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Night Shift

MazaritaSenior Contributor

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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ethSenior Contributor

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@Mazarita I was at the 2000 Woodford festival - fantastic! Such a celebration of diversity. I had a couple of friends performing there too so it was extra special. My Dad had not long died and I nearly didn't go but my friends talked me into it and it was so healing. He would have loved it too. Wouldn't it be funny if we were both at the same one.

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Unknown userMember

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Well I'm finally getting tired. Great to hear everyone had a win with something today😊💜

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor

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I love hearing about everyone's day too, especially all the progression - better sleep happening, moments of awareness walking back through the park, your very own ukelele 😊, giving up smoking / the green, taking on a toilet seat win or lose 😆 ......... good stuff ❤️

It might just be me, but I am sensing that most are feeling a bit calmer and more settled this week.

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Unknown userMember

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Oops goodnight😴 Sleep well

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ethSenior Contributor

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Goodnight @Former-Member

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Unknown userMember

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@Faith-and-Hope. I hope you are right. This has been the calmest week I've had for possibly years. 😊

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MazaritaSenior Contributor

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@eth, I was at a bush rave in Victoria for new year 2000. Then at Uluru on a solo trip following year. I think Woodford was about 2004. Agree that it's a great event. Those were the days when I left the flat a lot more than I do now, hehe.

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor

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Good to hear it @Former-Member.

Sleep well 🌷

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MazaritaSenior Contributor

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Night night @Former-Member 🙂

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor

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@eth @Mazarita

I love hearing about Queensland.

We lived in Tennant Creek for a couple of years when I was a child. Queensland is one state I haven't lived in, but I have an uncle in the mid-north, and a cousin who drives 10 hours to and from his work site every couple of weeks. It gives you a real appreciation for the distances involved. WA is big too, and we don't have a strong concept of how big Queensland and NSW are without the stories that put real perspective on it.

We lived in Broken Hill too for a while.

Its the culture too - was raised on country music with farming strong in my mother's family ........ love hearing about the music festivals. In another life it might have been me, maybe.

Queensland has amazing thunderstorms, doesn't it ?

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