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He said: Even though the days of ghouls and goblins are past, I am only feeling like a ghost of myself. I steel myself for my least favorite time of the year, November and December. You know I love Thanksgiving, the time with family, and the lights and festivity of the end of year holidays, but the cloak of darkness sucks my energy and weighs me down. I understand this is common and they have a name for it, Seasonal Affective Disorder. I want to just curl up and hibernate until the light returns.
She said: Yeah, you're sad all right. Maybe your body is just suffering the cumulative effects of your bizarre sleep patterns where you are up half the night going to the bathroom and arise in the pre-dawn darkness to engage in, of all things, activities that require thought before 9 a.m. While I feel a similar desire to not leave the bed this time of year, I cannot help but think my desire for more sleep is heavily influenced by my wakefulness caused by your nightly unrest. I'm sure my body is still trying to make up for all the years when the children were here and I slept very lightly, listening for them.
That's one reason I resisted having a sleep apnea study done. I could not accept that your snoring and moving around along with the dog taking up my half of the bed and also snoring were not the causes of my lack of good sleep. Turns out my body almost turns off when I dream.
He said: Well, so, it isn't all about you, a female, trying to get use to male snoring. You know we have an excuse because of our natural aging process. When men get my age some muscles don't work like they use to around the bladder and some glands have grown to the point where a fully drained bladder is unusual. So I get up several times a night — at least I don't snore and huff all night trying to restart my breathing. None of that is helped by the lack of sunshine which drains my body of vitamin D.
She said: So what is your magic cure for my body's propensity to latch onto more fat globules this time of year? I know my Viking ancestors survived because they could store enough fat to make it through their long, dark winters. Maybe SAD is what made them such fierce warriors. Their raiding and looting of the southern climes was just an excuse to seek the sun and recharge their batteries.
Your solution of gobbling up doses of vitamin D somehow does not seem to be the solution to my better sleep. It's interesting to me that you are touting the taking of more vitamins. I tried for years to even get you to take a multiple vitamin. Are you sure it is all right to gobble down 2,000 units of vitamin D? You're going to start emitting rays. That definitely will disrupt my sleep!
He said: Your lack of sleep must be impacting your brain. I am the one that first brought the multivitamins home. I'm perky because I don't stay up until 2 a.m. reading trashy mystery novels. You know the great thing about marriage is that it keeps you humble because you always know your faults, like supposedly snoring while you are awake listening to your spouse snore.
She said: Maybe we need to get beyond the fault stage and just accept the fact that most humans suffer the sagging of the roof pallets in their mouth when they age. That can add to breathing problems while sleeping. It's not just men who get depressed and obese because they cannot be outside or because their hormones change. We all experience that. To have possible solutions makes me again understand the power of our modern medicine and those who deliver it. It will be nice this year to have one less issue to deal with in the dark gray days ahead. I think we can solve the sunlight problem much easier now that I am going to have energy and a brain that can think before noon. Beyond figuring out how to pay for such miracles, imagine all the chores we can accomplish. You just need to start with your workshop and we can go from there.
He said: Ahh, my dear, I don't think hanging out in that dark place is the thing to do. The dust will just upset my allergies. Instead of spending huge dollars for breathing machines and vitamins, why don't we head for the tropics to get our daily required does of sunlight? Aloha?
The Skinners hope you experience the joys of a good night's sleep and sweet dreams as often as conditions allow! They can be contacted at jlajtls@bresnan.net
She said: Yeah, you're sad all right. Maybe your body is just suffering the cumulative effects of your bizarre sleep patterns where you are up half the night going to the bathroom and arise in the pre-dawn darkness to engage in, of all things, activities that require thought before 9 a.m. While I feel a similar desire to not leave the bed this time of year, I cannot help but think my desire for more sleep is heavily influenced by my wakefulness caused by your nightly unrest. I'm sure my body is still trying to make up for all the years when the children were here and I slept very lightly, listening for them.
That's one reason I resisted having a sleep apnea study done. I could not accept that your snoring and moving around along with the dog taking up my half of the bed and also snoring were not the causes of my lack of good sleep. Turns out my body almost turns off when I dream.
He said: Well, so, it isn't all about you, a female, trying to get use to male snoring. You know we have an excuse because of our natural aging process. When men get my age some muscles don't work like they use to around the bladder and some glands have grown to the point where a fully drained bladder is unusual. So I get up several times a night — at least I don't snore and huff all night trying to restart my breathing. None of that is helped by the lack of sunshine which drains my body of vitamin D.
She said: So what is your magic cure for my body's propensity to latch onto more fat globules this time of year? I know my Viking ancestors survived because they could store enough fat to make it through their long, dark winters. Maybe SAD is what made them such fierce warriors. Their raiding and looting of the southern climes was just an excuse to seek the sun and recharge their batteries.
Your solution of gobbling up doses of vitamin D somehow does not seem to be the solution to my better sleep. It's interesting to me that you are touting the taking of more vitamins. I tried for years to even get you to take a multiple vitamin. Are you sure it is all right to gobble down 2,000 units of vitamin D? You're going to start emitting rays. That definitely will disrupt my sleep!
He said: Your lack of sleep must be impacting your brain. I am the one that first brought the multivitamins home. I'm perky because I don't stay up until 2 a.m. reading trashy mystery novels. You know the great thing about marriage is that it keeps you humble because you always know your faults, like supposedly snoring while you are awake listening to your spouse snore.
She said: Maybe we need to get beyond the fault stage and just accept the fact that most humans suffer the sagging of the roof pallets in their mouth when they age. That can add to breathing problems while sleeping. It's not just men who get depressed and obese because they cannot be outside or because their hormones change. We all experience that. To have possible solutions makes me again understand the power of our modern medicine and those who deliver it. It will be nice this year to have one less issue to deal with in the dark gray days ahead. I think we can solve the sunlight problem much easier now that I am going to have energy and a brain that can think before noon. Beyond figuring out how to pay for such miracles, imagine all the chores we can accomplish. You just need to start with your workshop and we can go from there.
He said: Ahh, my dear, I don't think hanging out in that dark place is the thing to do. The dust will just upset my allergies. Instead of spending huge dollars for breathing machines and vitamins, why don't we head for the tropics to get our daily required does of sunlight? Aloha?
The Skinners hope you experience the joys of a good night's sleep and sweet dreams as often as conditions allow! They can be contacted at jlajtls@bresnan.net
