Eye Blinds

One of the challenges of sleeping these days is dealing with unwanted light. You have sodium street light rays bleeding in from the corners of the curtain, sometimes the new bright LED lamps and LED display lights for all the devices that are on standby. If you work at night then you have daylight getting through a bit. 

Not too long ago I tried folding a T-shirt three times and putting it on the top half of my face above my nose, the darkness was very peaceful. I lay there for a while and listened to the radio. After a while, the folded T-shirt became a bit irritating, it caused an itching sensation on my face. I wonder what it would be like to wear eye blinds to sleep, ones that are made for that one purpose. 

I could listen to my favourite podcasts while I lay down in total darkness.  There is something very comforting about complete darkness; I think it is letting go of your ego and just thinking about other things. I could just be listening to a story that has nothing to do with me, like the story of two fishermen that were stranded on a small life boat and ran out of fresh water.  Perhaps I could listen to Neil Armstrong talking about walking on the moon and being the first Human to walk on the moon. There are so many stories out there to listen to. 

Tv to sleep

Sometimes it can be tricky to sleep. Watching TV in bed is very effective because you become absent minded and set in the right state for sleeping. I often watch documentaries on TV in bed.

TV has changed since is was born. Today's TV's are digital and work more like a computer. My TV is small and considered to be a non smart TV, but I use a small device that is powered by the TV from a socket called a USB. The USB socket powers the device called a roku stick that sends the video into a HDMI socket. This small device that is combined with my TV allows me to watch TV through the internet. It is powered by the TV and turns on when the TV is turned on.

A device that is smaller than a man's thumb allows video on demand to be sent through the internet to a TV screen. To me that is amazing because I remember what TV was like in the past.

Sleep challenges

I work at night and when I get home I like to sleep. The problem is that people forget that you are sleeping at the other side of the clock. Imagine you went to sleep at 9:30 am instead of 9:30 pm, what would 2 pm be to you? Would it not be the same as 2 in the morning? This is the problem, they don't realise that you need to be asleep at that time.

This is the problem with working night shift. You are disturbed thought the day. If I go and wake someone up at 2 in the morning I would be considered a rude person. Be this is what happens when you work at night.

The phone will rings, doors will slam and messages will be sent and then the person trying to sleep is angry because he wakes up feeling tired.