Bedtime routine? What's yours
myfampg
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What's Your Bedtime Routine?
Comments (17)DH has problems going to sleep, especially when he gets thrown off his schedule. After 27 years married to the guy, it's my opinion that people should not get locked into strict go-to-sleep schedules because of the problems this causes when they get off of them. But, we are doing many things right. I don't have a problem sleeping, but these are the things we do, for DH . . . and ultimately for me, as well. We keep our bedroom cool and crack a window in Spring and Fall; we keep the patio doors open when the weather permits (Late Spring- Early Fall). We always keep the ceiling fan on. I think that cool, fresh air makes for a better, deeper sleep. I like to read before I go to sleep, but not some hair-raising thriller! If I'm not reading a good before-bed book at the moment, I'll look at a magazine or just daydream for a while with the lights down low. Low lights in the room with a good reading light next to each side of our bed is a must for me. DH likes to watch the nightly news, but I find that listening to all the bad news in the world ~ or to politics ~ just gets me stressed and/or thinking about sad or scary things. Because of that, I've put my foot down and said no tv before sleep. If DH ever feels like he needs to watch tv then, he can do it out in the family room or in the study. I've noticed that he does sleep better when he doesn't watch tv right before bed, though. We don't snack right before bedtime either, although DH likes a glass of vanilla soy milk (yuck!). I prefer hot tea or ice water. Both of us try not to do any thing, like laundry, dishes, cleaning, working out, paying bills, etc. before we head off to bed. The only light in our room when we sleep is from the moon and stars if they're out. I'm glad we don't need to hang blackout drapes here, but I would if we had lights outside that warranted it. Quiet: we live in the mountains and the only sounds we hear at night are the crickets and occasional coyotes. I've never allowed our kids to fall asleep to music or tv. I've read that falling asleep to tv or music can be counter-productive to getting a restful sleep and set you up for a lifetime of sleeping problems. That may not be true in all cases, but it made sense to me and it works for my family and myself. I've heard that a warm, relaxing bath or shower also helps you relax before bed. When my kids were young, I always gave them their baths right before bed and then read them a story or two in their rooms with their lights down low before putting them to bed. From all that I've seen and heard over the years, we are our own worst enemies when it comes to problems sleeping. Saying/believing that we have to do certain things or can't do other things in order to be able to go to sleep only reinforces our sleep problems, IMHO. I know that it's hard to break that downward spiral. Perhaps a hypnotherapist could help. Or maybe your family doc could prescribe a mild sleeping pill for a very short while to help you break your sleep cycle? Whatever you do end up trying, I think the most important thing you can do is stop saying "I can't . . . . " and start believing that you can. Lynn...See MoreHey Ben I was wondering if you would share your routine
Comments (14)Hey Jackie, I have the schedule taped to my garage wall, right by all my all my fertilizers and sprays :). I followed it for all my roses, newly planted or old, and got great results. I've grown to look forward to mixing up a batch of whatever according to the calendar. K&M roses of Mississippi, where I order most of my plants, recommends a similar routine. I posted Ryan's routine because I like his calendar format, but that's two great rose professionals in the humid south doing about the same thing. Sharon, I think it'd be great for the frigid NE too, of course you'd adjust the calendar a bit. Dingo, Yes, Mills Rose Magic is similar to Rosetone. Mills Easy feed is more like the dissolvable MiracleGro, except it also has a bunch of organics, too (fish emulsion, seaweed etc). It smells bad but works great! It does come with a nice tight lid haha. I thought using Urea to jumpstart roses in early spring was interesting too, might try it next spring. One more thing: That list was made in 2013. If anyone plans on spraying miticide, may I recommend a newer treatment called 'Forbid 4F'. It's special in three very important ways: It's known to kill Eriophyid mites, which transmit RRD, while many of the others do not. Mites cannot build resistance to it. It has residual of a month or more. You can buy it economically by the ounce on EBay (we have the booming Cannabis business to thank for its availability, lol). An ounce will last a season or more, unless you have hundreds of plants....See MoreWhat is your spring fertilizer routine?
Comments (14)I'm sure there will be others with differing opinions but root stimulators of any kind have little horticultural merit. And I don't mean rooting hormones used when taking cuttings....that's a different situation. But there's any number of these products on the market and the advertising and reviews make them sound like they are some sort of magic plant potion when in reality a healthy rooted plant needs no other encouragement to grow well other than light, water and decent soil :-) There has been no scientific testing to substantiate any of the claims these products make and they generally contain nothing special that would account for so-called 'remarkable' results other than wishful thinking. I wouldn't go out of my way to purchase any but if you already have it, I doubt it would hurt to use it. One thing that HAS been well-established is that newly planted plants should not be fertilized and since this is a weak fertilizer in some respects, I would not recommend using it on new stuff. Which kind of defeats the whole intent of the product :-))...See Morewhat's your smart-home setup/routines
Comments (14)' The negative points they bring up are not untrue, but they don't provide further details as to, for instance, how someone could hack into your devices, what they could then do, etc. " There are lots of negative things in the world that I know exist, but don't know how someone else could do it -- only that it gets done. I don't know how someone steals a car, let alone hacks a credit card number, but I do know that both happen with relative frequency. So, not giving information on how someone could do something doesn't mean it's not worth worrying about. What could hackers do with access? They can harass home owners, with everything from flashing lights to temperature swings to constantly ringing doorbells; they can check out the interior of homes for their value for potential robberies; they could actually unlock windows or doors, leaving the home vulnerable to theft; they can listen in, gaining personal information that could then be used in further financial and ID hacks, they could triple your utility bill by blasting the heat while you're away, or cripple an appliance by running it too long. There have actually been cases of domestic abuse via smart devices, used to control and harass. I had a Google Home for about a year, and I found it's benefits were minimally beneficial. I ended up giving it to my sister, because I thought the potential risks didn't outweigh the rewards. That balance (risk vs reward) will be different for everyone; I decided the risks were too high for what it offered me, but it was a Godsend for my brother when he was bedridden with limited strength and coordination. He couldn't even hold a phone, let alone dial one, and having it there gave him a significant feeling of improved safety knowing he could phone us if he needed to. And it offered at least some measure of control over his life, small as it was, to be able to play music without asking someone else to do it for him, etc. In his case, the benefits outweighed the risks....See Moregardenandcats
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