What do you do before sleep?

New Zealand
August 8, 2010 4:59am CST
Assuming you've done all the hygiene stuff, like taking a shower, brushing your teeth etc... Do you plummet straight to bed, or do you enjoy a glass of water, tea perhaps? Do you enjoy a nice book or write about your day in your diary?
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• Philippines
8 Aug 10
I usually just go right to bed since I get really sleepy after getting a hot shower. If I don't get to sleep directly, then I get a drink of milk to help me sleep.
• New Zealand
9 Aug 10
Milk? Really? I never knew it could help people get to sleep.
• Singapore
10 Aug 10
Particularly warm milk.
• India
10 Aug 10
Milk? That is the last thing I have in mind before I go to sleep.
• Singapore
8 Aug 10
A shower is always my last activity before my sleep, though sometimes when my PC is still on, I would just surf the net for a while longer. Time is usually a determining factor of when I sleep, rather than an activity.
• New Zealand
9 Aug 10
surf the internet...you mean "surf myLot?"
• Singapore
10 Aug 10
You can start a topic, "What's the last application you close before switching off your computer?" and my answer would be "Mylot".
• Singapore
30 Aug 10
Thanks for the BR!
@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
9 Aug 10
HI, Before goes to bed, I will wash my face and brush my teeth. After that, I will wash my hand and leg too,make sure they are clean before stepping to my bedroom and change my PJs. It goes the same for my son. We have the same practice and It is a good habit to have. I seldom have my supper before goes to bed. It makes me put on weight easily. After changing my Pj,then I will drink some plain water and go to my Dreamland.
• New Zealand
9 Aug 10
Awesome, thx for sharing!
@stanley777 (9402)
• Philippines
3 May 12
I usually drink coffee before going to bed, or if i cannot sleep, i drink coffee again and watch tv for a while. Coffee has the opposite effect on me, it actually makes me sleepy.
• India
3 May 12
Ho! That is quite strange to hear. Usually I get refreshed when I have them and I get detached from my sleep when I have them.
@mm_mari (36)
• Philippines
5 Sep 10
before going to bed i try to read a book it helps me fall asleep easily..haha
• New Zealand
8 Sep 10
That's the idea Mikaela, you start reading a book at a night - puts pressure on your eyes - your eyes get tired - you fall asleep.
• Philippines
8 Sep 10
i see that cool but they say reading book at night is bad to the eyes? anyway i did that too when i was young so i got eye glasses now lolz
• Philippines
8 Sep 10
before i go to sleep i check my daughter if they in the bed. sometimes drink some water then check up my site and blog and the chatroom were i can earn money just by chatting then sleep hehe
• New Zealand
8 Sep 10
I take a glass of water to drink as well, before plunking to bed. Then a coffee in the morning to keep me awake.
• Malaysia
9 Aug 10
HI, I usually lie down on my bed and pulled up my blanket and hug a big, comfy pillow. This is a position which is most comfortable to me and I can never go to sleep if I don't get any hugging pillow. Usually, my cat will come and go under the blanket when I lie down. So I'll hug her when she snuggles under my arm. I feel so comfortable and can drift off to sleep easily.
• New Zealand
9 Aug 10
Aww That sounds really comfortable.
@chrislotz (8137)
• Canada
12 Aug 11
Of course I do all the hygiene stuff first, like you mention, and then I make a cup of my special tea, it's a detoxing tea I drink every night to help me go to the bathroom in the morning. I take it with me to my bedroom and I turn on my TV and watch while I am drinking my tea. Then I get up and go get a glass of coke and drink that while watching TV and doing some soduko. I love puzzles and right now soduko is my favourite. Used to be word find and before that it was crossword puzzles. I go through stages. Anyways I watch TV and do some soduko at the same time. It helps to make me sleepy so I can fall asleep. I usually end up falling asleep before I turn off the TV so it usually wakes me up in an hour and I have to usually get up again to go to the potty and then I go outside to have a smoke and then back to bed for the night.
@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
22 Jan 11
I sometimes drink water before going to sleep..I really don't know why. And I comb my hair and clean my bed a bit before sleeping on it. Not really that much, sometimes I even listen to music to help me sleep, and pray of course- I don't go to sleep without praying first.
@tinym8 (420)
• United States
1 May 13
I usually do some last minute things on the computer and then maybe watch the news. Then I might read or have a snack and play a computer game....then go to bed.
@vanity666 (258)
• Spain
8 Aug 10
i drink a glass of water, and sometimes listen to an audiobook before falling asleep :)
• New Zealand
9 Aug 10
Have you ever fallen asleep, still listening to your audio-book?
• United States
8 Aug 10
I use to have a really nice routine but it seems that with my current issues I really don't. It can vary, most times back on to my computer with a cup of coffee until my fingers feel like they are going to fall off or my eyes begin to roll back, which ever comes first.
• New Zealand
9 Aug 10
Yes, that's probably a sign to get youself some sleep huh? Ooh, 2 points from 1000!
@BethannTT (222)
8 Aug 10
i usually read brefore i go to sleep, its one of the quietest times of the day and i can really concentrate :)
• New Zealand
9 Aug 10
I like reading at night too, it's a lot more peaceful than on a school bus haha.
• India
3 May 12
I mostly used to have a glass of water before I am going to it and I used to pray to god for gifting me a good day and I pray him to gift me a good tomorrow.
29 Oct 10
I unwind a hour or so before I go to sleep, usually by watching the television. I don't really like doing anything which will keep me awake, as I like to hit the pillow and pretty much sleep straight away so I try to channel my mind in a effort to relax so I can sleep without wanting more. A few years back I used to write poetry, that always happened at the end of the night for me but I don't write much now.
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
10 Aug 10
Hi, T_Diamond. Sometimes, I look at television. And, other times, I read a book or a magazine. I also may get a cool drink before laying down. I don't like going to be bed thirsty.
• India
11 Aug 10
Hello, I prefer to watch T.V. before I go to sleep. If there is not any good stuff on TV, then I spend some time in reading. It can be anything - newspapers, magazine or some novel.
@etioewe (142)
• Mexico
15 Aug 10
well there are always things to do before we go to bed or go to sleep,as for me most times i like reading books or articles before going to bed, besides that there are some periferas that takes place before doing that maybe like checking for some cold milk, or watching some late night report on tv and taking a cool or hot shower depending on the season of the year.
• Philippines
11 Aug 10
I read a book before I sleep. It relaxes me, as i tend to think of a lot of things when my head hits the pillow. I usually worry about the activities I'm gonna be doing the day after, so I end up all fussed and can't sleep. Reading a good book relaxes me enough to lull me to sleep. But not if it's TOO good that I can`t possibly put it down. lol
• Philippines
8 Sep 10
For me drinking a glass of water would be healthy and a good habit before sleeping. And of course praying before sleeping for the day Almighty God gave to me.