not sleeping much 2 weeks in

Hatchling slowsundays · 2026.10.28 17:07 · Views 31 · Likes 2

2 weeks in the new place now and still not sleeping right.

The forced air heat dries everything out worse than I thought it would. Kid’s skin isn’t flaring exactly, just flaky and itchy enough that they’re up scratching. Had that good 5-hour stretch going for a bit after the move but that’s gone now. Woke up 3 times last night alone.

Half the boxes are still taped shut in the hallway. Keep telling myself tomorrow, then I’m standing all shift again and by the time I get home there’s nothing left for unpacking, let alone comforting someone at 2am.

Haven’t written anything here in a while… just didn’t have it in me. Nothing’s actually worse, just more of the same, and I’m tired of more of the same.

Same house, same kid, same me just running on less sleep now (great).

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dewdrop10.30 02:04
Forced air does the same thing to my scalp, flakes up the second heat kicks on every year. 3 wakeups in one night would wreck me, hope tonight gives you more than that!
Good Things Grow10.30 02:05
same issue after we moved, cracked the window a little at night and the dryness eased up some
SunnySide10.30 13:27
Dealt with the same dryness after our move last year, hallway humidifier made more of a difference than one just in his room, took about 10 days to notice fewer wakeups.
ClearDays11.01 02:25
went through the same after our move, up around 4 times a night for weeks
dewdrop11.06 07:32
3 months into the job hunt here and most nights blur together from the lack of sleep, so watching that good stretch you had disappear after the move, I feel for you.