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Am I the only one who does this... or does anyone else out there wake up in the middle of the night then can't get back to sleep 'cos your head is just full of names..trying to work out how so and so is related to who in your family tree...is there a cure?
Expat

expat66 wrote:Am I the only one who does this... or does anyone else out there wake up in the middle of the night then can't get back to sleep 'cos your head is just full of names..trying to work out how so and so is related to who in your family tree...is there a cure?
Expat

It's a bit of a bonus for me expat. Never needed a lot of sleep and regularly wake up at about 3.00. The tele and music wakes everyone up, but the computer is really quiet. Get some of my best work done in the early hours. Had a lie in this morning - didn't wake up until 5.00. But yes, I'm sure a lot of people who have been bitten by the "bug" wake up looking for an answer to a mystery.

Your not the only one and there's no cure expat, for me I find answering one question leads to more questions, I could literally spend all day trying to find one person, the live people around me think I'm nuts looking for dead people they hung a cute little skelton above my computer pull the string and it chatters.. that's their way of saying 'it's ok we understand'...

And yes when I should be sleeping I'm sorting thru 'dead people'... it's strangely comforting

I have narcolepsy so even a naked super model in my bed wouldn't keep me awake....

But genealogy can be a bit like your favorite computer game.

Just one more turn and I promise I will go to bed!

MarkCDodd wrote:I have narcolepsy so even a naked super model in my bed wouldn't keep me awake....

But genealogy can be a bit like your favorite computer game.

Just one more turn and I promise I will go to bed!

Or a good book!
Don't usually have any problem falling and staying asleep though. (I heard that yawning and then counting your yawns help - try it, it's amazing how a yawn even a fake one makes you feel sleepy).

I've never tried that one SnoopySue.... will have to give that one a go
Expat

expat66 wrote:I've never tried that one SnoopySue.... will have to give that one a go
Expat

It works best I find if I lie on my back, and clear my head of all the clutter, then concentrate on counting the yawns.
Thankfully not a problem for me to fall asleep, unless I'm oncall, then sometimes I'm too wound up to fall asleep straight away

Whisky before you go to bed !

Mike.

mikleed wrote:Whisky before you go to bed !

Mike.

Don't think they'd like that one at work

I never have any trouble going to sleep - I go off in about 10 minutes. I only need four or five hours though - so wake up early.

Antie Em wrote:I never have any trouble going to sleep - I go off in about 10 minutes. I only need four or five hours though - so wake up early.

I'm definently an eight hour girl
I wish I could cope with less! Luckily I tend to fall asleep quick too (unless I'm on-call)

MarkCDodd wrote:I have narcolepsy so even a naked super model in my bed wouldn't keep me awake....

But genealogy can be a bit like your favorite computer game.

Just one more turn and I promise I will go to bed!

How do you know a naked super model wouldn't keep you awake

I posted a message after SnoopySue and it's not arrived yet , wonder where it is.

Annie

Annie wrote:I posted a message after SnoopySue and it's not arrived yet , wonder where it is.

Annie

You didn't press "save draft" by mistake did you - I've done that before now

snoopysue wrote:

Annie wrote:I posted a message after SnoopySue and it's not arrived yet , wonder where it is.

Annie

You didn't press "save draft" by mistake did you - I've done that before now

Never thought of that SnoopySue, I must have done something silly.

Annie