We wish you a very happy, healthy, and prosperous 2019. As we start this new year with hopes that you will make relaxation and great sleep a priority in your life, we’d like to share this beautiful music and these cozy scenes with you. Enjoy! Let’s make 2019 a great year!
On the first day of Sleep-mas, my dream elves gave to me A mattress to help me sleep On the second day of Sleep-mas, my dream elves gave to me Two fluffy pillows, And a mattress to help me sleep On the third day of Sleep-mas, my dream elves gave to me Three sets of sheets, Two fluffy pillows, And a mattress to help me sleep On the fourth day of Sleep-mas, my dream elves gave to me Four blackout drapes, Three sets of sheets, Two fluffy pillows, And a mattress to help me sleep On the fifth day of …
Lately I’ve figured out something pretty great about a new hobby I’ve taken up. What I’ve realized is that if I spend a little time on it in the evening before bed, I fall asleep very easily. My new hobby is crochet. Well, I’m not exactly new to crochet. My sweet grandma taught me how when I was eight or nine years old. I’ve done a few small projects here and there over the years, but until recently I had never made anything of any real use or substance. Over the years, I’ve dabbled in a few different handicrafts. I …
I’m kind of bummed out. I missed Make Your Bed Day last month on the 11th! Did you know there was a special day recognizing making your bed? I guess we shouldn’t be too surprised at these “days” anymore. After all, there’s a day set aside for everything now. Make Your Bed Day? Why not. When I was little, my mom taught me how to make my bed. Yours probably did the same for you. Mom made her and my dad’s bed every day, and the same was expected of us kids, once we were capable. I remember struggling to …
It started with a long-running worry about the health and safety of my far-away, elderly aunt which dramatically escalated in April. Suddenly, my time and attention were consumed with trying to help and find resources from several states away. I found myself waking up early – I mean really early – every morning worrying about her and agonizing over possible solutions. Suddenly she was in the hospital and I was in long-distance crisis mode. My stress level escalated, and my hours of nightly sleep diminished even more. I felt like my new normal was just going to settle in at …
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Life often seems too busy, packed full, frantic and overwhelming. Sometimes it feels like that for long periods of time with no break. Sometimes, on top of that “normal” stress level, life hands you more than you think you can handle. That’s what life has served up around here in the past couple of months. And I want to tell my tale in a future post. My sleep has definitely suffered through all this…stuff. And that’s what we’re all about here at Sleep Satisfaction – figuring out how to get the best sleep we can under all kinds of circumstances. …
First things first. If you don’t know who the Ricardos are…. well, how sad. And also, I feel old. Ricky and Lucy Ricardo – aka Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball – were the zany 1950s TV sitcom couple starring in I Love Lucy. Many of us of a certain age grew up watching these black and white reruns that are, sadly, becoming harder to find on TV. Despite Lucy driving Ricky crazy with her nutty plans to find her way into show biz, and Ricky frustrating those plans at every turn, they otherwise seemed to be a normal married couple …
Separate Beds – Were the Ricardos Onto Something? Read more »
It’s that time of year again. I’m sure you’ve marked your calendars and are anxiously awaiting the official day when you can join other people in your town or city to bash the heck out of each other with…. pillows. Yes, I am indeed talking about the 9th annual International Pillow Fight Day, which, this year, falls on Saturday, April 7th. You didn’t know there was such a day? Well, lucky you’re reading this. Now you can join in. Each year, on the first Saturday of April, pillow fight events are organized around the world. You can find out whether …
Do you ever find yourself wondering about strange, obscure things? Just out of curiosity? I do. I’ve done this my whole life, but until the internet really came into its own and search engines became know-it-alls (in a good way, of course) most of my wonderings went unanswered. Before Yahoo, Bing and Google, I had to really want to know something to start asking around or really-really want to know to go to the library to find answers (rarely did I want to know something that badly). Now that we can not only sit down at a computer and easily …
Everyone thinks of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” as a Christmas song. But it’s really a winter song, when you get right down to it. And now that it’s February, right smack in the middle of winter, it seems like a good time to talk about winter and cold weather, and how they affect our sleep. Sorry to you readers in the southern hemisphere who are smack in the middle of summer right now! Maybe reading an article about cold will help you feel cooler. Nah, that never works, does it? I’ve tried it in the middle of an Arizona July, …