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By Mims Cushing
\n<\/em>mail@floridanewsline.com<\/em><\/p>\n

On Sunday, March 11, 2018, we will set our clocks forward by one hour. Daylight Saving Time. And be advised, it\u2019s not \u201cSavings.\u201d It\u2019s singular!<\/span><\/p>\n

Springing ahead means losing an hour of precious sleep. All those magazines about how to get a good night\u2019s sleep are keeping me up at night. A gazillion people wrestle with their innocent sheets and pillows in their quest for sleep, glorious sleep. \u201cSleep tight\u2026\u201d What does that mean? Does it mean you are clenching your fists and squeezing your body? Isn\u2019t that counter productive? You should relax your muscles, not sleep tight; you should sleep loose, which of course some people will take the wrong way. The rest of the sentence is \u201c\u2026and don\u2019t let the bed bugs bite.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Theories abound regarding the meaning of \u201csleep tight.\u201d Eons ago mattresses were built with ropes that had to be pulled tight so the rester would get a taut bed and good support. So, really, it\u2019s not the sleeper but the bed that should be tight. Perhaps sleeping tight means the bed bugs will find it harder to get into your \u2026 crevices. Night clothes should be \u201ctight\u201d so those pesky bedbugs will not find openings to wreak havoc with unsuspecting sleepers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ellen DeGeneres says the only way you can sleep like a log is to curl up in your fireplace. I would never fit in my fireplace. Actually the phrase \u201csleep like a log,\u201d the internet says, was initiated because the sound of sawing logs sounds like snoring. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSleep like a top\u201d is another bit of advice we tell bedders-to-be. Spinning tops date back to 1250 B.C. When tops spin \u201cthe precessional effect causes its axis to remain stationary and it can appear to be still, that is \u2018sleeping.\u2019\u201d (Internet). That sentence is a bit complex for me. Whatever. It actually makes me be a bit \u2026 sleepy.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you want to read about sleep, a book from Demos Health Pubs might provide some help. Try Robert S. Rosenberg\u2019s \u201cSleep Soundly Every Night, Feel Fantastic Every Day: A Doctor\u2019s Guide to Solving Your Sleep Problems.\u201d Laid out in an easy-to-follow format, the book uses self-checks that may help pinpoint the causes of your insomnia.<\/span><\/p>\n

I feel bad for folks who can\u2019t sleep properly. Perhaps they have tried the tricks to lure us into nodding off: Read, but don\u2019t read in bed. Drink milk. Don\u2019t snack in bed after dinner. Eat dinner early. Don\u2019t have lights on. Don\u2019t have a TV in your bedroom. Put Eliza in another room. Don\u2019t have animals in your bedroom. Use the bedroom only for sleep and \u2026 you know\u2026 that other thing \u2014 breakfast in bed. <\/span><\/p>\n

You can spring for a sound machine. It\u2019s supposed to lull you to sleep. I got one for $10. The sound of \u201cbrook\u201d and \u201crain\u201d made my bladder long for the bathroom. The other two noises,\u201ddockside\u201d and \u2018\u201cocean,\u201d have screeching seagulls so noisy I\u2019m sure they\u2019re on my ceiling, readying to swoop down on my head. <\/span><\/p>\n

The only way I can get to sleep is if you give me a general anesthetic every night, which doctors frown upon. If I need a \u201cgeneral\u201d before surgery, I always warn the anesthetist, \u201cDon\u2019t take it personally, but I\u2019ll not count backwards from 100. Numbers annoy me, and besides I\u2019ll probably be out before I can start counting.\u201d The last time I needed a general anesthetic I was sound asleep before the doc weaved his magic spell. They say reading something boring can help you get to sleep. Perhaps this column has done that for you. In which case, sleep tight. Or sleep loose. Or whatever.<\/span><\/p>\n

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