny day or if it rained. Lol.
School holidays now in Victoria - so tomorrow I'll ask my son to vacuum the house. I'll wash the dogs beds and clean up the kitchen. Other than that I'll still take it as an easy day.
I haven't caught up yet on everyone's days. I'm still responding to requested responses. So I'm not sure how you have all been traveling. But I hope that your day has been good. And I know that you would have all been supporting each other. This IS an amazing forum.

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Unknown userMember18 Sept 2016, 10:49 pm AEST