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[nerianasims]

We put up blackout curtains a couple days ago, and I've been waking up feeling far more rested than since first moving to this apartment. My schedule is still a disaster, but getting a good sleep at whatever time seems to already be helping my health. One curtain in the den so a bright light doesn't shine through here at night and confuse our senses, and a bigger one in the bedroom so almost no light gets in when we're trying to sleep. They, and the apartment-friendly curtain rods, were actually pretty cheap. They're not fancy and a little bit of light does still get in, but if we wanted no light at all ever we'd have taped aluminum foil over the windows like a guy I once dated did. (He had to work nights.) I consider them a necessity in today's "shine the brightest lights you can everywhere 24/7" hellscape.

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[kayleigh83]

I moved at the end of last summer and my new room faces a street and the streetlights shine in all night long! So I bought a sleep mask and noticed such a big difference too! Funny though how easy it is to fall asleep on the couch in broad daylight hahah

[nerianasims]

Yeah, the sun makes me conk out too. Well, humans are probably supposed to take a nap in the middle of the day.

I can't handle the feel of sleep masks, but I'm glad it works for you!