Today’s prompt is: “List.” Make your list and check it twice. I just edited a wee bit because I forgot to mention the prompt!
“Must love dogs.” That was somewhere near the top of my list when I was manifesting a soulmate. Spiritual was up there somewhere. Open minded. Intelligent. I got those things in my compatible partner. There were other things that I got that might not have been on the list, but were in my mind, like, He knows how to fix things.
What I didn’t get, because maybe it was on the bottom of the list, or maybe it wasn’t on the main list, because there were multiple lists, was, “He doesn’t snore,” or “doesn’t snore loud.” That did not manifest. But in the big picture, if that’s our biggest challenge, and it might well be, it could be worse. At least he turns over easily if I ask him to. Problem is, he even snores on his side. But there’s a lot more to be thankful for than complain about. Gratitude gets you more good stuff.
Ear plugs decrease the snoring noise by about 40 percent. That’s not enough for the discomfort. Going in the next room decreases it by about 80 percent. Taking melatonin or half a Benadryl helps, but I better not take the latter too late, if I want to get up early.
I just read that melatonin is being looked at as a treatment for COVID because it (melatonin – a natural sleep hormone) helps with decreasing inflammation and helps immunity. I had no idea! That’s great!
Back to my compatible partner: after 23 years, he finally bought himself a new truck. I didn’t take a picture of it yet, but what I did take a picture of was the signing of the documents with the financial guy at the car dealer. The truck buying process took a BIG part of the day. But the interesting thing was that almost all the documents to be signed, and there was a very long list, were signed on a screen that was also the desk. There were only a couple of pieces of paper to sign for the DMV. David got a nifty little flash drive of the documents.
If we can do all this with technology, we should be able to feed the hungry, clean up the planet, and figure out how to get along. And we can. Sorry, he didn’t buy a hybrid electric truck, though. We have almost no trash to throw away at our house on most weeks. We recycle and reuse like crazy. But it’s his truck. He picked it out. Nobody’s perfect. But we are compatible.
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December 5, 2020 at 8:32 am
JoAnna, You seem content. I see many similarities in our relationship. ❤
December 5, 2020 at 8:02 pm
Writing gives me perspective that makes me even more content. It’s nice to know there are similarities. I suspect we are much more alike than different. 🙂
December 5, 2020 at 9:02 am
That’s some high-tech gadgetry right there. Ha, we could make lists of how we meet (or do not meet) one another’s expectations – but that list goes both ways. Kindness, acceptance, love, compassion all went a long way for me. Now that I have the tendency to snore at times, too, we both got stuck with that one. I am glad you have such a good relationship.
December 5, 2020 at 8:18 pm
Thanks for this perspective, Maggie. The list goes both ways. In the mornings, there tend to be more covers on my side. I don’t know how how that happens! Kindness, acceptance, love and compassion do go a long way, both ways. 🙂
December 5, 2020 at 11:02 am
David may have sleep aponia and you should probably have him go for a sleep study.
December 5, 2020 at 8:26 pm
Thanks. I think he does have sleep apnea, because sometimes he stops breathing for several seconds. But it’s never been diagnosed.
December 5, 2020 at 11:44 am
Technology can be so cool, but I agree JoAnna. If people can figure out how to create magic desks and pens, they should be able to create peace, harmony and a beautiful planet. Good luck with the list of snoring remedies for you both and have a lovely weekend.
December 5, 2020 at 8:33 pm
Thanks, Mary. I seem to be sleeping better with cooler weather. Enjoy day!
December 5, 2020 at 12:52 pm
This is a great post, Jo-Anna. I enjoyed getting to know a bit more about you. That desk is amazing. I haven’t seen anything like it here in South Africa.
December 5, 2020 at 8:36 pm
Thanks, Roberta. I had never even heard of a desk like this. Being the bystander and not the signer, I was able to more amazed.
December 5, 2020 at 1:19 pm
Very nice. I hope he’s happy with his new truck. That’s important.
December 5, 2020 at 8:47 pm
He doesn’t like to spend money, but the 23 year old truck was costing a lot in repairs. I’ve encouraged him to enjoy it and I think he is.
December 5, 2020 at 1:34 pm
“Does not snore” would definitely be on my list somewhere. But, in the end, what matters most in a compatible partner would have to take prime of place 🙂
That’s quite an interactive desktop that eliminates paper waste.
December 5, 2020 at 9:05 pm
I agree on both. Snoring is apparently not a deal breaker. My dad snored something awful, so that my parents had separate bedrooms once they had the house to themselves. But they stayed very much in love and had a rich marriage.
December 6, 2020 at 9:47 pm
Couples who love each other make it work.
December 5, 2020 at 2:08 pm
How cool is that. Both the new truck and magic desk. Congrats.
December 5, 2020 at 9:06 pm
Thank you!
December 5, 2020 at 3:13 pm
Haven’t taken melatonin in years. Maybe I should start back up…
December 5, 2020 at 9:13 pm
It seems low risk and they make it in a lot of different strengths, so if you do, you could start out with a low dose. I don’t take it every night.
December 6, 2020 at 12:05 am
I think the biggest dose I ever used was 2 mg. It doesn’t take a lot, as I recall.
December 5, 2020 at 11:49 pm
Compatible is good. I agree on the snoring — that’s one of those things that never even occurred to me to think about beforehand and here we are, 25 years in, and he snores SO LOUD. (Of course he says the same about me so we’re more compatible than I knew.) I’ve tried your fixes but will use Tylenol PM on bad nights. It also helps me to have a white noise machine on my nightstand to add a steady whir on top of my earplugs. It’s the little things.
December 6, 2020 at 8:46 pm
I use a noise machine sometimes, too. Who knows, maybe my tinnitus helps more than I realize. At least I’m not alone and this is just one of those things in life…. David has told me I talk in my sleep, but not lately.
December 6, 2020 at 4:37 am
You did well, then 🙂
December 6, 2020 at 9:16 pm
Thanks, Derrick!
December 6, 2020 at 1:58 pm
Signing the desk just might be the coolest technological thing I’ve seen in a long time!! But here goes my stream of consciousness…now he got a flash drive that he has to keep…and if it is kept with all the other flash drives it just becomes a pile of flash drives you can’t find anything in!! 😉
There is not much I hate more than buying/leasing a new car…seriously…it DOES NOT have to take the whole day…I think they have a hidden sadistic side and want to see you suffer hanging at the dealership all day!
Hope you are well JoAnna…I love when you write about your soulmate 🧡
Best wishes for a wonderful holiday!!
December 6, 2020 at 9:39 pm
I don’t like car buying either, but I’m thankful we were able to afford it and that I was more of an amused bystander this time. Sometimes I wonder how many times I’ve written the same things on the soulmate topic, so I’m very glad to know you love when I write about that. I hope you have a wonderful holiday, too! ❤
December 7, 2020 at 10:50 am
Don’t ever worry about that!! You living your life with your soulmate and ENJOYING EVERY MOMENT could never get old!! 😉
Thanks so much…it is shaping up to be as strange a holiday season as it has been this year! But that’s ok…it is what it is meant to be and we have choices in how we deal with it! ❤
December 7, 2020 at 9:58 pm
Yes. We can be thankful for our choices. ❤