This is a post I've thought about doing for a while and now I'm doing it! Here are some of my favorite things to help me get to sleep or to do around bedtime and some honorable mentions.
Let's talk about my #1 bedtime investment... the Weighted Blanket! I got this from Target's Room Essentials line- it was on sale on Black Friday and Cyber Monday and I was so happy I ended up getting this! I think mine is 12 pounds and it has a removable cover- which is good but I'm afraid to actually remove it. I just find this so relaxing. I get a really nice, deep sleep whenever I use this- it helps me fall asleep and stay asleep. Plus it helps soothe aches and pains that I have because I work on my feet often. It really really helps.
I also have a Mypillow, which I also LOVE. This pillow always holds its shape, it's very comfortable... it does keep cool and I just think it works really well. My mom bought one for herself and then she got the whole family hooked on these. We all really like them.
Another favorite of mine that is my go to gift when someone is moving into a new place... or just a great gift idea in general are the sherpa blankets from Costco. My mom always gets these because they're just really soft and nice. When my one friend moved into an apartment with her now husband I was like "Ohh I should get her this blanket" and then they fought over the blanket so I ended up getting him one for his birthday too lol. They are just so cozy and perfect. They do have sherpa blankets other places if you aren't a costco member... I hear Wallmart and Target have good ones too... but Costco is where I first saw them and I really like them.
My favorite pajamas are my Cuddle Duds- specifically the kind with the thumb holes. My room gets very very cold in the winter and sometimes even in the spring and fall... so I like having thumb holes as like a secret glove. My mom got me a cuddle dud top and bottom for christmas along with a velour hoodie with thumb holes that I love and some slippers that I also really like. They have grippies at the bottom too... which I love because I have hardwood floors and grippies help with that lol.
Another favorite bedtime sock are from the brand Spyder. These have a fleece lining to them that makes them very comfy and they feel like slippers and socks in one. They're so warm and nice and I just really like them. I'm pretty much always wearing one of these in the house... and I should actually probably get one of them on right now... lol.
Sometimes when I'm asleep I don't know what to do with my arms... and I will actually cuddle a stuffed animal if I just can't get my arms comfy. My boyfriend got me a Sloth holding Pusheen for Christmas a few years ago and that's usually what I end up cuddling. It's weird for someone that's 28 to do I guess... but it helps.
I also like having a full bottle of water near me and I'll drink that during the night because I get kind of a dry throat. Sometimes I'll drink a whole bottle before bed and that helps but sometimes I just like having it there to drink if I get hot or if I feel like I need water.
Now for the honorable mentions! If I really can't sleep at all I listen to The Honest Guys. They have a youtube channel and a few albums dedicated to meditation and some meditation to help you sleep. I forget how exactly I found them... I think I was just looking for some rain or some noises to listen to in the backround while writing something... and then I found one of their meditation videos for headaches and it helped me a lot so sometimes I'll do that if I need to calm down or be creative.
And I also really like the Bath and Body Works Aromatherapy line. I have some of their lotions that I'll use around my neck if I'm stressed or I need to sleep or something. Usually I use the Sleep Lavender one to help me sleep but if I have a headache I like the Stress Relief one and I use the Comfort one sometimes too. They're all really good. Not something I always use... but I probably should more.
Anywyay I hope you guys like this! Let me know how you sleep at night and some of your favorites! I'll see you for a Target Book Haul Tomorrow!
Bye!
-Shannon
Let's talk about my #1 bedtime investment... the Weighted Blanket! I got this from Target's Room Essentials line- it was on sale on Black Friday and Cyber Monday and I was so happy I ended up getting this! I think mine is 12 pounds and it has a removable cover- which is good but I'm afraid to actually remove it. I just find this so relaxing. I get a really nice, deep sleep whenever I use this- it helps me fall asleep and stay asleep. Plus it helps soothe aches and pains that I have because I work on my feet often. It really really helps.
I also have a Mypillow, which I also LOVE. This pillow always holds its shape, it's very comfortable... it does keep cool and I just think it works really well. My mom bought one for herself and then she got the whole family hooked on these. We all really like them.
Another favorite of mine that is my go to gift when someone is moving into a new place... or just a great gift idea in general are the sherpa blankets from Costco. My mom always gets these because they're just really soft and nice. When my one friend moved into an apartment with her now husband I was like "Ohh I should get her this blanket" and then they fought over the blanket so I ended up getting him one for his birthday too lol. They are just so cozy and perfect. They do have sherpa blankets other places if you aren't a costco member... I hear Wallmart and Target have good ones too... but Costco is where I first saw them and I really like them.
My favorite pajamas are my Cuddle Duds- specifically the kind with the thumb holes. My room gets very very cold in the winter and sometimes even in the spring and fall... so I like having thumb holes as like a secret glove. My mom got me a cuddle dud top and bottom for christmas along with a velour hoodie with thumb holes that I love and some slippers that I also really like. They have grippies at the bottom too... which I love because I have hardwood floors and grippies help with that lol.
Another favorite bedtime sock are from the brand Spyder. These have a fleece lining to them that makes them very comfy and they feel like slippers and socks in one. They're so warm and nice and I just really like them. I'm pretty much always wearing one of these in the house... and I should actually probably get one of them on right now... lol.
Sometimes when I'm asleep I don't know what to do with my arms... and I will actually cuddle a stuffed animal if I just can't get my arms comfy. My boyfriend got me a Sloth holding Pusheen for Christmas a few years ago and that's usually what I end up cuddling. It's weird for someone that's 28 to do I guess... but it helps.
I also like having a full bottle of water near me and I'll drink that during the night because I get kind of a dry throat. Sometimes I'll drink a whole bottle before bed and that helps but sometimes I just like having it there to drink if I get hot or if I feel like I need water.
Now for the honorable mentions! If I really can't sleep at all I listen to The Honest Guys. They have a youtube channel and a few albums dedicated to meditation and some meditation to help you sleep. I forget how exactly I found them... I think I was just looking for some rain or some noises to listen to in the backround while writing something... and then I found one of their meditation videos for headaches and it helped me a lot so sometimes I'll do that if I need to calm down or be creative.
And I also really like the Bath and Body Works Aromatherapy line. I have some of their lotions that I'll use around my neck if I'm stressed or I need to sleep or something. Usually I use the Sleep Lavender one to help me sleep but if I have a headache I like the Stress Relief one and I use the Comfort one sometimes too. They're all really good. Not something I always use... but I probably should more.
Anywyay I hope you guys like this! Let me know how you sleep at night and some of your favorites! I'll see you for a Target Book Haul Tomorrow!
Bye!
-Shannon
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