Well-Rested couples are happy couples.
Caffeine – such as green tea – is another excellent revitalizing ingredient
Intense exercise near bedtime makes it difficult for your endorphin levels and core body temperature to drop
Here’s a surprising little benefit for those who don’t like extended house guests: if you need your separate sleeping spaces to get your shut-eye, then you have an excuse not to have overnight guests. Or at least not those who stay for long. Many of our friends and family now know that we sleep in separate rooms, meaning that we don’t technically have a guest room. So if they’re looking for somewhere to crash for a week-long visit, they know to ask other friends or family before us. Some just book a hotel if they can afford it, rather than risk staying with us, putting us in one room together, and dealing with our grumpy, sleep-deprived *sses for the whole stay.
Some people just accept a little sleep deprivation as a part of life, but sleep is an important healer.
I thought I was the only one struggling with this sleep issue at first. But then I started reading the social media posts of others and talking to friends and found that this is a nationwide problem right now. And likely a worldwide problem
If I slept really badly, I resented my partner all day long. I struggle to fall back asleep once awake, so there would be nights when the sound of my partner coughing in his sleep would wake me up and then I’d be up for hours. The entire next day we lived under a cloud of my anger—I was exhausted and I felt it was all his fault. Now, if something does wake me—like construction or a dog barking outside—it wasn’t my partner. I’m not mad at him. We can be mad, together, at the construction.
I don’t love having guests visit—the kind that arrive with suitcases and stay in the guest room for days. As an insomniac, having overnight guests is stressful. They wake you up in the morning wandering around, trying to find cereal and coffee. You feel like they think you’re a bad host if you sleep in late (not knowing you didn’t fall asleep until 4am).
Consider getting two twin mattresses, and putting them side-by-side inside a queen frame. Between two mattresses and two blankets you will never disturb each other’s sleep. But you can still roll over and snuggle.
Staying hydrated is very important when it comes to combating snoring. Being hydrated keeps everything moist—from your skin to your throat to your nasal passageways—so keep an eye on your partner’s H2O intake.
This will only help those who don’t have a lactose-intolerance, of course. But calcium and dairy both boost the production of sleep-inducing melatonin. So if a cup of warm milk isn’t your thing, put some cheddar on some crackers.
Pain relievers are a regular part of a complete breakfast for many people around the world. If you only wake up with a headache, but it manages to subside throughout the day, you may not think much of it. It’s certainly a pain (literally) to deal with during those first couple hours of work, but […]