Re: bedtime routines

[Guest guest]

what do you mean specifically?

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> I'm curious what everyone's " bedtime ritual " 's are?

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[Guest guest]

Sit at the computer until hubby says " Don't stay up too late " Get

undressed. Sit at the computer some more until hubby starts snoring.

Turn off the light. Sit at the computer until hubby wakes up again

and reminds me I wanted to get up early to run. Crawl in bed. Read 10

minutes until book drops to the floor. Turn off bedside lamp. Sleep.

On Jun 26, 2005, at 1:46 AM, wrote:

> I'm curious what everyone's " bedtime ritual " 's are?

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On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 4:42 am, Aimee M. Rasch wrote:

> what do you mean specifically?

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> wrote:

>> I'm curious what everyone's " bedtime ritual " 's are?

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*sorry... It was kind of late when I posted that.

I meant " Do you have a routine that you follow before you go to bed? " I

was curious. I'm 34 and within the last 6 months I've totally changed

what I do before going to bed. Before I would just brush my teeth and

that's it. Now I do a " lid scrub " (hand towel with some no tears baby

shampoo and lightly scrub and rinse) at night & morning. I have a bit of

puffyness and the eye doctor suggested to do it. Also I do a more

particular teeth cleaning because I have a perio pocket in my mouth. I

floss and brush with a rotodent then rinse with perio check.

Maybe it's an age thing but has anyone noticed that either from becoming

more health conscious or something that you've changed parts of your

life. Yeah I know that BFL does this but in other ways as well.

Sorry again if this totally doesn't make sense. I think it was spurned

from last night when I was asked if I wanted to stay to watch another

movie and I declined because I had to do the teeth/eye thing.

[Guest guest]

I should be more vigilant with my flossing. when I see 100 yr old

patients at the hospital who still have all their own teeth (and this is

rare) it's always b/c they are obsessive with brushing and

flossing....Lez see...my routine? Well, I have nasty adult acne, but you

would never know it b/c I wash my face every night (and morning) with

one of the various forms of acne soap, followed by Benzaclin cream

(antibiotic), when dry, follow with some awesome mosturizer, then follow

with Tazorac (pore opener)...Then if I haven't already, I use my BFL

success journal to plan the next day's workouts...if it's really late

when I go to bed, then I eat (again ) Then I turn the A/C waaay up and

crawl into my feather comforter which I shouldn't use b/c it really

freaking hot here right now - hence the A/C and the large energy

bill...I've found that lots of things in your life change, b/c *you*

change - you become more aware of the things that are really important

to you. For me, it's a combo of getting older and getting to know myself

better *and* doing BFL. Lord have mercy, I've even started recycling....

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> On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 4:42 am, Aimee M. Rasch wrote:

> > what do you mean specifically?

> >

> > wrote:

> >> I'm curious what everyone's " bedtime ritual " 's are?

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>

> *sorry... It was kind of late when I posted that.

>

> I meant " Do you have a routine that you follow before you go to bed? " I

> was curious. I'm 34 and within the last 6 months I've totally changed

> what I do before going to bed. Before I would just brush my teeth and

> that's it. Now I do a " lid scrub " (hand towel with some no tears baby

> shampoo and lightly scrub and rinse) at night & morning. I have a bit of

> puffyness and the eye doctor suggested to do it. Also I do a more

> particular teeth cleaning because I have a perio pocket in my mouth. I

> floss and brush with a rotodent then rinse with perio check.

>

> Maybe it's an age thing but has anyone noticed that either from becoming

> more health conscious or something that you've changed parts of your

> life. Yeah I know that BFL does this but in other ways as well.

>

> Sorry again if this totally doesn't make sense. I think it was spurned

> from last night when I was asked if I wanted to stay to watch another

> movie and I declined because I had to do the teeth/eye thing.

>

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[Guest guest]

>...I've found that lots of things in your life change,

> b/c *you* change - you become more aware of the things

> that are really important to you. For me, it's a combo

> of getting older and getting to know myself better *and*

> doing BFL. Lord have mercy, I've even started recycling....

Thats so funny to me because its sooo true! When I think back to the

old usual bedtime routine (pj's and flop into bed lol!) and now its

more like face cleaning routine, teeth brushing/cleaning, face

wrinkle defense routine(an hour later), pj's, last quickie meal

(ususally cottagecheese with some fruit/berries), lights out by 10pm

at the latest. I think that as you change on the outside, so does

everything around you because thats what makes BFL a lifestyle

change and not another 'diet' - its adapting your outer change into

an inner change as well and that makes you succeed in making

permanent changes for the better.

joni

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*When you are born, you are crying and everyone around you is

smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you are smiling and

everyone around you is crying*

[Guest guest]

Well, I start with my last meal in front of the Tivo in the living room.

Then I wash that dish out, or let my dog lick it and put it in the

dishwasher :-) Then I pick a Tivo'ed show to fall asleep to (usually Law and

Order) and head to the bedroom. My dog gets up and goes in his bed when the

living room television clicks off. Then I brush my teeth and floss (three

root canals will do that to you) splash some water on my face and hope for

the best. By the opening credits, I'm already gone. I should use some

wrinkle something, but I haven't any so it'll be like the root canals...

On 6/26/05 12:53 PM, " jgrrl2 " <no_reply > wrote:

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>> ...I've found that lots of things in your life change,

>> b/c *you* change - you become more aware of the things

>> that are really important to you. For me, it's a combo

>> of getting older and getting to know myself better *and*

>> doing BFL. Lord have mercy, I've even started recycling....

>

> Thats so funny to me because its sooo true! When I think back to the

> old usual bedtime routine (pj's and flop into bed lol!) and now its

> more like face cleaning routine, teeth brushing/cleaning, face

> wrinkle defense routine(an hour later), pj's, last quickie meal

> (ususally cottagecheese with some fruit/berries), lights out by 10pm

> at the latest. I think that as you change on the outside, so does

> everything around you because thats what makes BFL a lifestyle

> change and not another 'diet' - its adapting your outer change into

> an inner change as well and that makes you succeed in making

> permanent changes for the better.

>

>

>

> joni

>

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> *When you are born, you are crying and everyone around you is

> smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you are smiling and

> everyone around you is crying*

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I read somewhere recently that wrinkles are exacerbated by sleeping on

your face, unfortunatly I can only sleep on my stomach or side...The

article stated that it helps to have a pillow case that provides less

friction..like silk or satin rather than cotton....anyway...2 cents there

Dr. Val wrote:

> Well, I start with my last meal in front of the Tivo in the living room.

> Then I wash that dish out, or let my dog lick it and put it in the

> dishwasher :-) Then I pick a Tivo'ed show to fall asleep to (usually Law and

> Order) and head to the bedroom. My dog gets up and goes in his bed when the

> living room television clicks off. Then I brush my teeth and floss (three

> root canals will do that to you) splash some water on my face and hope for

> the best. By the opening credits, I'm already gone. I should use some

> wrinkle something, but I haven't any so it'll be like the root canals...

>

> On 6/26/05 12:53 PM, " jgrrl2 " <no_reply > wrote:

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> >

> >> ...I've found that lots of things in your life change,

> >> b/c *you* change - you become more aware of the things

> >> that are really important to you. For me, it's a combo

> >> of getting older and getting to know myself better *and*

> >> doing BFL. Lord have mercy, I've even started recycling....

> >

> > Thats so funny to me because its sooo true! When I think back to the

> > old usual bedtime routine (pj's and flop into bed lol!) and now its

> > more like face cleaning routine, teeth brushing/cleaning, face

> > wrinkle defense routine(an hour later), pj's, last quickie meal

> > (ususally cottagecheese with some fruit/berries), lights out by 10pm

> > at the latest. I think that as you change on the outside, so does

> > everything around you because thats what makes BFL a lifestyle

> > change and not another 'diet' - its adapting your outer change into

> > an inner change as well and that makes you succeed in making

> > permanent changes for the better.

> >

> >

> >

> > joni

> >

> > -----------------------------

> >

> > *When you are born, you are crying and everyone around you is

> > smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you are smiling and

> > everyone around you is crying*

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

> I read somewhere recently that wrinkles are exacerbated

> by sleeping on your face, unfortunatly I can only sleep

> on my stomach or side...The article stated that it helps

> to have a pillow case that provides less friction..like

> silk or satin rather than cotton....anyway...2 cents there

I also have heard about sleeping on your face causes more wrinkles,

and my daughter, who used to wake up with pillow 'imprints' on her

face recently switched to a satin pillowcase which solves that

problem but makes her hair all static clingy!! Some of the best

advice for staying wrinkle free tho is to wash all the makeup off

your face each night (they say eye makeup is the WORST thing to wear

to bed), drink lots of water, dont smoke, and stay out of the sun as

much as possible(most suncreens in the US do not contain an

ingredient to stop wrinkle damage, they only guard against sunburn).

joni

[Guest guest]

I LOVE these kinds of questions!!!

You know, since starting BFL a few years ago, many things have

changed. The fact that I have routines at all is one of them.

Since I have to get up at o'dark-thirty, I now have to get to bed

early. So, the first change in my routine was on of elimination -

the TV to go. Okay, I still kept the set, but completely did away

with the need to keep up on all my favorite shows (plus all the

fabulous new ones). Netflix and the ability to get an entire season

of The Sopranos, Nip/Tuck, & Sex and the City on DVD has

significantly reduced the pull those shows have on me.

I'm not as good about the face washing since I've become very

relaxed about wearing makeup at all. My office is very small, very

casual, and with very little foot traffic. However, I do wear

sunscreen everyday and have avoided the sun my whole life... red

hair, fair complexion, and a malignant melanoma a couple of years

ago made this a necessity. These, coupled with the fact that I have

a pretty good complexion and treat myself to facials every few

months has allowed me to be lazy in this area with few

ramifications. I'm 38 and know these days are numbered, but for

now, I'm taking full advantage.

So now, my evening routine looks like this... leave work at 5pm, go

home (6 minutes away), change into workout clothes, eat dinner, prep

for next days meals, fine-tune the next day's workout plan (the

whole week was sketched out the previous weekend), go to

housesitting (aka in-home overnight petsitting) job, get mail,

water/feed/walk/love/play with animals, water a gazillion container

plants, change into PJs (laying out workout clothes for the next

morning), and hopefully hit REM by 9pm. In the morning, it's up at

5am, pop a couple fat burners, change into workout clothes, brush

teeth, headband in hair, feed/water/relieve animals, and head to gym.

If I weren't so greedy, I'd sure have a lot more time in my

evenings, but not sure I can think of what I'd rather do than love

on the sweetest dogs and cats in Portland. :-)

DeDe

> I'm curious what everyone's " bedtime ritual " 's are?

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[Guest guest]

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> > I'm curious what everyone's " bedtime ritual " 's are?

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Mine is pretty basic. Get dog's sleeping bed out for the " puppy " (2

years but will never grow up). Open up, let her get in. Go wash face.

Tell puppy to quit chewing dog bed, open up, let her get in. Dry face.

Tell dog to quit chewing dog bed, open it up, let her get in. Put on

night splint (for PF), wrist splints for carpal, set TV and timer. Go

out one more time. Tell dog to quit chewing dog bed, open it up, let

her get in. Get in bed. Listen for silence. Tell dog to quit chewing

dog bed, open it up, let her get in....and finally go to bed.

Colleen

[Guest guest]

That's pretty funny, Colleen. I do a similar routine but with my kids.

They want to get rambunctious when " momma has hit the wall " and I have

no patience left. So, I shower, have my last meal which is usually

protein heavy with few carbs, do my teeth, and climb into bed. At the

same time my daughter wants to practice gymnastics in my room and my

son wants to watch Comedy Central on the little TV. I'm too tired to

argue so usually fall asleep anyway amidst the chaos. I have no clue

what time they actually go to bed.

Stasia

[Guest guest]

Fix food for next day, set out clothes for next day, lock up house,

turn off lights & computers (2 of them),get a glass of water to set

by the bed incase I need it in the night. I'll drink the whole thing

as soon as I wake in the morning, turn on fan in bed room, set

alarms- 5 of them!! The bedroom light is on a timer, Then DH & I

each have an alarm, Then there is a dual alam on the other side of

the room. All alarms are set with in 5 minutes of each other. If

there was just one we would just turn in off I go back to sleep. take

showers (seperate or together- depends on the mood), brush, floss

rinse, moisturize. Make sure that cats are in the house & not lock

out on the screend in porch. spend time with DH Then sleep for 3-

4 hours, toss & turn for 3-4 hours. Wake up at 5am. drink water,

potty, dress, work out. swim (weather permitting), start day.

Dani

> I'm curious what everyone's " bedtime ritual " 's are?

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[Guest guest]

I can't 2nd that enough. I have found even the slightest deviation from the bedtime routine causes huge setbacks in sleep (even keeping to the routine but doing it 20 min later or earlier will cause upset). I do deep breathing exercises with him, bathtime is on the same night of the week (cant do it every day yet b/c of his dry skin) story, song (soft) and lie down with the heavy blanket. I keep his room cool so he can have a heavy blanket. He slept (very peacefully) in a crib till he was 2. Then we transitioned to the other room (sleeping WITH older brother) then transition to own bed last year (he's 4 now). Each time the transition happened we would explain what was changing for about a week before doing it. Very happy, very calm and then started moving things a little at a time. We've had our share of bedtime troubles, but they are MUCH less when adhering to a routine.

Connietroyfamily@... wrote: Bedtime routines are really important. One should not have to sleep with their kids. Reading a few books or chapters of a book (even for older kids) is a good component. Some special music (nothing that would rev them up) is another. A 'heavy' feeling soft blanket (flannel duvet cover?) is another. You can actually change the bed without changing the actual bed by getting optimal sheets, blankets and

pillows. Elaine

[Guest guest]

Your stories are the way our bedtime routines used to be and stopped when Gage was 5 and nothing changed but it seemed like overnight, he was scared to death that I was going somewhere or I was going to leave him and he still is like that. Gage did sleep with us and then we transitioned to a mattress on the floor and then not too long ago, we completely did his bedroom with new paint and a jungle wallborder along with the animals. He then slept for a few nights by himself and now wakes up around 3:00 am and just gets in our bed.

When he leaves the house, I have to promise that I won't go anywhere. It's gotten so bad that now we are considering the advice that our psychiatrist gave us about Zoloft to help him get rid of this particular anxiety known as separation anxiety.

In our case everything was as it was supposed to be and then Wham, it changed. Anyway, just wanted to share our experience with bedtime.

Sue

Bedtime routines are really important. One should not have to sleep with their kids. Reading a few books or chapters of a book (even for older kids) is a good component. Some special music (nothing that would rev them up) is another. A 'heavy' feeling soft blanket (flannel duvet cover?) is another. You can actually change the bed without changing the actual bed by getting optimal sheets, blankets and pillows.

Elaine

[Guest guest]

My son is on Zoloft.. The dr. put him on it last August when he was having panic/anxiety about leaving the house and poppy. But good ole silly me was only giving him one pill and it says 2. Well, I just realized it....and now give him the right dosage and what a difference. But it is still hard about the bedtime. His brain just doesn't want to shut down and when it finally does it is like 2 or 3 in the morning and then I can not get him up for all the tea in china. The dogs bark, the phone rings, I vacuum....but he is all snug as a bug in the bed...covers over his head and all...like where is he.

I have to start getting him back into the routine....but of course being 13 ...he says ...none of my friends go to bed this early ....so on and so on.....And, then trying to get him to stay in his bed. He ends up back in mine and he is 12 going on 13 in Oct. UGH!!!!!!!

I have an 18 year old, 12 3/4 year old and 7 year old ...all wrapped up in one. Good thing I only had one....if I had 3 ...it would really be 9 kids ...only kidding.

Jan

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Bedtime routines are really important. One should not have to sleep with their kids. Reading a few books or chapters of a book (even for older kids) is a good component. Some special music (nothing that would rev them up) is another. A 'heavy' feeling soft blanket (flannel duvet cover?) is another. You can actually change the bed without changing the actual bed by getting optimal sheets, blankets and pillows.

Elaine

[Guest guest]

How old is he now??? But...just watch the weight on the Risperdol...it does have a tendency to put weight on....

My son is on Adderall (ADHD), Zoloft for OCD/Depression and Xanax for anxiety plus he ha s an allergy pill. He also has exercise induced asthma but has been doing well with it. He use to tell me his heart hurt...so I took him to the doctor and that is where we discovered it. My son also has ezexma (sp) and gets hives if he eats too much acidic foods. Plus he has all the Sensory issues especially with clothes...i can not tell you how much money I gave wasted on clothes...socks, underwear, pants, and shirts. He won't wear long sleeves, all tags have to be cut out....the underwear ...don't ask me...I could buy two of the same and one will be okay and the other will bother him...it has to do with the seams....socks...the same thing the seam in the toe....I usually end up giving away all these new clothes to a boy in church ...as their family doesn't have a lot. I guess I have to look at it as ....I am helping

them...LOL.

I forgot ...how old is your son....5? Don't worry too much...just one day at a time...ha!!! Ya just never know.....your son might just do well in school.

And, think of it this way....you already know and have been getting help for him....that is great in itself. And, we are all finding out so much just from one another. We all should put out a book....and maybe we could make some money and then we all could go on a cruise or something...and hire TSS or Nanny's or whatever to watch our kids. Oh...dreamin ...dreamin but why not....

I am gonna go check out that site you told me to. Thanks. I let you know what i think.

Jan

Janice Rushen

Mom, Mentor, Wife, Teacher, Advocate, Accountant,

Maid, Taxi, Shopper, Bulletin Board Artist

Nanny, Crafter, Therapist, Friend, Sister, Aunt,

Daughter, Grand-daughter, Personal Care Aide,

Student, Believer, and Giver.

Bedtime routines are really important. One should not have to sleep with their kids. Reading a few books or chapters of a book (even for older kids) is a good component. Some special music (nothing that would rev them up) is another. A 'heavy' feeling soft blanket (flannel duvet cover?) is another. You can actually change the bed without changing the actual bed by getting optimal sheets, blankets and pillows.

Elaine

[Guest guest]

Gage just turned 7 in June and yes we are watching the weight. He has gained 3 lbs so far. Thank goodness Gage has always been a good veggie/fruit kid and doesn't like candy or anything sticky or creamy. And he wanted to join the football team which I am still not sure was the right thing to do but we agreed to let him try.

I tried explaining to the coach about Gage and he said, that I was describing most of the kids from previous years but at tonight's practice, Gage wasn't focusing as there was too much activity with the other teams along with the cheerleaders there and it was sensory overload and he didn't know where to look or who to listen too. I just don't feel good but I don't want him to just quit either. What a dilemma.

Oh yes, there is a woman who is designing no seams clothes espcially for the autistic kids. I just did a search for actually socks with no seams and they do have such a thing. Of course I didn't look at the prices but I guess if it is that big deal of an issue it might be worth at least the socks and underwear!

Sue

Sue

Bedtime routines are really important. One should not have to sleep with their kids. Reading a few books or chapters of a book (even for older kids) is a good component. Some special music (nothing that would rev them up) is another. A 'heavy' feeling soft blanket (flannel duvet cover?) is another. You can actually change the bed without changing the actual bed by getting optimal sheets, blankets and pillows.

Elaine

[Guest guest]

..if I had 3 ...it would really be 9 kids ...only kidding.LOLOL!!! I had someone ask me a few months ago, "why dont you have more children?" I looked her square in the eye and pointed to my aspie and said there's baby #2, 3, 4, and 5. Why do I need more children? They can certainly be a handful!!!! I HEAR YOU! =) rushen janice <jrushen@...> wrote: My son is on Zoloft.. The dr. put him on it last August when he was having panic/anxiety about leaving the house and poppy. But good ole silly me was only giving him one pill and it says 2. Well, I just realized it....and now give him the right dosage and what a difference. But it is still hard about the bedtime. His brain just doesn't want to shut down and when it finally does it is like 2 or 3 in the morning and then I can not get him up for all the tea in china. The dogs bark, the phone rings, I vacuum....but he is all snug as a bug in the bed...covers over his head and all...like where is he. I have to start getting him back into the routine....but of course being 13 ...he says ...none of my friends go

to bed this early ....so on and so on.....And, then trying to get him to stay in his bed. He ends up back in mine and he is 12 going on 13 in Oct. UGH!!!!!!! I have an 18 year old, 12 3/4 year old and 7 year old ...all wrapped up in one. Good thing I only had one....if I had 3 ...it would really be 9 kids ...only kidding. Jan Janice Rushen Mom, Mentor, Wife, Teacher, Advocate, Accountant, Maid, Taxi, Shopper, Bulletin Board Artist Nanny, Crafter, Therapist, Friend, Sister, Aunt, Daughter, Grand-daughter, Personal Care

Aide, Student, Believer, and Giver.

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RoxannaAutism Happens

Re: ( ) bedtime routines

Gage just turned 7 in June and yes we are watching the weight. He has gained 3 lbs so far. Thank goodness Gage has always been a good veggie/fruit kid and doesn't like candy or anything sticky or creamy. And he wanted to join the football team which I am still not sure was the right thing to do but we agreed to let him try.

I tried explaining to the coach about Gage and he said, that I was describing most of the kids from previous years but at tonight's practice, Gage wasn't focusing as there was too much activity with the other teams along with the cheerleaders there and it was sensory overload and he didn't know where to look or who to listen too. I just don't feel good but I don't want him to just quit either. What a dilemma.

Oh yes, there is a woman who is designing no seams clothes espcially for the autistic kids. I just did a search for actually socks with no seams and they do have such a thing. Of course I didn't look at the prices but I guess if it is that big deal of an issue it might be worth at least the socks and underwear!

Sue

Sue

Bedtime routines are really important. One should not have to sleep with their kids. Reading a few books or chapters of a book (even for older kids) is a good component. Some special music (nothing that would rev them up) is another. A 'heavy' feeling soft blanket (flannel duvet cover?) is another. You can actually change the bed without changing the actual bed by getting optimal sheets, blankets and pillows.

Elaine

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