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ginkgo went and got new drapes for the bedroom yesterday - very thick, very solid drapes.

The bedroom is now *pitch black* at night. We both fell asleep much more quickly, and slept much more soundly. At least, I did. Since she gets up easier in the morning, she whips the drapes back and the blinds up first thing, and that helps kick start my circadian cycle. (Kick start. Cycle. Heh.)

I think this is going to help my sleep schedule a lot. I'm *very* sensitive to light levels, it seems. Anyone who knows me, knows that I'm a serious night owl. I work/play all night, sleep all day. This has caused me issues over the years, not the least of which is a complete lack of feeling rested. I can count the good nights of sleep in the past decade on my fingers, I bet.

Except when I'm camping, and then I'm completely diurnal. Sun goes down, I'm asleep. Sun comes up, I'm up. Heck, when I'm camping, I'll often get up at first light, and watch the sun rise. (This totally freaked out ginkgo the first time she witnessed this, since I woke *her* up to watch the sun rise over Badlands.) I sleep light when I camp, and frequently wake up to small noises, but I feel great the next morning.

Add in artificial light, a TV, a laptop, etc, and I'm up all night because darnit, there's still light. So, at my request, we've started lowering the lights at night. No more overheads past 9 or 10, just small lamps. That alone has helped a lot in getting me to bed by 12. I think the drapes are going to help a lot more.

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[jason0x21.livejournal.com]

I've got metal blinds, which do a great job of blocking light. The closest light outside seems to be broken a lot, too. L. needs even more light blockage than I do, and sound blockage more than that. I'm looking into making her a crypt.

I fall asleep at raves. Loud music and bright lights, and I'm still out light a... well, asleep at any rate. Just fine, thanks.

[ginkgo.livejournal.com]

We(Our landlord) have(has) plastic blinds which don't do very much. :( We are also on the top of a hill, above most of the pesky light-blocking trees in the neighborhood. :P I was thrilled with how much sound the curtains blocked. Today was a trash day and I normally wake up when the truck is on the next street(I didn't today.)

I'd sleep like a dream in a crypt. Two of our friends had a town home with a crazy coat closet on the first floor and the stairs wrapped around the closet. There was so much wasted space under the stairs that the builder dry-walled and painted the irregular space behind the area where coats would hang to be used for storage. Screw coats, that would totally have been my bedroom.