1. Zzzzz, What was that?, Zzzz, What was that?, Zzzzz
Team Just Me
outside noise brainstorming
1. earplugs
2. earmuffs
3. close window
4. fan
5. white noise
6. radio
7. tv
8. move to another house
9. sleeping pills
10. ipod
11. Benadryl
12. exercise
13. yoga
14. meditation
15. storm windows
16. humidifier
17. vacuum cleaner
18. cd’s
19. change sleeping room
20. pillow over head
21. tent inside house
22. insulate windows
23. insulate walls
24. carpet on walls
25. soundproof room
26. build room inside the room
27. fabric on walls
28. canopy/thick on bed
29. crickets in cage to cover up outside noise
30. earbuds
31. noise canceling headphones
32. sleep in hotel
33. cotton in ears
34. surgery – destroy hearing
35. go deaf from noise
36. hire someone to sing outside the window
37. block road
38. move house to new location
39. get bees for white noise
40. ticking clock
41. sleep with hat with ear flaps
42. floodlights – scare off barking dogs, other noisemakers
43. plant trees – barrier
44. build fence
2. 45. build noise barrier like along highway
46. build a building between street and house
47. build waterfall
48. build fountain outside
49. fountain inside
50. make a river
51. ocean tape/cd
52. wood blinds
53. shutters
54. radio on static
55. weatherstripping
56. Styrofoam on walls
57. bookcases to line walls
58. sleep with someone who snores louder than the outside noise
59. rugs on walls
60. thick drapes
61. replace windows
62. brick over windows
63. board up windows
64. build new wall in front of window
65. post “quiet” signs outside
66. get a guard dog
67. get rid of guard dog
68. get a guard cat
69. get a dog that can’t bark
70. buy bark shock collars for all neighborhood dogs
71. poison all dogs
72. make new law outlawing dog ownership
73. lots of wind chimes
74. drink alcohol every night before bed
75. stuff pillow in front of window
76. invent a reverse hearing aid
77. just get used to the noise
78. have a baby – good excuse not to sleep
79. sleep during the day when everyone else is at work
80. only sleep every other night to get really tired
81. sleep in shower
82. sleep in bathtub with water running in sink
83. get admitted to insane asylum
84. move back home with parents
85. move in with kids
86. move in with in-laws
87. cover yard with cotton
88. cover yard with cactus to keep everyone/everything away
89. wrap house in cotton batting
90. have zombie apocalypse – sleep won’t matter
91. get vampires to move in
92. get werewolves to move in
3. 93. live in a vacuum – no sound
94. live in space
95. try to stay awake – always seem to fall asleep then
96. snow machine to deaden sound
97. ice machine to ice roads, keep cars off
98. cut off electricity so everyone stays home
99. sleep under lots of blankets
100.learn to hibernate