Sleeping Arrangements

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It's now been a year that I grabbed up some of my belongings and moved into this house. It's been pretty good. I certainly love the TV! The companionship has been nice too. I'm also glad to have a dog in my life again. It's taken a little getting used to, having Chris around everyday as opposed to the weekends that we had shared previously

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Congratulations on your live-in anniversary. It's interesting to see the sleep difference quantified, as it's something I've felt and thought about myself. Regarding sides, John & I switch sides depending on whether we're at his place or mine, so at some point we'll have to resolve that. :)

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Yeah...we did that when he would visit me in my Houston apartment, and we switched back and forth during our first trip together, too, as we were in several different hotle rooms and his parent's house. Still, his lump was already on the left side of his nice, big bed, so I let him keep it!

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Gryphon's never slept outside, but there's no way I could sleep with him in the bed. He prefers to be as close as possible to people at all times, but no dice. I settled for a dog-bed at the foot of our bed, and he's happy with that. If his snoring gets out of control, I kick him out to the hallway or family room. No doggie CPAPs just yet. :D

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My feet go all the way to the edge of the bed so there isn't any room for her down there. She's pretty happy with being on the bed - where she usually lays while Chris and I are in the den on our computers. She likes that it's high up, and she can observe her domain.

Chris tried crating her when she was a puppy, but it didn't really take. Thank goodness she doesn't snore! That's why the two of us need CPAPs!

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Nick's and my sleeping arrangements were set on Day One. I sleep on the right, against the wall. I really didn't have a problem with this, as every bed I've ever slept in was against the wall, and I had a habit of touching or leaning against it as I slept. The other logic behind this was that Nick figured he would wake up before I did, and it'd be easier for him to get out of bed first. Years later, I'm the one usually out of bed first, climbing over the Bear.

Nick can be a bit of a bed AND blanket hog when he sleeps. On more than one occasion, I've had to not-so-gently coax him over to his side of the bed. I also keep an extra blanket at the foot of the bed, just in case he gets a little comforter-greedy.

Finally, the very first time I spent the night and heard Nick's snoring, I thought I would never fall asleep again. Now, I have difficulty sleeping if I don't hear snoring.

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Chris can pull the comforter off of me at times, but generally it's the dog, nesting that does the trick. Chris will sometimes forget to put his CPAP mask on and then the snoring begins...yikes. Usually I'm just lulled to sleep by the white noise of the air from our CPAPs.

Our bedroom's big enough that we both have plenty of room to roll off our side of the bed...but we have been in some hotel rooms where we'd be up against the wall and having to cross over. Usually, as the smaller one, Chris gets the wall side.

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[edbearaustin]

Hey guys, I am a beast to sleep with. I have the c-pap machine AND a mouth guard because I grind my teeth. I also have bouts of insomnia where I will go weeks on two or three hours a night. Marcus has woke up to rooms painted and cleaning that would impress Joan Crawford. I am a human furnace so cover stealing isn't an issue and our mattress sits on wooden slats so moving around isn't a problem. Marcus has allergies and once in a blue moon he will wake me up and I entertain the thoughts of duct taping the c-pap mask to his head. We have two pugs that shed 24/7 so they are not even allowed in the bedroom.

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Beast huh? I'm resesting the urge for a dirty come-hither answer here! :-)

I have a mouth guard as well. As soon as I got the CPAP and my mouth was actually closed during sleep, suddenly my jaw was hurting. The mouth guard is just another thing that makes sleep so romantic for us!

Chris has a touch of insomnia, but I usually can fall asleep anywhere, and don't wake as easily. I just have to be carefull of tossing and turning too much so I don't wake him. We don't redecorate rooms, but that would be a useful way to use the time, I suppose.

Chris can sometimes snore even with the mask on...and his seal isn't so good, so that can be fun. Still, there's nothing worse than having a runny nose and a CPAP.

Joey sheds like crazy, so she may be kicked out as spring begins.