Mompriest from RevGalBlogPals writes:

Last night was a restless night in my home. We are dog and cat sitting for our daughter, which means we have a combined household of three adult humans, four large dogs, two cats, and one kitten. And for some reason the dogs, cats, and kitten, all wanted to sleep in OUR bed. Did I mention that it’s just a double bed? Did I mention that it was warm in our room – too cool to turn the air conditioning on but no breeze to blow the cool night air in….add to that my general age-related tendency toward insomnia, and it was a difficult night for sleeping.

A number of my facebook friends seem to have similar challenges sleeping….

So, on that note our Friday Five today will focus on sleep, or the lack there of.

1. Are you prone to sleep challenges? Insomnia, snoring, allergies? Other sleep challenges?
Yes, I do have some sleep issues because of my asthma. However, with an antihistamine that helps with asthma symptoms, I’m sleeping better.

2. When you can’t sleep what do you do? Toss and turn? Get up and read? Play computer games?
I usually read in bed until I can’t stay awake. There is something about reading in the prone position that knocks me out. I also use a meditation tape that has relaxation exercises as a part of it. I don’t know if I’ve ever heard the end of the tape! LOL…

3. When you do sleep do you remember your dreams? Or just snippets of them?
I seem to remember the weird ones, but not for any length of time. It’s usually just a feeling that I have as I wake up and say, “huh. THAT was weird.” I’m sure I have dreams all the time, it’s just the strange ones that impress me.

4. Can you share a funny or confusing dream you’ve had? Or a dream you have over and over?
Well I’m not too good at remembering, so I’m going to pass on this one.

5. When you don’t sleep how do you get through the day? Lots of coffee? or a nap later in the day?
I’m learning with CPE that if I am up in the night, I have to shut down early the next day. And then, yes, I do go home for a “holy nap.” While I can get by on four hours of sleep, I can’t do it as easily any more.

BONUS: Share something about your sleeping arrangements (kind of bed, pillow, or something else…)
We have a soft-sided waterbed, which we keep pretty firm (i.e. lots of water so it isn’t too soft or sloshy). I also use one of the “beanbag” type pillows. During the latter parts of our kitchen remodel and addition construction, two of the cats will be locked up in our room 24/7. So I am sure we will have LOTS of company. (oy)