Sarah Forbes talks about how she gets a good night's sleep
🫠 I can't remember when I started to have problems sleeping. As a student I seemed to spend half of my life sleeping. But after my graduation I found myself spending hours lying awake until the early hours of the morning. After a few weeks of this I decided to do something about it. I often went to bed late at night; perhaps there was a TV series I wanted to binge watch, or l'd be watching random videos on my phone. So I tried going to bed at the same time each night, and do it before 11 p.m. This took a while to get used to but slowly I found myself getting into a regular routine.
✍🏻 I also took my friend’s advice and made sure I did things to help me relax before I went to bed.
I would start by writing a list of things I needed to do the next day so I wouldn't end up thinking about them during the night. I got into the habit of having a nice warm bath before bedtime and then did some relaxation exercises like meditation. Reading also seemed to work, but not in the way I expected. I would sometimes just fall asleep in the middle of a chapter!
🖥️ I also found some suggestions online about how to make your bedroom sleep-friendly. I used to have very thin curtains that let the light from outside shine through, so I changed these for thicker ones. I also removed all technology from the room like the TV and the laptop as these are not supposed to help you sleep, even if they are switched off. And of course I left the mobile phone downstairs!
💖 I'm pleased to say all these things actually worked. Of course, there are some nights where I find it difficult to go to sleep but mostly I'm getting a good seven hours' sleep a night. I started to make a note of my sleep patterns and this is also useful as it helps show things that were making me lie awake, like problems at work. So, I have to say it has been a very successful experiment.
🫠 I can't remember when I started to have problems sleeping. As a student I seemed to spend half of my life sleeping. But after my graduation I found myself spending hours lying awake until the early hours of the morning. After a few weeks of this I decided to do something about it. I often went to bed late at night; perhaps there was a TV series I wanted to binge watch, or l'd be watching random videos on my phone. So I tried going to bed at the same time each night, and do it before 11 p.m. This took a while to get used to but slowly I found myself getting into a regular routine.
✍🏻 I also took my friend’s advice and made sure I did things to help me relax before I went to bed.
I would start by writing a list of things I needed to do the next day so I wouldn't end up thinking about them during the night. I got into the habit of having a nice warm bath before bedtime and then did some relaxation exercises like meditation. Reading also seemed to work, but not in the way I expected. I would sometimes just fall asleep in the middle of a chapter!
🖥️ I also found some suggestions online about how to make your bedroom sleep-friendly. I used to have very thin curtains that let the light from outside shine through, so I changed these for thicker ones. I also removed all technology from the room like the TV and the laptop as these are not supposed to help you sleep, even if they are switched off. And of course I left the mobile phone downstairs!
💖 I'm pleased to say all these things actually worked. Of course, there are some nights where I find it difficult to go to sleep but mostly I'm getting a good seven hours' sleep a night. I started to make a note of my sleep patterns and this is also useful as it helps show things that were making me lie awake, like problems at work. So, I have to say it has been a very successful experiment.
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When did Sarah's sleeping problems begin?
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20%
when she was a student
0%
a few weeks ago
27%
after a messy break-up with her boyfriend
53%
after she graduated from university
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Writing a to-do list…
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helped Sarah lose weight
55%
meant Sarah had to work harder the next day
45%
was the first thing Sarah did before bedtime
0%
helped her think more clearly
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What does Sarah say was the main problem with her bedroom?
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her family didn’t like it
20%
it didn’t have a TV set
30%
she often left her laptop switched on
50%
it was too bright
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Добрый вечер! 🫶🏻
Пока мы все надеемся на скорое потепление и наступление настоящей весны, самое время рассмотреть фразеологизмы, значение которых связано с этим временем года! 🧚🏻
Предлагаем вашему вниманию нашу подборку (и рекомендуем взять эти вайбовые выражения на заметку)!✍🏻
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Пока мы все надеемся на скорое потепление и наступление настоящей весны, самое время рассмотреть фразеологизмы, значение которых связано с этим временем года! 🧚🏻
Предлагаем вашему вниманию нашу подборку (и рекомендуем взять эти вайбовые выражения на заметку)!✍🏻
#SYT_CHALLENGE
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Spring fever 🌱
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19%
an allergy
81%
a feeling of restlessness, excitement (because it gets warmer outside)
0%
a national holiday
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To be (as) busy as a bee / a busy bee 🐝
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88%
to be very active, similar to how bees are busy pollinating flowers in spring
9%
to behave irrationally, chaotically
3%
to multitask while wearing striped tights
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A breath of fresh air 🩵
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6%
minty breath
91%
something new and refreshing, a welcome change
3%
a mild draft
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A spring chicken 🐓
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7%
a traditional Chinese dish
81%
someone who is young or inexperienced
11%
someone who eats a lot of protein and hits the gym 6 times a week
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To blossom into something 🌸
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4%
to have a strong urge to take up gardening
8%
to use a lot of pink blush to resemble a flower
88%
to develop into something greater
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To be a ray of sunshine ☀️
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92%
to bring happiness and positivity to others
0%
to rock bright yellow clothes
8%
to blind everyone with freshly whitened teeth
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To be as fresh as a daisy 🌼
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100%
to be full of energy and vitality
0%
to have the smoothest skin
0%
to be into floral patterns
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To turn (over) a new leaf 🍃
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4%
to stroll through a local park
96%
to make a fresh start or to change one’s ways
0%
to procrastinate
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Добрый вечер! 🫶🏻
Надеемся, вчерашняя подборка помогла вам немного прочувствовать spring vibes! 🧚🏻
Но есть нюанс…
В английском языке слово spring может обозначать не только чудесное время года! 🌱
Например:
Глагол to spring (к слову, неправильный: spring – sprang – sprung) встречается во многих устойчивых выражениях с разнообразными значениями. 🌻
Предлагаем вам с ними ознакомиться! ✍🏻
#SYT_CHALLENGE
Надеемся, вчерашняя подборка помогла вам немного прочувствовать spring vibes! 🧚🏻
Но есть нюанс…
В английском языке слово spring может обозначать не только чудесное время года! 🌱
Например:
Each year, when spring strolls in, flowers spring from the soil. 🌷
Глагол to spring (к слову, неправильный: spring – sprang – sprung) встречается во многих устойчивых выражениях с разнообразными значениями. 🌻
Предлагаем вам с ними ознакомиться! ✍🏻
#SYT_CHALLENGE
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To spring into action 🏃🏻♀️
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86%
to become active or engage in a task, especially in response to a certain stimulus
14%
to have an intense workout
0%
to feel anxious
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To spring to mind 💡
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21%
to come to a certain conclusion
79%
to suddenly think of something
0%
to lose one’s temper
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To spring back 😎
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19%
to take revenge on someone
62%
to quickly recover from something
19%
to reconnect with old friends
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