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I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep. Then when I got tired I put the machine back on and went to sleep. It's these periods when I just wake up and can't fall back to sleep right away that mess me up

RobySue: Do these charts give me enough information? I'm trying not to spend more money to buy snippet or snagit just to copy charts unless absolutely necessary. I am not that great at reading charts anyway. I just don't know if the charts give more information than the written info.

newname wrote:I'm trying not to spend more money to buy snippet or snagit just to copy charts unless absolutely necessary.

You don't have to buy anything if you have Windows 7 or Vista as long as you don't have the "Basic" version of either.
The Windows Snipping Tool is included and is super easy to use.

I copied this from a prior post where I explained the Snipping Tool
Snipping Tool is usually in Accessories...Vista and Windows 7 only and then not in the Basic version maybe.

I put the Snipping Tool on my Start Menu so I don't have to go hunting it in Accessories all the time. If you find it...right click on it and choose "Pin to Start Menu"

If you can't find the Snipping Tool in Accessories your operating system may not have it available. There is a way to create screen shots and use Paint and edit and save but it is probably more work than a lot of people want to do.

There is a free screen capture program that a lot of members use...called Screen Hunter I think it is.
Pretty easy to use from what I hear.

The Snipping Tool is by far the easiest if you have access to it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snipping_Tool
I see they mention InfraView as a free screen shot tool. I haven't heard of it.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/wind ... reen-shots

This tells you how to find out if you have the Snipping Tool on your computer. It mentions Vista but it is the same for Windows 7.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/137099/a ... _tool.html
If you have a version of Vista other than Home Basic, you already have the Snipping Tool screen capture utility: Choose Start, All Programs, Accessories, Snipping Tool. If you don't see it there, it may not be activated. Go to Control Panel and open Program and Features (you may have to click Programs first). In the task pane on the left, click Turn Windows features on or off. If necessary, click Continue when prompted by User Account Control. Scroll through the list of features, check the box next to Tablet PC Optional Components, and click OK. Turning on these features gives you not only the Snipping Tool, but also the Tablet PC Input Panel, Windows Journal, and other stylus-related features

newname wrote:I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep. Then when I got tired I put the machine back on and went to sleep. It's these periods when I just wake up and can't fall back to sleep right away that mess me up

It does get easier with time.

And although it sounds crazy, you are doing the right thing by getting out of bed and doing something else when you just can't get back to sleep and then going back to bed only when you get sleepy enough to mask up and go to sleep.

And though it is exhausting, try to take NO naps during the day and try to maintain your regular wake up time.

Best of luck