Re: After-work/school wind down
I don't have much 'home time' after work. I have a set ritual of things I do before bed though, and they all add up to take me from work mode to sleep mode. I'm sure I've already described that somewhere though, so I'll spare you. I pretty much start getting ready for bed as soon as JP gets out of the bathroom (I clean and tidy the flat until then). I think the fact that I do the same things every morning after work helps me to automatiically get into that 'sleep zone'. My wind down routine includes filling in a little journal (very brief though), and writing down 4 positive things about the last 24 hrs.
My down time on a work night is the 4 hours before work. I prefer not to lounge around in my PJ's, because if I'm showered, dressed and made up, I'm more likely to agree to Japanese practice via webcam if anyone invites me. Something I insist on though, is wearing either a dress or a skirt and not changing into my jeans until just before I set off. Skirts are 'free time' clothes to me!
JP, who works days and hates his job, has an even simpler way of winding down. As soon as he gets home, all his clothes come off! If it's cold he might wear a dressing gown, but more often than not he just sits around in his birthday suit..
I don't have much 'home time' after work. I have a set ritual of things I do before bed though, and they all add up to take me from work mode to sleep mode. I'm sure I've already described that somewhere though, so I'll spare you. I pretty much start getting ready for bed as soon as JP gets out of the bathroom (I clean and tidy the flat until then). I think the fact that I do the same things every morning after work helps me to automatiically get into that 'sleep zone'. My wind down routine includes filling in a little journal (very brief though), and writing down 4 positive things about the last 24 hrs.
My down time on a work night is the 4 hours before work. I prefer not to lounge around in my PJ's, because if I'm showered, dressed and made up, I'm more likely to agree to Japanese practice via webcam if anyone invites me. Something I insist on though, is wearing either a dress or a skirt and not changing into my jeans until just before I set off. Skirts are 'free time' clothes to me!
JP, who works days and hates his job, has an even simpler way of winding down. As soon as he gets home, all his clothes come off! If it's cold he might wear a dressing gown, but more often than not he just sits around in his birthday suit..
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