7 steps to get a good night’s sleep while vacationing

You’ve booked your trip. Your itinerary is planned. You’re bags are packed. But if you don’t get enough sleep prior to your vacation, everything is shot. You’ll either be too grumpy to enjoy anything or sleeping all day just to catch up. Here are 7 tips to get the proper night’s sleep so that you will be…

Sleep Scents

Life is hectic. Spouses, children, friends, careers, extra-curricular activities, and the list goes on! When it’s time to get the shut eye you need, sometimes it can be difficult to turn off all the chaos and get some sleep. Some people count sheep, others take medicine, or meditate. But I have good news! There’s an alternative…

Why aren’t mattresses made to flip over anymore?

Time and time again I get asked the question “Why don’t they make mattresses double-sided anymore?” Well, we’ve all had a mattress at one point in our lives that were double-sided. I was personally still sleeping on one until a few weeks ago! Whether it’s someone shopping for a new mattress for the first time…

The Effects of Caffeine on Sleep

If you’re asking me, there are 4 essential components to survival here on Earth. Food, water, air and coffee. Pretty much everything about coffee makes me swoon! The bold aroma, the warm cozy feeling as it enters your tummy, the sips you take while reading an intriguing novel curled up in your favorite chair. For…

Holiday Countdown to Better Sleep

I don’t consider myself a procrastinator. Yet, I have barely made a dent in my holiday shopping. I have no time or energy to make any handmade gifts (although I love all things handmade). The stress of my growing to-do list would give most people sleepless nights. So, here I am researching and writing about how to…

Back-to-school? Already?

We buy our kids school supplies and new clothing for school but did you ever consider replacing your child’s old bed? Maybe you don’t want to invest in a new bed because you think your child will outgrow it. But a bed is not like clothing that your child may outgrow in 6 months. A new…

How to take a proper nap

Did you know that more than 85% of mammals take naps? Yet, humans are part of the minority that choose NOT to nap. In fact, as a nation, we are considered sleep deprived. It’s our busy lifestyle and cultural that puts work and leisure activities first and sleep as last priority that makes us reaching for the coffee all…

We can learn a lot from cats

“Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many different ailments, but I have never heard of one who suffered from insomnia.” Joseph Wood Krutch Writer I think of myself as a semi-pro napper, but I am no competition to the professional napper in my house: my cat. Unlike people, cats…