To live a well balanced, rewarding life of our dreams by day and sleep restfully at night.
Ten things that cause insomnia and ten things to do to get better sleep
Published May 12, 2011 | 
Ten things that cause us to lose sleep:
1. Worry
2. Anxiety
3. Pain
4. Snoring parnter
5. Active mind
6. Active bladder
7. Active pets
8. Young children and babies
9. Uncomfortable mattress
10. Too much light or noise
Ten things you can do to get better sleep:
1. Meditate
2. Write in your journal.
3. Read something positive and spiritual before turning off the light.
4. Take a hot bath.
5. Don’t drink too much before bed.
6. Gently encourage partner to seek help with his/her snoring
7. Exercise during the day. Take a walk after dinner.
8. Focus on the good that ocurred during your day and what you have to look forward to in the morning.
9. Wear socks.
10. Invest in high quality linenes, pillows, and pajamas that you feel positively dreamy in.
In peace,
Debra
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2 CommentsTen essentials to getting a good night sleep
Published December 17, 2010 | 
Ten essentials to getting a good night sleep:
- Do all you can to feel good about yourself and your life.
- Wear socks! Yes, I know there are those of you out there who just don’t think wearing socks to bed is very cool or sexy- but get over it. If you want a good night sleep, keep your feet warm.
- Decide to make peace a higher priority than being right. It is actually a good feeling to tell your spouse ” you have a good point” or “I’m sorry”. Being humble leads to good sleep. Making the ego boss leads to sleepless, angry, tormented nights- you choose!
- Sleep on a high quality mattress. Good sleep and your back will thank you.
- Don’t overdo caffeine or alcohol at night.
- Don’t eat overly heavy foods too close to bedtime.
- Nurture your spiritual life. Prayer, meditation, and journal writing really works.
- Make love. Good hormones. Good sleep.
- A hot bath is a very relaxing thing to do before turning in.
- Clean comfortable sheets and pillows.
Sweet Dreams My Friends..Zzzzz…
Debra
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Mattress hurting your back? A guest post
Published October 13, 2010 | 
Here at the Warm Milk Journal we are interested in finding out what kind of mattresses are best for a good night sleep. My brother Scott bought a foam mattress recently. Here is his experience…
Over the last year my back has been getting increasingly irritated. I have not had a lot of discomfort, but enough that I would have my buddys ‘crack my back’… After the discomfort progressed beyond an ‘occasional’ back crack, I learned how to do it myself and started doing it several times per day. I started to worry and ask questions. Am I just getting old? Well, at 41, I’m no spring chicken but feeling like 80 was not my idea of being 41…
I did some research on how often you should replace your mattress, and gulp, I learned that mine was WAY over –due. It was about 14 years old and after further analysis, I noticed it was really sagging. So my back was convex for hours at a time due to the lack of support from the worn-out mattress… I picked up a new mattress, a foam based mattress (not a Tempurepedic because I think you are paying 2x for the name) and my back pain has simply gone away. I even sleep better, often times sleeping all the way through the night..
Back sore? Time for a new and good mattress? Splurge a little here… if you get 8 hours a night, you spend 1/3 of your life on your mattress…
Good ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzz’s to you…..
Scott
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