My pdoc is very interested in helping me sleep better without the use of meds. He suggested doing some sort of craft up to a half hour before I go to bed. Tonight was the 1st night I tried it-- I broke out my needlepoint project (been working on it since I was 19-- 26 now, lol) and did it for a half hour. I have to say it was very relaxing. It took a bit of a push for me to try this because I have been depressed and don't feel like doing anything when I get home from work and school. Well now I'm off to bed so here's hoping I needleworked myself into a wonderful night of sleep. Goodnight all.

[Fuzzybear]

Cool idea! Wishing you restful slumbers

[wickedwings]

yey. try reading something boring.

[1oxbowgirl]

Are you doing needlepoint on the mesh canvas or on fabric? I am wondering because I have wanted to get into making things like pictures and pillows, and such, but not sure how to get started. I have done simple bits of needlecraft work, but not yet tackled a bigger piece. I find doing some crafts relaxing and others nerve-racking. Thanks for sharing your hobby.

[Perna]

I want to get working this "winter" on macrame(ing) edgings for my furniture that the cats have shredded sharpening their claws. However, I've never macramed so don't know if I'll be able to pull it off. Just figured if they were going to use the furniture as scratching posts I'd make something out of the "same" material to cover the vulnerable spots.

I'm doing it on mesh canvas.

My hobby backfired. I needlepointed my little heart out for about a half an hour while listening to music. As I said, it was very relaxing.

Then I got into bed and immediately almost jumped out of my skin. I was very agitated and couldn't lie still. I got out of bed because I didn't want to disturb my husband and plus his loud breathing was disturbing the hell out of me.

I ended up taking Klonopin and falling asleep on the floor of my study. Found my way into bed a couple hrs. later.

Tonight:

Needlepoint take 2. I'm not giving up.

[Perna]

We were camping night before last and I woke every hour and had to endure my husband's snoring a bit before sleeping. But I couldn't get up because stepson and grandchildren were sleeping in the main body of the RV. That was heck when I decided I wanted coffee at 6:30 a.m.; not an easy task making a pot of coffee in the dark (pouring water into the coffee maker to what level?) and trying not to wake young children who have had to be trained they're not allowed to "get up" until it's light out. Then when I finally had a cup of coffee and was dressed, etc. I had to go outside and it was freezing out :-)

So last night had take 2; husband went to pick up daughter-in-law at the airport but her plane didn't land until 12:30 a.m. so he wasn't home until 2:30! I woke just before he came home, faithful dog waiting for her master, LOL. Loud breathing again this morning from poor, sleeping, husband.

I'll think of you needlepointing tonight :-) Mesh canvas is an idea for my cat clawing. Maybe I should needlepoint a bit and try it out. They have "bell pulls" and runners and thin strip sorts of things I could use as "edges" to couch bottoms don't they (or I could make my own size mesh canvas and my own design (or lack, just match the couch color and make it solid)?