I had a blackout last night.

[madbaker]

The wife put up some blackout material in the bedroom curtains yesterday, and also tacked it up on the glass-paned door. It was like sleeping in a cave. I'm still feeling tired today, but hopefully this will help me sleep more soundly, since it's still light when I go to bed right now.

The Giants game was pretty good yesterday. Schmidt was not great - he only gave up one run, but he threw a lot of pitches over only six innings, struck out only three, threw two wild pitches and a couple others that could have been, and hit a batter. But the Giants won, sweeping the Rangers. And it was with a broker in a luxury box. Granted, almost all the way over on the left field side, so not the best luxury box, but still free. And it was a good day to be at the ballpark instead of spending the whole day at work.

Comments

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

I put black lining in the kids' room curtains a few years ago. They have lights-out at 8pm, and get up at 6am, so it's essential if I want them to sleep. I'm sure you'll get used to it in a few days, and it will help with the getting to sleep.

Now, waking up may be a different matter, if you're used to light cues to help you swim up from sleep. Waking up may seem more brutal.

[mad-duchess.livejournal.com]

You can get one of those alarm clocks that produces a gradually increasing light. I have a friend who swears by hers.

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

During the week it'll never matter, since the sun isn't up when my alarm goes off.
We'll see how I feel this weekend.

[goldenstag.livejournal.com]

I bet that in the long run this curtain will definitely help. In Alaska a lot of folk have double and triple thick curtains for exactly this reason (well, that and in winter it helps in the way of insulation ...).

[dame-cordelia.livejournal.com]

I hadn't thought of you as a cave man before. [giggle]