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12 essential facts of life for light sleepers
1. You don’t just wake up with your alarm. You wake up with your housemates’ alarms
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IT’S BEEN RINGING FOR EXACTLY THREE MINUTES. HOW CAN YOU NOT HEAR IT.
2. You often request that people turn the TV down, like an auld granny
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Look. It’s just the way you are. Vincent Browne roaring two rooms away is not conducive to a peaceful sleep.
3. And you are very put out by errant chinks of light
Accidentally left a gap in the curtains? That’s you wide awake at 6am, so.
4. You wonder what it must be like to be able to fall asleep anywhere
Imagine actually sleeping on a plane! Imagine it!
5. Sleeping in a different room is a dangerous game for you
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Oh. I can hear traffic from this hotel room. *thinks about that for the rest of the night*
6. You could 100% never be with someone who snores
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7. Or fidgets too much
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You accept a certain amount of moving around. But don’t take the p*ss.
8. And sweaty summer nights really get to you
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Fans are too noisy! The heat is too hot! There is no relief.
9. Airplane mode is your best friend
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*praise hands emoji*
10. And woe betide anyone that texts you or your SO after your bedtime
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*bzzt* “Alright who was that? We’re cutting them out of our lives.”
11. The worst thing though? When you’re just drifting off, then you hear a noise
AH FOR F-
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12. On the other hand, though, you rarely sleep it out
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So that’s some consolation? Just a little bit.
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