I never have a problem sleeping. I could "sleep on a clothes line" as my father used to say. I sleep deeply and dream fascinating dreams. If I get up in the night, I go straight off again as soon as my head hits the pillow. Nothing much disturbs my slumber, at night, after lunch, after dinner. I sleep like a baby. But ... I'm told I snore!
I am not aware of snoring, though occasionally a sudden snort might wake me for a moment, but I accept it as a fact since tape-recordings have been played back to me.
Mrs Grumpus, on the other hand, has mild insomnia. We have different sleep patterns and she has trouble sleeping anyway, whether I'm there or not. I feel bad that my snoring sometimes keeps her awake and I have tried various methods of stopping, including, nasal sprays, catarrh pastilles, nose strips, different pillows, nothing works permanently. Of course, I draw the line at surgery ... MRSA, C-Diff and all that.
Mrs Grumpus wakes at the slightest noise, and can't get back to sleep for hours. She starts mulling over problems that might never happen, things she can't do anything about. She says relaxation techniques don't work. Sometimes she'll take herself off to another bedroom for the rest of the night.
My question is: Is it MY problem or HERS?
I should add, our relationship is rock solid.
