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I Think I Have Found My Sleep Pillow for Life

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Updated on 2026-09-02

01 - Introduction

I’ve used a number of pillows for sleeping over my lifetime. For years, I wasn’t very picky about the pillow I used for sleeping. However, I began to become picky about the pillows I used for sleeping when I began experiencing sporadic neck pain after a night of sleep.

The first pillow I purchased after becoming picky about pillows was a contour pillow that I purchased at a local Linens & Things store ( Linens & Things now only has an online presence). I used that pillow for years. The pillow was washable, but it took days to completely dry out. One thing I didn’t like about the pillow was that it wasn’t wide enough.

Short Bits 2025

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Updated on 2025-10-19

01 - Use Honey to Help You Sleep (2025-04-06)

Image courtesy of Sage Ross , CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

I have seen manuka honey at Whole Foods Market for years when shopping there, but I thought it was very expensive. A former dental hygienist tried to get me interested in manuka honey a few years ago, but once again I thought it was too expensive, even if it was beneficial for your health.

Sleeping in a Hammock

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Updated on 2026-09-14

I’m a side sleeper and I began suffering from pressure point issues in my shoulders and hips sometime during my fourth decade of life. I read somewhere that Tempurpedic mattresses were supposed to be good for relieving pressure point issues. Therefore in 2004 or 2005, I decided to purchase a Tempurpedic mattress with a 3-inch built in topper.

I absolutely loved my Tempurpedic mattress and still do, but the pressure point issues eventually returned again, well before the end of the warrantied 20-year life of a Tempurpedic mattress. Additionally, I disliked the weight of my mattress and foundation; 76 pounds for the foundation and 148 pounds for the mattress for a total of 224 pounds. I still remember the team of 3 delivery guys who huffed, puffed, and grunted to get the mattress up to the second level of my home. There’s no way I could move the mattress on my own, other than to lift the edges of the mattress just enough to tuck a fitted sheet.