Mid Life Crisis Audit

It’s going to change my life!

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I got one of these as part of my Secret Santa present from @anon75298087 and it was a bit of a revelation sleeping with it. Not so much because of light blocking, because I already have a blackout blind, but having that gentle pressure over my eyes is oddly relaxing and reminds me to keep them closed.

I need to get a new one though as I wore out the elastic on one side.

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You’re gonna wake up tomorrow and think yer blind.

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Do what my brother and I did: put it on both of our Christmas lists and then buy it for each other :slight_smile:

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Totally addicted to my eye mask. Don’t know how I went so long without one

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A couple of my friends from Newcastle have done this. One has a fairly big VW van and the other a little Escort van, and they like to just head out up the Northumberland Coast on a Friday evening and get back after a pub lunch on the Sunday. Sounds pretty great, tbh.

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I’ve been thinking of getting one of these. Let me know how you get on?! :+1:

I had a mid-life crisis in my early 40s and got divorced. Conforming to all known cliches, I bought a massive telly, an Xbox, 2 (more) guitars and, as part of a heroically unrealistic fantasy about getting fit, a weight-lifting ‘power rack’ and Olympic barbell set that arrived on two massive pallets and entirely filled one of the rooms in my 2 bed flat. I filled my Mondeo estate twice with Ikea furniture, including beds for my kids but, inexplicably, not one for myself. Instead (perhaps as some kind of sub-conscious penance), I opted to sleep on an air bed. This proved to be a ill-conceived strategy when I finally re-entered the dating market. I also bought a cottage in Cumbria even though I lived and worked 300 miles away.
I then went on an old man’s version of a lads’ holiday to Vegas (shit) and loads of festivals.
Generally I have no regrets, though strangely the weight-lifting gear was poorly-aligned with my new partner’s aesthetic sensibilities and had to go.
My advice: don’t knock it till you’ve tried it. Except buying a Harley Davidson. That’s a bridge too far.

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My mum did this cause she’s retired. it seems pretty cool. being in a field in the middle of northumberland is nice. Just sitting. Maybe pub. I bet the lake district’s good too.

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i’ve been wondering about this kind of thing, do you have a link please tone

i’ve suddenly become paranoid about my hairline

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Omg, I’m so happy that it’s genuinely helped you get some rest :heart:

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My whole life has been a mid life crisis

Everyone’s has, but they generally don’t admit it.

I have heard that the pressure on your eyes is part of what helps you sleep. I guess it’s also like those special weighted blankets that don’t make you any hotter to help you sleep in hot weather.

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I think now I’m actually middle-aged they seem really like something I wouldn’t want to have. They seemed a lot cooler when I was in my 20s as something I might do.

Just want to say how sad I am that a ‘skull ring’ actually isn’t some kind of piercing embedded in your skull. Isn’t a ring with a skull on it just going a bit Harrods Goth?

I have never heard of these blankets but they are relevant to my interests. I sleep with my duvet snugly cocooned around me and covering half my head, so when it is too hot for this I am very uncomfortable in bed being uncovered.

They’re called gravity blankets I believe but you’re looking at over 100 quid I think

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Must be pretty satisifying to have a proper crisis, just fucking off work for a bit.