Mom to the Screaming Masses: Sleep, sleep, sleep

Thanks to The Proverbial Wife for this one.

1. What time do you usually go to bed? 10 or 11 p.m.
2. What time do you usually wake up? 5 -5:30, although I've been awake 5-7 times already.
3. How many hours do you average of sleep per night? not nearly enough
4. Do you usually wake up in the middle of the night? If so, why? duh, nursing non sleeping baby. Also, a brain that never shuts off and runs all night long.
5. Do you need total darkness, some light, or lots of light to get to sleep? TOTAL and complete darkness - The Hubster put curtains on the side of the bed for nookie time, and I use them every night to block the light out.
6. Do you need total silence, white noise (what? music, fan, etc.), or lots of noise (what kind, if that matters) to get to sleep? Quiet
7. Do you snore or does your spouse? If yes, do either of you wear earplugs to block it out or sleep in another room? The Hubster snores like a trucker - not personally knowing any truckers, I'm just guessing what they snore like. I make him sleep downstairs a lot of the time.
8. Do you like lots of heavy covers or just light bedding? Heavy covers, and a cool room.
9. Do you or your spouse hog the covers? Nope.
10. Do you like a soft, medium or firm mattress? Just comfortable.
11. Do you generally fall asleep pretty quickly after your head hits the pillow or does it take a while? How long? HAHAHAHAHA. Many nights, I fall asleep at the computer before I even get to bed. I never have a hard time going to sleep - my trouble is staying asleep.
12. Does the window have to be opened, closed, or does it depend? Just keep it cool in the room.
13. Do you lay on your back, stomach, or side (both or left or right?)? Depends on if I'm nursing the baby or not. Although, I can nurse the baby laying flat on my back, it's not my most favorite position.
14. Are you a light sleeper or heavy sleeper or in between? Light
15. Do you or your spouse ever talk or walk in your sleep? The Hubster talks, in between snores.
16. Do you like to cuddle while sleeping or do you need your space? Space, baybee. It's one of the arguments we have - The Hubster loves to cuddle and it makes me want to hurl.
17. Do you sleep in pajamas, nightgown, t-shirt, nothing, or...? What fabric do you prefer? Cotton, usually shorts and t's, although I have a bunch of nursing jammies. And I love me some Hanna Andersson jammies.
18. Do you often remember your dreams? Are they very vivid? OMG, I usually wake up wondering if I had some LSD before bed. My dreams are really really strange. Case in point - last night I dreamt I was at my kids school, and one of the Sister's hugged me. She had a seizure, and I laid her down on the floor. She began to reverse in age, becoming a teen and then a baby, and turning into a bowl of peas. (yeah, I KNOW) I called 911, who came and laughed at me. I laid the peas down, the bowl turned into a baby, who grew up into Sr. right before my eyes. Now, just tell me - what could THAT mean?
19. What do you need by your bed before you go to sleep? (glass of water, kleenex, etc.) Nothing.
20. What rituals must you perform before going to sleep? (i.e. teeth brushing, reading, snack, etc.)Teeth brushed, contacts out, face washed, lotion and lip chap - what my kids call lip balm - applied.

Bonus: What weird sleeping or nocturnal habit not covered by this survey do you have? Um, none. My dreams are weird enough, thank you.

Comments

1. Between 1 and 2am
2. 6:25am
3. not nearly enough
4. Not if I don't go to bed until 2am (or sometimes, I'll 'fess up, 3am) and I'm so exhausted my eyes are tearing. Otherwise, I wake frequently.
5. I can sleep in any light, but I prefer dark, with the light outside the garage slipping through the cracks of the blinds.
6. Quiet. I like the noise of a fan, tho.
7. I've been told that I occasionally snore, but I think that's just propaganda. I DO talk in my sleep.
8. Heavy covers, and a cool room.
9. Nope.
10. Towards the firmer side.
11. I never have a hard time going to sleep - my trouble is staying asleep.
12. If it's not too cold, or not too hot, I like the window open. What I can't do is sleep when it's hot.
13. I sleep on my left side.
14. Although I wake often, I sleep like the dead.
15. Never sleptwalk.
16. I like to cuddle while falling asleep, and then I want my space- although when I did sleep with someone I liked to be touching him in some way.
17. Everything from jammies to silkies.
18. I have technicolor, unbelievable dreams.
19. My alarm clock.
20. I have to wash my hands, and I have to braid my hair. I'll admit that the makeup removal and the teethbrushing doesn't always happen. I play a game of solitare on the computer and then shut it down. I always read at least a few pages before turning off the light.