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What's Your Bedtime Ritual?

myheartsabattleground
myheartsabattleground Posts: 2,040 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
Only curious :)

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  • tatilove1988
    tatilove1988 Posts: 330 Member
    My bedtime ritual is very simple.
    Before I start getting ready for bed, I like make sure that my bedroom feels nice and light. So, well made bed, no documents lying around on the bed, comfortable temperature, etc...

    To get ready, first I put some water to boil in the kettle then hop in the shower. Out of the shower, I brush my teeth, lotion up my skin, put something on (sometimes PJs, sometimes just cami and panties), make a nice (big) cup of herbal tea (camomile) and take my sweet time drinking it while reading or watching some tv or checking MFP.

    Usually by the time I'm done drinking my tea, which usually takes me a good 20-30 minutes, I'm sleepy.

    Like I said, very simple bedtime ritual, shower, brush teeth, drink tea.

    Unfortunately, things don't always happen like this, but I usually sleep much better when it does.
  • saFit247
    saFit247 Posts: 117 Member
    Winter : Warm Shower
    Summer : Cold Shower
    Drink 2 cups of warm water
    Complete my MFP Diary
    Catch up on BBC / CNN news /Youtube / Live Leak - Fall asleep
    :)

  • pichiPurinsesu
    pichiPurinsesu Posts: 776 Member
    edited April 2016
    usually after i've washed, brushed teeth etc i'll curl up into bed and read for a while... this can however be as bad as watching youtube vids... before you know it, it's 1am! u__u

    or you smack your face with the kindl :lol:
  • synchkat
    synchkat Posts: 37,368 Member
    I fall asleep on the couch then hubs comes and tells me to go to bed.
  • Peter_Brady
    Peter_Brady Posts: 3,750 Member
    synchkat wrote: »
    I fall asleep on the couch then hubs comes and tells me to go to bed.

    "fall asleep" :bawling:
  • synchkat
    synchkat Posts: 37,368 Member
    Peter_Brady wrote: »
    synchkat wrote: »
    I fall asleep on the couch then hubs comes and tells me to go to bed.

    "fall asleep" :bawling:

    I don't? I only once fell off the couch but I was dreaming I was skating and fell off the ice
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    Jump in bed and read until my wife finishes her bedtime rituals. Then I bang her like a screen door in a hurricane, roll over and go to sleep.
  • xXxWhitneyxXx
    xXxWhitneyxXx Posts: 119 Member
    TheRoadDog wrote: »
    Jump in bed and read until my wife finishes her bedtime rituals. Then I bang her like a screen door in a hurricane, roll over and go to sleep.

    I laughed way to hard at that omg.

    I usually wrestle my demons, I mean children, into bed then see my husband off to work. Lock up and tidy up. I make a bag of popcorn and grab a rice krispy treat plant my a** on the couch to watch an episode of whatever show I am sucked into (and there are a few to choose from lol). I then wash my face and brush my teeth crawl into bed and read for about 20-30 minutes then im out.
  • MinmoInk
    MinmoInk Posts: 345 Member
    March around in a circle, chant 3 lines to the gods of sleep, light some candles, sacrifice some cupcakes to the alter, then sleep.


    In seriousness- take melatonin and look at my phone until I'm sleepy.
  • sunnybeaches105
    sunnybeaches105 Posts: 2,831 Member
    I slaughter a chicken with meat clever and bathe in its blood with warm milk while listening to Coldplay and gently inhaling the smell of incense burning beside me and watching the soft glow of tea light candles flicker across the room.

    Puts me right to sleep.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    brush my teeth and then crawl into bed...roll over to see if wife is horned up...sometimes yes, sometimes no...if yes, I pound dat azz...if no, I read.
  • AddieOverhaul
    AddieOverhaul Posts: 734 Member
    Put some kibble in the cat's bowl so he doesn't wake me up meowing in the wee hours, wash up, brush teeth, turn out all the lights except my bedroom, curl up in bed and play on my phone until I'm sleepy. (I'm referring to the nights my boyfriend is not there).
  • strozman
    strozman Posts: 2,622 Member
    take a handful of sleeping pills and set my alarm for 4 hours later
  • HealthierRayne
    HealthierRayne Posts: 268 Member
    instagram catch up
    plug in phone
    hair up in a fun-bun
    eye mask
    out cold
  • HStheBusyBee
    HStheBusyBee Posts: 1,366 Member
    Wash my face, brush my teeth, put on my night cream, put my hair up, check on my son, one last check of the news, social media etc. set my alarm, plug my phone in. Once I finally get in bed I fidget for about 100 years trying to get comfy then sleep :)
  • peaceout_aly
    peaceout_aly Posts: 2,018 Member
    myheartsabattleground wrote: »
    Only curious :)

    Clean my house until I'm exhausted, shower around midnight, lay in bed and pass out almost immediately to wake up to my alarm at 5AM
  • denversillygoose
    denversillygoose Posts: 708 Member
    Melatonin and a book
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    I get dressed for the night and play on my phone until I decide to go to sleep.
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    take off makeup, wash face, serum,moisturizer,do something to my hair

    chill in bed and listen to a lecture or a radio show until i pass out
  • alyssa0061
    alyssa0061 Posts: 652 Member
    I check the front door and back door three times each to make sure they're locked. Then I take my contacts out, brush my teeth, take off my eye makeup and put coconut oil on my eyelids and lashes. After that I adjust the thermostat, fill the humidifier if it's cold, turn down the bed and get in. I either read or watch YouTube videos on wellness or massage.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    Lay down. Curl into fetal position on my left side. Fall asleep.
  • Tigg_er
    Tigg_er Posts: 22,001 Member
    Take a leak, scratch my balls and head of into the wild sunset
  • Peter_Brady
    Peter_Brady Posts: 3,750 Member
    synchkat wrote: »
    Peter_Brady wrote: »
    synchkat wrote: »
    I fall asleep on the couch then hubs comes and tells me to go to bed.

    "fall asleep" :bawling:

    I don't? I only once fell off the couch but I was dreaming I was skating and fell off the ice

    Some call it passing out

    passed_out_girls_66.jpg
  • GreenGoddess22
    GreenGoddess22 Posts: 3,818 Member
    Yoga, shower, brush teeth, check work email, play on here or wherever for a bit, read, bed.
  • tcarp8
    tcarp8 Posts: 369 Member
    Are we all adults here?
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    edited April 2016
    I work nights, so I get home at 5:30 am, take a Tylenol if it's been a heavy duty patrol night, brush teeth (sometimes after a chunk of cheddar), wake hubby as I slip under the quilt and Hudson Bay blanket, chat about my night for 10 minutes, give him a good night kiss, put in my earplugs and my mouthguard (I clench & grind my teeth at night). Bam! Instant sleep (hopefully til 1 pm)
    When I have time off I switch to a day life and go to bed at midnight after watching a movie or reading, and mucking around on the Internet. Hubby goes to bed at 9:30 since he gets up at 6ish and has a very physical job.
  • synchkat
    synchkat Posts: 37,368 Member
    Peter_Brady wrote: »
    synchkat wrote: »
    Peter_Brady wrote: »
    synchkat wrote: »
    I fall asleep on the couch then hubs comes and tells me to go to bed.

    "fall asleep" :bawling:

    I don't? I only once fell off the couch but I was dreaming I was skating and fell off the ice

    Some call it passing out

    passed_out_girls_66.jpg

    how did you get a picture of me?
  • Peter_Brady
    Peter_Brady Posts: 3,750 Member
    synchkat wrote: »
    Peter_Brady wrote: »
    synchkat wrote: »
    Peter_Brady wrote: »
    synchkat wrote: »
    I fall asleep on the couch then hubs comes and tells me to go to bed.

    "fall asleep" :bawling:

    I don't? I only once fell off the couch but I was dreaming I was skating and fell off the ice

    Some call it passing out

    passed_out_girls_66.jpg

    how did you get a picture of me?

    Your husband operates a BLOG titled "my drunk wife"
  • JeffreyMGiron
    JeffreyMGiron Posts: 3,582 Member
    I sit on the edge of my bed and stretch out and grab my feet to stretch, then i get up brush my teeth come back stretch one more time, stand up and undress completely naked. I then turn my computer off and lay down i throw my sheet over me and then my comforter i then i place a slice of cake next to me so i dream with cake.
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