How Do you Sign off for the Day?

Sound Sleep
@Shiva49 (26164)
Singapore
December 21, 2017 9:27am CST
I try to finish all pending matters before going to bed. Now that I am retired things are much easier than before. I come here to relax! In between I attend to other matters. I travel few times a year and that can be disruptive to my routine. I am distracted during those times but I still manage to respond to discussions though avoid posting my own. I do not jot down my activity list but they remain at the back of my mind all the time. Mixing them up is my mantra but one at a time for peace of mind and concentrated effort. I try to keep to timings for meals, sleep, waking up etc. Restricting my activities and finishing whatever I have to do give me sound sleep. I would love to know how you go about your daily routine and your mood when you sign off for the day. Free Image: Sound Sleep
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@JudyEv (323745)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Dec 17
I often do a quick tidy round and pick up before I go to bed. It looks much better in the morning if things are where they should be.
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@Shiva49 (26164)
• Singapore
22 Dec 17
I do that too tidy my surroundings and mind so that sleep is a well earned rest and wake up with no overnight baggage - siva
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@LadyDuck (455009)
• Switzerland
22 Dec 17
I also do my best to finish all my daily routines before going to sleep. MyLot is my relaxing site.
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@Shiva49 (26164)
• Singapore
22 Dec 17
Thanks, myLot is a welcoming site where others care and wish us well - siva
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@LadyDuck (455009)
• Switzerland
22 Dec 17
@Shiva49 I agree, I have many very nice users here.
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Jan 18
I am generally in "relaxation mode" when I'm here as well.
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• Preston, England
22 Dec 17
I have no routines for signing off. I make sure I do anything that needs doing, have some more relaxed time and go to bed when tired or earlier if I need to be up for a set time the next day
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Jan 18
I am more of a creature of routine.
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@Shiva49 (26164)
• Singapore
8 Jan 18
@TheHorse I like to be in my comfort zones. I did not change employment for the last thirty years of working life! siva
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@Shiva49 (26164)
• Singapore
23 Dec 17
Yeah, life should be flexible than regimental like some stick to. Frankly, I don't take life seriously but do what needs to be done on time. That is because nothing is assured and a lot depends on our attitude - siva
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@jstory07 (133795)
• Roseburg, Oregon
22 Dec 17
I only sign off for the day if I am going to sleep.
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@Shiva49 (26164)
• Singapore
22 Dec 17
I take a nap in the afternoon and that is a different shut eye from night time sleep; even the dreams are different! I do sign off for the nap too, so two sign offs in a day, unless I am deprived of a nap - siva
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@innertalks (20909)
• Australia
22 Dec 17
Which life is the most real, our day life, or our night life?
I do not so much sign off for the day, as to sign on for the night. I lay in bed, and do some relaxation techniques. Squeezing and stretching tired muscles then releasing them slowly. Taking several deep breaths, holding them some times, as I squeeze my whole body, then letting the breath go, together with my body too. (I usually work myself up from my feet to my head, squeezing and relaxing each part progressively so, individually so, until finally, I do one or two whole body squeezes then too.) Then I do a long slow count backwards from 50 to 1. With each number, I visualise it twice on a blackboard. Once in numeric form, and another in writing form. With each number, I imagine rubbing the board clean again with a duster. In between counts, I intersperse the count with a few choice words, like relax, going deeper and deeper now, all tension leaving my body now etc. etc. I have then signed on for the night, the best part of my day, where I dream, and do things that I could never do during the day...LOL... Which life is the most real, our day life, or our night life? For me, it's my night life!!
@innertalks (20909)
• Australia
22 Dec 17
@Shiva49 If I happen to wake up in the middle of the night, I will usually go through this same routine again then too. I also add other types of visualisations, like walking up or down stairs, for example, and imagining a different colour stair for each step. I practise simple visualisation techniques like imagining myself eating an apple too at first, before I try to then go onto something more, such as reading something from a card, I imagine getting from my letter box, etc. etc.
@innertalks (20909)
• Australia
22 Dec 17
@Shiva49 Visualisation used to be easy for me, but now I have to kickstart it with some simple visualisations first. I imagine peeling an apple, eating a banana, something really simple like that, picturing to myself its colour and texture etc. I guess we all have to find ways that best suit ourselves.
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@Shiva49 (26164)
• Singapore
22 Dec 17
Thanks Steve for your thought provoking take on signing off for the day or signing in for the night! Yours is more of a ritual than rushing into much needed shut eye like for most. It is mindful activity leading to sleep Sleep eludes some and they keep awake more during the night time. I like to go to bed on a blank slate and allow sleep to do the rest. I want my subconscious self to take the wheel! I do some body stretching and breathing exercises twice a day I know some may not like to share their personal preferences but at the end of the day we all benefit by knowing we have our own quirks to get through the day and night! siva
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@Hannihar (129117)
• Israel
6 May 18
@Shiva49 I turn off the TV and put my white noise machines on and then tell my Sophie I am going to bed.
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@Shiva49 (26164)
• Singapore
6 May 18
We all need to do what we are comfortable with to get some sound sleep - siva
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@Hannihar (129117)
• Israel
6 May 18
@Shiva49 So true.
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• United States
22 Dec 17
All I know is, I am so glad you can attend to myLot Siva. I really do not have a routine but once my head hits the pillow, I am drifting off usually falling asleep to a boring film.
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• United States
23 Dec 17
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@Shiva49 (26164)
• Singapore
23 Dec 17
When I finish the daily chores and work I have a safe refuge and now it is myLot. I can spend as much time as I have here or as little too! Thinking of the future that gives me hope - I can be here when other doors close! siva
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Jan 18
I get as much done as I can, sometimes send an email reminder to myself about something that needs done the next day, and then read or guitar myself to sleep.
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@Shiva49 (26164)
• Singapore
7 Jan 18
Music is the best therapy but I am not that much into it. We need to find ways for peace of mind and sound sleep - siva
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@TheHorse (203755)
• Walnut Creek, California
7 Jan 18
@Shiva49 I think different things work for different people. But a good night of sleep is essential to both physical and mental health.
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