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lemsip Mon 20-Jun-22 04:32:41

woke at 5 usually but 4am today................. taken paracetamols for pain from trapped nerve in neck....... and made a cup of tea....

Kim19 Mon 20-Jun-22 04:40:19

Hi Lemsip! Been awake about an hour. Regular occurrence but not a troublesome one. Just use it to plan my day or catch up on missed items. Hope your paracetamol is kicking in.

lemsip Mon 20-Jun-22 04:52:35

hi Kim, do you manage to get back to sleep at any point? or is thit it? I have put tv on and found location location to watch hoping I may drift off for an hour at least.

Kim19 Mon 20-Jun-22 04:59:25

Yes, I usually drift in and out of sleep unless something specific catches my attention. Certainly don't move out of cosy bed or that would be me totally awake.

BoadiceaJones Mon 20-Jun-22 05:09:10

Will a day owl do? Yes, I wake several times in the night with a frozen shoulder/rotator cuff injury. I just put on a podcast, pop a paracetamol and try to nod off again. Having a sweet little cat on the bed is helpful. Sweet dreams x

Juliet27 Mon 20-Jun-22 05:33:13

I was awake just after 4 as I often am. Beautiful sunrise. Eventually got myself a cup of tea and have just listened to The Just One Thing podcast on the benefits of eating an apple a day. It’s never worth me trying to get back to sleep but I really should make the most of these wake times. I’ll get a second cup of tea and put some washing on.

DillytheGardener Mon 20-Jun-22 05:50:59

Been awake since 4:30 with similar to you, pain in my back from a herniated disk/sciatica.

I’m probably going to try watch a tv show (preferably something soporific and boring) to nod off again.

DillytheGardener Mon 20-Jun-22 05:51:48

Hope location location helped you drift off lemsip

grandMattie Mon 20-Jun-22 05:55:20

Normally up from 0430, usually 0500.
I just catch upon reading, do washing…. I do have a nap in the afternoon though.

JackyB Mon 20-Jun-22 08:37:28

I wish I'd seen this thread last night. I was awake until 5 am. It's mainly the heat - it's been nearly 40° here the last couple of days.

I would love to be able to get up early and do stuff before it gets too hot, and have a siesta when the sun is high, but I feel as though I've been scrubbing floors all night. It's now 9.30 am here in Central Europe and I really should drag myself down for breakfast.

Nannytopsy Mon 20-Jun-22 08:52:28

I was wandering the house at 4 and finding the best window to listen to the muntjac deer barking. Still not fully functional this morning!

lemsip Mon 20-Jun-22 18:51:29

may see you in the early hours then FannyCornforth

Zonne Mon 20-Jun-22 19:41:01

Shamelessly bookmarking, as I also have a frozen shoulder and am awake a lot in the night these days.

DillytheGardener Mon 20-Jun-22 19:58:47

Yes see you all this coming morning night owls

Kim19 Tue 21-Jun-22 04:03:21

Well...... am I alone out here?

nanna8 Tue 21-Jun-22 05:30:51

G'day Kim, mid afternoon here in Oz.

Hiraeth Tue 21-Jun-22 05:32:38

No,Kim19 I’m up as well. Been out in the garden and done some watering . Beautiful sunshine . Now time for a cuppa tea and to enjoy a peaceful beautiful summer morning

karmalady Tue 21-Jun-22 06:11:44

Normal waking for me is 5 to 5.30, if it is earlier, sometimes 3ish, then I eat a small oatcake in bed and that gets me back to sleep. I like being up and about at 5+. I have a nice gentle start to the day, I often float outside, pick some berries and listen to the birds, which is what I did this morning

dogsmother Tue 21-Jun-22 07:10:34

Hah…should have come here for a chat. Also awake on/off throughout the night with lower back pain. Can’t pin mine down to anything or spot yet. Had it in late April at least it was centralized.

harrigran Tue 21-Jun-22 08:54:12

I was up every hour during the night but resisted the urge to look at a screen. Fully light at 4am and tempted to get up but nodded off again.

lemsip Wed 22-Jun-22 09:13:15

had a good night sleep for first time in ages, pain in shoulder and neck from trapped nerve seems to have sorted itself out some how.......

lemsip Sun 26-Jun-22 04:22:20

oh dear....... awake again for last hour.... 4.20am.

Whitewavemark2 Sun 26-Jun-22 04:27:43

I am awake. Day 4 of covid. I rather think that the fever has finally left me?.

Just watching the dawn sky

Wyllow3 Sat 24-Sep-22 22:53:20

Another oft night owl bookmarking.

DillytheGardener Sat 24-Sep-22 23:20:02

Wyllow3 I’m up too, sciatica killing me tonight, hoping I’ll nod off but a hot tea and bath didn’t do much sadly.