Benefits of Sleeping Solo
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If you don’t share your bed with another, then you probably already realize and embrace some of these benefits. For the rest of you – I’m not trying to persuade you to change your sleeping status. There is a little truth in the humor and a little humor in the truth!
Sheets and Covers
When you are sleeping alone, you can horde the blanket, or tangle up the sheets, or kick them off the bed entirely.
TV and DVD
You can fall asleep with the TV on. You can even plan on it. Sometimes the best alternative to a sleeping pill is turning on the TV. OR, you can watch TV all night if you want. AND cry at sappy old movies without sniffling and pretending you have a runny nose.
Cats and Dogs
Without a human partner in bed, there is room for all the dogs and cats to snuggle in. Now, they may still fight you or each other for the pillow or the spot by your feet or in the crook of your back. The best time of day for a dog (or cat) to show you that they are your best friend is bedtime.
Pajamas
Without anyone to impress or object, you can sleep in whatever you choose. Maybe it’s a flannel nightgown or a worn, torn t-shirt. Socks are OK too. Now, I have been known to sleep in the buff – just because I can do that too.
Beauty
As we get older, it takes a little more time and effort to keep that beautiful face, smooth skin, and gorgeous locks. Well, all those hours after the sun goes down is perfect for creams, lotions, oils – and without an audience is even better. Having the opportunity to brush your teeth before greeting another is a good thing too!
Books
I am an addict when it comes to a good book. Once I start, I can’t put it down. So reading a book all night is an option with no one to disturb with the lights on. Bedtime is also a great time to read those beach-trash books you don’t want to admit you enjoy.
Other Entertainment
Since this is G-rated -- I’m talking about Sudoku, Crosswords, Brainteasers, and the like. Without anyone to notice or scold you, it’s OK to take a peek at the back of the book for an answer or maybe just a clue.
Stars and Moon and Sun
Truly one of the best benefits to sleeping alone is keeping the curtains open all night. Since there isn’t anything to see going on inside – it leaves you free to enjoy the night sky. And if you are lucky, a night storm complete with lightning is the best show. I am usually up before the sun rises, but I don’t mind being awakened by the first rays shining through the window either.
Feel free to add your own! Truckstop Sally
For more tongue-in-cheek Gender and Relationship hubs, see:
Say This; Not That and Traits for a Perfect Mate.
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Sally - thanks for the grins this gorgeous Sunday morning!! This really makes me laugh because I do love my husband but he is 6'2 and weighs about 250. He takes up lots of space even in a king size. So sometimes when he falls asleep watching TV in the living room - I quietly creep off to bed and lay crossways and sideways and invite the dogs up! My poor Gizmo waits every night right next to my bed - as soon as Dave falls asleep - he knows the coast is clear and jumps in to snuggle with me. Oh - and when Dave wakes up still on the couch - I swear up and down that I tried to wake him;) lol
You can also pass gas and snore. No one will care.
Good morning Truckstop. Very warm Hub.Though it does sound like we are all going to the dogs.
Very funny hub, I can relate, I'm 6'2 and my wife is 5'3 but can somehow take up the whole bed
Hi truckstop sally, I loved this hub and Will's comments!
Thanks for the smiles today:-)
Dust - Thanks for your note. Sometimes I will even take an afternoon nap - and my excuse is -- because the dog wanted me to lie down.
RealHWife - Funny!! I used to do the same thing. Of course I slept on the sofa on purpose plenty of times too.
WillStarr - Lordy! I don't do either. I purr when I sleep! Ha! You know, I always enjoy reading your bio. Hey Billy said your teacher. I teach 4th grade too, and I hope I inspire others!
Mike - You are right about the dogs! Of course, they don't talk back, nag, leave their clothes on the floor, complain about the cooking . . . Thanks!
weestro - Nice to meet you! When you sleep alone, you can sleep where ever you want. Even across all the pillows at the headboard.
Movie Master - Thanks for your note! Glad I could give you a smile today. Hopefully, you'll smile again when you climb into bed tonight!
This is so much fun and so true. I sleep alone except for a 10 pound dog and the occasional 64 pound boy. My favorite in your list is books. I always have 4-5 on the bed beside my pillow as I read several at a time. I love open windows too.
Funny topic Amy. Somehow this reminds me of the song, ' Sleeping single in a double bed ' which sounds GREAT to me. HaHa To each his own. we all have our little quirks, whatever makes us happy is the way to go!! I like will's comment too....
Great funny piece and thank you for my laughs today.
Love this hub Sally. You just almost... not quite... but almost make me wamt to sleep alone again.
Thank you for my Monday smiles
Hyphenbird - Love your bed!! My bedside table is a bit wacky - retainer for grinding my teeth) , lip gloss, eye cream, book of devotionals, Sudoku, novel I'm teaching at school . . wonder we get any sleep at all! Thanks!
always exploring - I do know that song! Barbara Mandell is awesome - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lP2Sl9DW3s Thanks!
writer20 - Glad you could laugh at this hub. Sometimes, laughter is the best medicine. Keeps you from getting too serious.
Rosemay50 - I know you have the-love-of-your-life . . . so kuddos to you. We're not all so lucky. But still, we can laugh.
...finally a hub I can relate to - because even my two cats don't sleep with me - lol - love that picture though - it's so adorable, well just like you and I will post this most awesome hub to my Facebook page with a direct link back here ...... and yes I would stop at your truckstop anyday ..... of the week !!!!
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Thanks epigramman! Your cat is so big - it looks like he needs a bed of his own! I'd love to have you stop by anytime!
..it's funny that you say that - because that's Little Miss Tiffy - and she was my mum's cat. She is a little calico who has more fur than body.
Actually my other cat, the one I adopted, is a big male cat - Mister Gabriel, and he can literally throw his weight around - lol
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My husband moves all night. The dog won't even sleep with him. He is also a bed hog. It is a king size bed, how much room does he need. I sleep on the edge and don't move except to take some blankets back. They will be on the floor on his side and none on my side. He acted hurt the night I got up, got another comforter and laid down with it. He stole it too. Funny thing is, he doesn't even use a blanket, just the sheet. So why does he steal my blanket?
Sally this was a Fun Read for "One" to Enjoy and appreciate. Everything has its Pros and Cons and Compromises...Love had been good to me the Second time around and though he SNORS occasionally and Claims I do Too...I've worked that out with EAR PLUGS FOR TWO!
I knew I was in for a funny article when I saw the pic at the top. I am the bed hog in my case! Keep writing!
Great hub Sally that I can definitely relate too.
I don't have a TV in my bedroom so if I can't sleep then I head for the living room, turn on the TV and sleep on the couch. :-)
epigramman - I love your cats' names! Cats really do look like alien creatures when you bathe them. All that fur wetted down. A different creature. Thanks again!!
Becky Katz - Sleeping habits are very funny. I can sleep right down the middle if I want to. Ha! My youngest son talks in his sleep. When he was young, it was delightful - always laughing and happy talk. Now, a bit garbled. Hope that is not an indication of his brain.
bMalin - Oh I knew LoverMan would be a dream in bed. Ha! Maybe some background music would off-set that snoring.
SmartPens - Nice to meet you! I guess our subconscious is hard at work when we sleep. My daughter thinks it is hilarious to call me after I have fallen asleep. She asks the craziest questions -- just to see what I will say. Not sure I like being her entertainment.
Sueswan - You know, I don't like that my teenage son has a TV in his bedroom. At times he seems to be a slave to it. I have spent many a night sleeping on the sofa (by choice). Maybe the subject of another hub. Thanks for your visit!
Sally,
I like sleeping alone because I can eat in bed without sharing.
leroy64 - Very funny! I almost included the common phrase about eating crackers in bed . . . (I wouldn't throw her out for eating). I traditionally don't eat in bed . . . but a glass of red wine is a good companion. Ha!
Sally,
I have found that I have to limit the types of food I eat in bed. Crackers, bread, or anything that leaves crumbs is uncomfortable after I am finished eating. Wine is perfect. No crumbs no mess.
Wine-did someone say wine?!
leroy64 -- Wine is always good!! But I don't mind the crumbs either . . . chocolate covered strawberries are divine . . . what other foods work in bed?
Hyphenbird -- Too funny!! With a dog and a son . . . you gotta have wine!! Can you help leroy and me -- what other foods are acceptable in bed?
This is really funny as I like RealHousewife leave my husband asleep on the couch and sneak off to bed. I sleep way better by myself and have often thought of getting twin beds. Loved this hub.
Oh sleeping alone is a dream - literally! Great hub!
Ever since I got the kindle, I spend at least an hour a night in bed reading.
The best part about sleeping alone in my Queen bed is that I get to sleep in the MIDDLE and sprawl out if I want to.
Sometimes I'm afraid that I'd make a horrible bed partner if it came to that again. I think that everyone should have their own bedroom anyway...I like the idea of keeping my own space. It has nothing to do with how much you love someone, does it? ;)
Sslly,
I just thought of the perfect food to eat in bed, at least for me. Central Market sells these liquor filled chocolates. My two favorite flavors are tequila filled chocolate and rum filled chocolate. No mess to clean up and they make me sleepy.
leroy64, With wine,I bet you wake up with a terrible headache. Wonderful comments on this hub.
Susan -- You make me think of I Love Lucy and The Dick Van Dyke Show with double beds. It's a wonder Little Ricky or Richie were ever conceived . . . Ha! Wonder if there is a significance there with the similarities of their names. Thanks for your note!
Erin LeFey -- Sleeping is sleeping . . . and it is really a one person activity. I tend to stay on one side, as making up the bed is easier if you are only dealing with half a bed. Thanks for your note!
leroy64 -- Those chocolates sound delicious! Chocolate, rum, tequila . . . the trifecta!! And great for relaxing . . . but what if you really don't want to sleep? What is acceptable then?
Becky Katz -- I'll let leroy respond also -- but in moderation . . . red wine is quite a delight!
Chocolate covered coffee beans, of course. That will keep you awake. I seem to be on a chocolate theme. Hmmm. A foot long meatball sub from Subway, wait that will put me to sleep. Nachos with extra jalapenos and beans, now I am hungry.
leroy64 -- Are you a fan of Sienfeld? Your comment makes me think of George. This is a funny assortment of food and bed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnw8EPvL8HQ
Yes, I like Sienfeld. That was funny.
Strawberries - good. Chocolate syrup - good. Pastrami sandwich - bad idea, unless you are sleeping alone.
The incense reminded me of something. I am a sucker for the scent of vanilla. Years ago, I ran into a girl who used vanilla as a perfume and it drove me crazy, in a good way.
leroy64 -- Funny! I too love the scent of vanilla. Makes me think of rootbeer sundaes! Our kiddos at school have LOTS of choices for lunch. In addition to a hot food line (today - meatloaf, mashed potatoes, string beans), we have a salad and soup bar (today - chicken and noodle or cream of carrot) AND a sandwich line with lots of breads and cheeses and meats (turkey, tuna, ham . . .) but the kids ALWAYS gravitate to the salami. Thinking they don't get it at home. And for good reason!
Fist pump!!!!
I love sleeping alone. It's the best. In the unlikely event that I might somehow end up with a significant other, I am going to strongly lobby for separate bedrooms. Huzzah for sleeping however the heck one likes!
The photo said it all !
Voted up, funny !
Thanks Simone Smith! You know, sleep is sleep . . . and well there is no sleeping with that other stuff. Ha! You go girl!
Ingenira - Thanks for your note and vote. I too thought it was funny - twisted sheets AND a cat!
Sally,
Simone's comments reminded me of my grandparents. They had separate bedrooms and stayed married for fifty plus years.
I miss them.
leroy64 - There you have it. Proof in the pudding. 50 years of marriage - that is amazing! Fourth grade is the year for "The" talk (puberty, birds+bees, ect). I had a Mom tell me several years ago that her daughter came home afterwords and said, "I'll share a room with sister, and you and Dad can have separate bedrooms now." Ha!
I noted all the benefits, and am enjoying most of them at the moment but am willing to trade them all in for a cuddle and a whispered "I love you" in the middle of night.
You are SO right Justsilvie! We all want to love and be loved! Wish we could get our 40 winks and a little on the side. Ha! Thanks for your note and a different perspective.
One of the greatest arts in life to master is to learn to truly your own company. Clearly you have arrived :)
Funny Tom Rubenoff! We all must feel comfortable in the skin we're in. Taking a glass of red wine to bed . . . and a good book too. It's still too hot here for flannel. Ha!
Hey there Sally. I must admit that it is quite beneficial sleeping alone. I haven't slept alone in 9 years now. She always falls asleep first so I get the remote at that time, so it all works out for me. Although, I don't get the remote at any other time.
thelyricwriter - Thanks for your note. The remote control . . . do you remember life before it? Found this joke: I don’t think remote controls promote a sedentary lifestyle. Most people exert more energy looking for the remote than they would by just getting up and turning on the TV.
Big thumbs up on this one, Sally! I could have written this...sorry I didn't :) I adore sleeping alone. My little Clancey, (shih tzu) likes his own space at night, but in the morning he wants up on my bed and sleeps there for 2/3 hours. I would love to have him sleep with me. And he's the only man I will share with! Great hub. UP!!!
Thanks vocalcoach! I'm with you on sharing the sheets with man's best friend. I have a little dog too. makes it easier!
HI Sally..fun hub..My hubby works nights so when he is off it takes some adjusting as I have had the whole bed to myself..I love to have the fan on full blast, he says it reminds him of his days in the desert in Saudi..I dont snore..at least I think I dont..it has never woke me up..haha..and the chance of gas bombs going off is not floating into my nostrils..(thank you Will for that one..) haha
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Sunnie -- I do love a fan or at least a chilly room -- better to snuggle under a warm blanket. Sounds like you have the best of both worlds - hubbie and a solo bed. Ha! But do you have to stay quiet all day while he sleeps?
Does anyone ever use a Snuggie? I used to laugh at those television adds until I tried one out. It's not good for sharing, though.
leroy64 - Very funny! It seems it would be very cozy to share a Snuggie! Even romantic! I would love a Snuggie, but my kids have warned me no. They would laugh (even more than usual). Did you know they make a pet snuggie too? My dog doesn't like clothes though. Maybe this winter season I will break down and get us each one.
Snuggies are surprisingly warm. I got my dad one for Christmas and he loves it.
If your kids are going to laugh at you anyway, what is stopping you?
I wonder if they still sell the zebra print version?
Nice information and inspiring hub. I still sleep alone until now, because I haven't married yet. I really enjoy sleeping alone, but I hope someone beautiful accompany me during my sleep at night. She lying down beside me. Thanks for writing and share with us. ~prasetio
Sally you have made my day, and my longing for space even more. Oh cool sheets on the other side of the bed on a hot summers night. No elbows to avoid or listening to grunts and talking. No smelly feet yuk, ohhh for the freedom lol x
leroy64 - I'll check out the "Seen on TV" section of the store. Maybe Snuggies will be the big sleeper gotta-have for Christmas this year.
prasetio30 - Of course you will marry a beautiful young lady and hopefully you will have many, many sleepless nights. Because you are a great guy! This hub was meant to joke around with those of us (mostly older and been-there-done-that) sleeping alone.
thebluestar - I had forgotten about switching sides and especially pillows for a cool change. Feet do have many unappealing characteristics. Ha! Thanks for your note. Glad I could give you a laugh today.
I can't sleep; honey stop snoring...
Very true. I can agree with every one of the advantages of sleeping alone that you mention. There's only one disadvantage, and that's not having someone to put your arms around. Trouble is, when you're sleeping alone, that disadvantage sometimes seems to outweigh all the advantages.
John Connor - Snoring can be a loud problem. I do like sleeping with the radio/stereo on . . . which could drown out the noise OR go to sleep first. Ha!
Greensleeves - You are right! A little TLC goes a long way!! I remember seeing an article years ago about the sleeping (yes sleeping) positions of couples and what it meant. Spoon - one behind the other, face to face, back to back . . . Thanks for your note.
I so agree with the sentiments above. We have just celebrated our 31st wedding anniversary (though we 'lived in sin' for seven years first!) and have had separate rooms for many years now.
We both snore, I like to go to bed a couple of hours before he does, he likes TV - I don't.
And when we do 'get together', it's just like being on honeymoon again ;)
Thanks Suki C! Sounds like you and your guy found the secret to happiness! Congrats and here's to another 31 + 7 years!
Sally, I really enjoyed your hub! It was very funny and I have to agree that there is nothing like having the whole bed to yourself at night. The level of rest is so much different. Voted up and Funny!
SuperheroSales - Thanks for your note and vote! I'm taking a camping trip with 60 kiddos at the end of the week -- and I'll be missing that big bed while I toss and turn in my sleeping bag.
My wife tries to sell me on the benefits of sleeping alone daily! LOL! She likes to stay awake and write down things I say in my sleep....that can be a bit unnerving! Ha! WB
Hi Sally,
You had asked if I have to stay quiet during the day since my husband works nights..well once he is asleep only a visit from the president would wake him..lol
Wayne - Surely no one would ever kick you out of bed! Ha! And BMandrell -- so good -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lP2Sl9DW3s
I haven't thought about this for a long time -- but my ex uttered Barbra (not Bar-bar-a -- three syllables -- but 2 Bar-Bra) . . . quite a few times on one particular evening . . . Not sure why the syllables mattered -- but it did at the time. Sleep talking is trouble with a capitol T. Thanks for your comment!
Thanks again Sunnie Day - Like your husband, I can sleep anywhere anytime . . . and it doesn't affect my mornings, noons, or evenings . . . My favorite nap is in the middle of a weekend afternoon with the sun shining and a baseball game on the radio.
Sally - loved the Hub - I am with Becky - husband steals the covers and then blames me for throwing them on top of him (I would NEVER do that!!!) LOL
I do miss having a dog or two on the bed at least part of the night. (We are looking for our next friend- probably from a shelter, but need to wait just a little longer)
Thanks for the giggles
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quester.ltd - Fun comments! Guess we could say -- noone knows what goes on behind closed doors! It's getting colder, so we gotta do something to keep warm. Ha!
I chuckled my way through this one. I really relate to the books and the TV very often watch me. LOL
Thanks Dee aka Nonna! Except for Wayne Brown's scary Halloween hubs . . . sleeping alone has lots of benefits! My latest book is The Hunger Games . . . and I am working my way thru the George Harrison Beatle's tribute on TV.
Fun hub for a foggy day:)
tirelesstraveler - Thanks for your note. Ok, I have to admit - now that it is getting colder, a warm body might be nice. Naw . . . on second thought -- an electric blanket can be cozy. Ha!
Fun and enjoyable, yet so true! My boss has been happily married for about a decade and he swears his secret to success is separate bedrooms. It sounds weird, but 3 out of 4 people in my department are divorced and he isn't, so maybe he's got something right! Voted awesome and up.
Thanks for your comment Natashalh. May be some truth in what you say. Too much togetherness might not be a good thing. Since you've read my Perfect Mate piece . . . I'll add -- if I found that perfect guy -- I'd change all my thoughts on sleeping single. Ha!
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Sally funny but true, great hub awesome topic, I been sleeping with 3 Rottys for some time like 18 plus years and will never split sheets with another again. Dogs don't get mad when you kick them or push them out LOL, dusty