Since I have started to sleep a bit better, I have noticed a strange habit that I have developed (normally people will sit up and pay attention when a blogger announces they are about to reveal a strange bedroom habit, but then most bloggers aren’t my age. Remembering to leave out my surgical truss for the morning is about as strange as my bedroom habits get these days (that’s not true, by the way, I’m just trying to be funny (yeah, well, we’ve told you before, don’t try that (shit, how many close-brackets do I need now to get out of this sentence in one grammatical piece?)))), (think that’s right).
When I turn over in my sleep, I always turn to my right.
If I am lying on my left, this is of course quite simple, and indeed blindingly obvious. However, if I am lying on my right, and wish to face the other way, I will still turn to my right, dipping my right shoulder and dragging my sleepy face across the pillow and then finding some way of squeezing my left shoulder under me so I can emerge triumphantly (though too asleep to feel smug) facing in the desired direction.
This would be harmless enough if it weren’t for the fact that turning all night in the one direction causes my body to act like the key on a sardine tin, with the duvet playing the role of the lid. I end up effectively mummifying myself, tightly wrapped in a tog-cocoon, while unfortunately leaving Mrs Tin cold, in every possible meaning of that sentence.
I don’t know how to explain it. Perhaps in a previous life I was a chicken on a rotisserie. Or a pig on a spit (which would account for my dislike of apple-tart).
Anyway (oh God), what strange bedroom habits do you have?
Welll….
It can be uncomfortable lying on your heart beat, I think? If you feel it? Though I’m more comfortable on my LEFT, so I don’t know. Something about blood flow and stuff. You should google it.
I have NO weird bedroom habits, really, unless you consider staying up ridiculously late on the computer or reading. Or tweezing myself half to death.
In our youth, Mr Jo and I used to nap a lot, sweet afternon sleeping, and play silly games and laugh uncontrollably in bed.
Now I just try to resist beating him to death when he snores.
Comment by Jo — November 14, 2009 @ 11:22 pm
I don’t have any, except recently -and on more than one occasion – waking up to find the radio alarm clock (placed, not thrown)on the floor.
No, neither do I.
Comment by laughykate — November 15, 2009 @ 5:26 am
My God Tinman. I do exactly the same thing.
Comment by Holemaster — November 16, 2009 @ 11:21 pm
I”m embarrassed to note that I didn’t read this post properly, and that is why the first part of my comment makes no sense.
Comment by Jo — November 18, 2009 @ 11:03 pm