“Studies have found that in general, the optimal temperature for sleep is quite cool, around 60 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit. For some, temperatures that fall too far below or above this range can lead to restlessness.”
- Anthony Citrano
from Bookmarklet
I can believe this. I much prefer a cool room, whatever the season.
- John (bird whisperer)
Definitely have to have a cool room to sleep properly. Few things worse than waking up in the middle of the night sweating (and no, not in a good way...)
- FFing Enigma
I don't want to be baking hot, but I can't sleep if I'm too cold. I get cold easily, and then my hands and feet go dead and white.
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
I was just talking about this to a friend who asked me to split the cost of a hotel room. I had to explain how I always keep the room cool, while bundled under the blankets.
- Anika
Side benefit of sleeping in a cold room: Wife is much much much cuddlier.
- Wirehead
For those who, as I did, wondered how cold you feel at 60-68° F : its's a temeprature between 16° Celsius and 20° Celsius.
- Zackatoustra
Yes! I love sleeping at about 65/66 degrees. Like LLL, I like to use the big comforter. I feel more comfortable and relaxed if I can breathe the cooler air.
- Katy S
Sent this story to my wife, who likes it a bit warmer for the kids.
- Hutch Carpenter
I thought it was just me. My sleep is much worse at 76-80+ temperatures. Normally I like 72-73 indoors, so 60-68 seems cool. Maybe it is better for sleep. :-)
- Mitchell Tsai
Hmmm,I normally keep my house around 68 but then I'm British and used to cold old drafty houses
- Sally Church
i think there is also cultural preferences/biases. when we lived in the UK we were amazed at how almost everyone turned their heat off completely at nite, thru-out the winter. when we came back, we began sleeping cooler, and love it.
- Thom Kennon
Good point Thom, I find American houses far too warm and stuffy in the winter.
- Sally Church
Sally, I'm with you: 68 is good, but 65 in the winter is AOK for me as well. I can wear socks and a snuggly shirt for less than I can heat the house to 70.
- FFing Enigma
So there is a reason I use my ceiling fan at full speed at night. Interesting.
- Ryan Massie
Ryan - indeed. love a good sleepybreeze. although your comment reminds me of how many hotel rooms and other rooms I go into where the ceiling fans are set incorrectly... I used to work in a lighting store so I notice such things. ;) [it's supposed to blow DOWN during the summer and UP during the winter]
- Anthony Citrano
I'm always frustrated by the fact that hotel rooms do not have ceiling fans. I have trouble sleeping without the breeze.
- Dennis O'Neil
I seem to be at the 68 degree end of the range, while my wife seems to be closer to the 60 degree end of the range for our optimal sleeping temperatures. :)
- In Search of Gender
LOL, silly Scott! In summer, the thermostat goes to 74 at night. In winter, I usually set it for about 67 during the day and 65-66 at night. Bundling up in blankets and comforter FTW!
- Ordinarybug Heather
You forgot to include Leif Parsons' name on the artwork for this webpage.
- Jon Craig
Jon, you joined FF just for that? The photo credit is proper on the linked NYT page. This is just a share. If sharing on the internet concerns you, I'd say you have your work cut out for you.
- Tinfoil 2.0
LOL!! I have more. This super excited girl is a common occurrence with Lorelei. It's awesome. Sometimes she gets so excited she quivers. She does it when she sees me for the first time in a day it is super awesome! More photos of excited Lorelei will get posted I swear it. And eventually I'll get you that video. :)
- Rachel Lea Fox
"My own long-term goal is to publish at least 1,000,000 photographs before I die." Good long term goal. My husband is a subway photographer and has nearly 18,000 photos of trains only on his website as accumulated over the last few years. I wonder if he'll get even close to 100k!
- Tamar Weinberg
My only photography goal is to start taking pictures again. I stopped for some reason as I started getting distracted by my other interests. :(
- James (@willia4)
Just to get better. I hope I'll have more time taking shots too.
- Chris Nixon
GET a real camera without my husband freaking out about the price tag!, learn how to use it, post fabulous photos on Flickr! which dump over here
- Susan Beebe
Sell my Leica Digilux 3, and just get the most out of my new Leica D-Lux 4 while documenting the first year of my daughter.
- ɯɥøq sɐɯoɥʇ
Take tons of pictures of my kids and go to a photography show of some kind
- Shevonne
to finally pursue my lifelong dream of taking up photography lol
- Cardeen Risen
I want to break into the pornography industry ~ hear it's a big money maker!
- sofarsoShawn ~presque...
To try and round up some freelance work and get more involved in the local gallery scene...and always looking to refine, re-invent, and learn.
- Susan Dennis
Take less pictures, but with higher attention to quality.
- David Cook
Considering taking a photography class. I'd love to really learn how to work with film.
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My two photography goals for 2009 are 1) Actually learn the non-auto functions of my camera besides manual focus and "No! Don't Flash at distant things" and 2) Get better at low light and lunar photography.
- Daniel Cornwall
To be better than I was a year before, to hopefully have a proper dSLR, and to have made some spending money from my photos. And to have fun.
- Grant Bierman
To have a camera I could shoot a gnat from 100 yards with. and to take some classes so that I can use it. Ok, 50 yards...
- InPerpetualMotion(Gina k)
take 4x the photos I took in 2008 and publish once a week to flickr
- Mark Interrante
To take enough photos in 2009 that I fill all the hard drives of my new Drobo.
- Bob Gannon
I have a new camera, so first learn how to use it properly. After that, remember to use it regularly and not just grab my iPhone.
- Rochelle
I want to shoot more with Thomas Hawk. I also want to edit more of my photos.
- Robert Scoble
Get geared up with my 5D, learn some good lighting skills and start taking my food pics to build my portfolio.
- Derrick
Build a Macro Studio and take better food photos for blog. Meet with the local photographer photo-walks. Play with my new UV filter.
- Heidi Jeffers Thibodeau
Getting a quality camera and developing my skill is one of my retirerment plans; a don't think that will happen in 2009.
- Robert Hafer
To meet more photographers in real life and go on adventures with them.
- Trey Ratcliff
I want to continue to get better with my camera. I've only been shooting really for a little over a year so I'm still learning. I also want to shoot some studio sessions as that is something very new and challenging for me.
- C.C. Chapman
Thanks to this thread, I took out my Canon Powershot S1 manual (three years old) and figured out how to 1) Take pictures in sepia, 2) Successfuly work the delay time to take a photo of myself and 3) Use the successive photo feature. I used the last on my cat, but I couldn't get him to move, so not worthwhile to see. I look forward to trying a few different things a month and seeing what happens. Thanks for starting this thread!
- Daniel Cornwall
Hell yeah, pass me one too. I will celebrate this one to the rafters. :D It feels good to know that people as awesome as Tina can win out over bad stuff like unemployment!
- Hookuh Tinypants
Thanks all! Laura, the best description is operations and business intelligence analyst but that's not 100% the job. Basically I get to help setup processes for a company that has outgrown its existing corporate structure and is revamping everything. I should start next week. In the realm of "the universe speaks" this week was my last unemployment check under my current federal extension.
- FFing Enigma
congratulations. I've followed your tribulations from a distance and boy did you ever want a job. Delighted you finally got sorted. Must be a big relief. Well done for staying what must have been a very trying course.
- JSLeFanu
"The Minnesota Twins are set to christen their new green stadium on April 12th in a game against the Boston Red Sox! Target Field is ready for opening day and during its construction no green features were spared. From a rainwater collection system to low-VOC finishes, energy efficient lighting, and LEED certification, the new stadium finds the Minnesota Twins joining the Washington Nationals in the small club of teams with eco-conscious baseball fields."
- Steven Perez
from Bookmarklet
Paul, replace "brave" with "doomed", and I think you're right! :) Thanks for the congrats all. Look forward to sharing with you everywhere in all places. And Jandy, we've told Matthew and Sarah. They know the word "baby" and can point to my wife, but I don't think they get it yet.
- Louis Gray
Congrats! It's going to be a load of fun having a set of twin toddlers with a newborn baby. It was fun enough with 8-year-old twins and a newborn when we did it. It will be an amazing experience.
- DAMMIT, MR. NOODLE
Louis, just wait until they figure out that the camera isn't always pointed at them anymore. :p And BTW, what Curtiss means by "load of fun" is "no sleep ever again".
- Jandy
Ryan who?... in America, we have March Madness and baseball season coming up. It's time to put away to hockey sticks, they had their two weeks. .LOLz!
- .LAG liked that
"Makes brilliant saves with the glove, but just uses stick to unclog toilet"
- Shey