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D. and I have a problem in bed.

HA! No…not THAT. I’m talking about the fact that I am a Reader and he is Not a Reader.

I LOVE to read before I go to sleep.
I like to climb into bed and read for about 1/2 hour or so until I get so sleepy that I turn out the light and I’m out like a light.
Sometimes I read until I actually fall asleep with the light on.
Then I wake up just enough to toss my book to the floor and turn the light off.
Ahhhhh….

But D. doesn’t really go for that.
He’s like, It’s 10PM, Lights Out, and that’s it.
Literally, that’s it. As soon as the light is off and he closes his eyes, he’s fast asleep.
Meanwhile (if I haven’t read myself to sleep) I lay there and wait for sleep to arrive. This can take anywhere up to an hour!

So you see, reading before I go to sleep is CRITICAL.

But what to do?
We’ve tried a teeny tiny reading light.
We’ve tried an eye mask.
The light is still “too much.”  (I have to say I find this strange since he naps on the weekends in broad daylight.)
The turning of book pages or the clicking of my Kindle are both too loud.

I could go read in the other room but then I can’t just drift off to sleep. I’d have to get up and move and then I’d be awake again.

I’m sure there are other couples out there where on is a Reader and the other is Not a Reader.
So I’m wondering, how do you handle this?

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