Hey, I’m Trying To Sleep Over Here

Ironically, late last night (while the world should be sleeping), I was tagged for another meme (still no idea what that means, by the way!) by Newscoma. I will go ahead and be the conformist today and participate.

This one is a list of six things that I do before heading off to sleep or stuff that relates to me getting off to sleep:

1. Bathroom Run – Like most people, Ivy excluded (odd nut she is), I have to make room in the old bladder. If I don’t I will wake up sometime around 2-3 am and get ticked off because I will have to travel downstairs to the old water-closet.

2. Brush The Toofers – Until I met my wife, I never used to brush my teeth before bed. It seemed odd to me but now I am almost religious about doing it. The morning breath issues have been diminishing because of this practice, or at least that is what I believe.

3. Change Clothes – If any of you read my post from the other day, you know what I change into…the old birthday suit! If I wear a t-shirt or pajama bottoms they tend to twist around and put me in a hammerlock or bearhug or another old school wrestling move.

4. Read – No matter how tired I may be, unless I am sick or dizzy from a party, I will read. I make it a point to get through at least a couple of pages (if I picked a crap book) or at least one whole chapter (if it’s a page turner).

5. Room Temperature – The temperature, not just in the bedroom but the entire house, is a sore subject in our residence. The School Girl and I are always at odds over what is comfortable. I am naturally hot. I like the bedroom/house to be around the 72 degree range…or cooler, so that I can be comfortable under all of the covers. I enjoy the weight of the bedding like a cocoon. My wife on the other hand seems to have an internal body temperature around 48 degrees and can never get warm enough.

6. Postition – I will not, nor does my body ever plan on actually finding slumber without being on my stomach with my face planted deeply into my pillows. Period.

I would be flogged if I didn’t mention that I always kiss the wife before heading off to sleep…I’m not a wuss or anything…uhh..err…she complains if I don’t…yeah that’s it.

Okay then. I wonder who would like to play? Let’s tag Miss Sarah, Flutter, Mrs. Finn, and anyone else that wants to play.