Ruthiegirl,
Thanks for the recipe, it doesn't look too complicated and i like that i can use my crockpot!.  

Jayneeo,
Can you tell me the brand and where you got the cocoa/matte combo. tea from?.  I also live in S.J.

Thanks!
Mickey

Sure, neighbor!
I got it at Whole Foods, los gatos. It is Guayaki brand Yerba Mate with cocoa and spices. You'll like it!

Way to go giving up the coffee, jayneeo! Now there's more for me!

aghhhh, you A's get all the fun!

Day 4 of no coffee.......its so tempting when I see hubby having it!
...sleep problems continue as I try to get off Ambien (4 hrs last night)

There's also a Double Dark Chocolate Mate from Republic of Tea that is pretty good with some veg
glycerin to sweeten....yummo!

Good job, Jayneeo!  

Have you tried taking magnesium, especially in the p.m.?  It's relaxing and helps the body let go.  What about a little transdermal progesterone.  I sleep so much better during the days of the month when I am using the progesterone cream.  (I cycle with it as recommended after menopause - a few days in a row each month stopping the cream)

Thanks, Victoria...I have some trans. progesterone....but stopped it when gyno said its placebo only! (hmmm, I shoulda known she'd say that)

Good going Jayneeo! I admire your will power.

ah, welllll, slept so poorly last night ....had to have a cappucino to get thru my monthly shift at the gallery....it felt really ungrounded. Tomorrow back to tea.......for sure!

Hope you sleep better tomorrow night, Jaynee!  

ah, slept better last night, having morning thunder right now. (bl. tea and mate')

you see how it is...coffee used as a last resort drug out of desperation.

We tend to slip to the old default, when under times of stress.  

ok, I haven't repeated my desperate cappuccino caper!   Just my morning thunder, sometimes w/a tsp. of black and green (brand) cocoa.

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Thanks, Victoria...I have some trans. progesterone....but stopped it when gyno said its placebo only! (hmmm, I shoulda known she'd say that)

My progesterone levels rose after using the OTC cream, so it definitely was not placebo.

Morning Thunder with cocoa sounds great!  

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ah, welllll, slept so poorly last night ....had to have a cappucino to get thru my monthly shift at the gallery....it felt really ungrounded. Tomorrow back to tea.......for sure!

I sleep poorly also.  I read a cure for insomnia at zenhabits http://zenhabits.net/sleep/.  I haven't tried it yet but it sounds like a maybe, at least I hope.

Jayneeo, do you have a lot on your mind? I know I don't sleep as well when I have thoughts going round and round in my head.

tried methyl 12 yet?
http://www.4yourtype.com/methylb12.asp

curiouser, link didn't work for me, but, thanks.
Drea, yeah, I've got certain emotional issues lately....
Lola, yeah I've got methyl B-12....I think it helps a bit.
Fact is, I may need more activity or ...exercize....just to wear me out.

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curiouser, link didn't work for me, but, thanks.

http://zenhabits.net/sleep/


Looks like some of the sentence was included in the link. Hope this works.

begin by eliminating the coffee from your life!

Jayneeo, another good Bach Flower remedy for "too many thoughts" is White Chestnut, which is also in the Rescue Sleep.

curiouser, that's a nice website.  

Coffee definitely makes my anxiety worse. And it doesn't even give me the boost that most people feel. I just end up not being able to sleep.

I know it sounds silly, but if apple juice is on your plan, you could try that instead of coffee as well, to try to get a pick me up if you need it.