Comments on: What Helps You Sleep Better At Night?

By: Jane aka zJayne

Jane aka zJayne — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:19:28 +0000

It’s ca-razy when I saw the title and came over to leave a comment on what sometimes help me sleep better at night. Great article, not what I expected and a pleasure to read. It is crazy enough too that the posts are from 2007, so this means this has been going on for quite a while now.

So, back to what sometimes help me sleep better…
on a fluke at a local spa day (test out new things), I had a short hypnotist whatever you would call a brief encounter. I felt wide awake, heard everything he said… and he suggested before entering my room to sleep, placing my elbow to hand against the door jam and leaving my worries in the wood there. Just basically say something like “worries, thoughts or concerns, leaving them here at the wood until morning” and then walk through.

Of course, the point is that when you walk out of your room in the morning, they “whoosh” right back! But I must acknowledge that when I actually do this… it does work.

(I never leave a post like this on a blog)… but I so enjoyed a recent rooster story that I came back to read after I facebooked it… that I found your great blog too)!

~waving,
Jane

By: Lotta

Lotta — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 21:54:00 +0000

I love the term Sanctimommy!!!! I try not to do it unless the kid's wandering outside in the cold without a coat in 4 degree weather.

By: Fiz

Fiz — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 04:14:00 +0000

Hmm. Many things to discuss. Least of which being the cute shoooooos pix you posted! This friend sounds divine. Suddenly curious about what an evening is like when the Hurricane's parents entertain. Organic bedding only if she's die-hard about organic in her life in general. What's the point if it's a fruitless exercise in trying to do a socially determined "right" thing? That's one argument.The other is to do it because it's the better alternative and it is going to make her feel better at the end of the day about a new babe's sleeping arrangement.That's another. I have a third, but I also have dogs barking at the top of their lungs that need to be stopped immediately….

By: Girl con Queso

Girl con Queso — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 03:54:00 +0000

I'm not sure I can actually describe a swing clap. It must be seen to be believed. When I googled it, looking for a link con description, two choreography newsletters came up. And blog con queso. So. Um. It's so far relatively unpublished. But trust me. It's awesome. And it's very different from THE clap. No really.

By: Jill

Jill — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 21:09:00 +0000

I would totally scoff at the organic mattress, just as I scoff at homemade organic baby food, no TV and overly zealous babyproofing. On the other hand, I think the modern emphasis on carseat safety and helmets for bikes is pretty important. . . . Of course, my husband thinks I have transportation "issues."BTW: whatsa swing clap?

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 17:35:00 +0000

I bought Hailey a $300 mattress that has a fan in it to blow filtered air into her face while she slept. Meanwhile she spends most nights sleeping on the carpet, in our bed or draped across the coffee table with her face buried in the cat.Total waste of money.

By: mothergoosemouse

mothergoosemouse — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 02:07:00 +0000

You already know how I feel.But if others buy into it, more power to the ad execs. Whatever helps you sleep at night, feeling as if you've done right by your family.

By: Tere

Tere — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 00:35:00 +0000

I just want to know who the renowned designer friend is.J/k (not really).I just strive to find a balance between safety and silliness. While I worry many times about it being my child who's involved in a freak or deadly accident (like, he eats a blade of grass and it just so happened to contain the poison of some rare ant), I fight a lot to not let my paranoid tendencies get the best of me. I'm a stickler for safety when it comes to the car seat, playing under supervision (he's still little), etc., but we by no means live in a sterile world, and lord knows he's no stranger to germs, dirt, etc.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 00:17:00 +0000

I was enjoying catching up on my blog con queso reading this evening when I soon realized I missed out on a great deal of advice BEFORE purchasing an organic baby crib mattress. Yes, I did go for it..and I think I will sleep better for it. I ended up doing a good deal of research on my own…no wheatgrass or straw or anything like that involved. Heavens, that would send me into my own asthmatic shock…just cotton. I'll give you the link in case you're interested. It's http://www.naturepedic.com. And by the way, I will also encourage playing in organic dirt…I grew up playing in the good Texas kind of dirt and am better for it. Girl con queso you are very kind -I really really hope she's born on your day!

By: Jenny Dagle

Jenny Dagle — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 04:41:00 +0000

Gosh, my kids all slept on the same mattress we inherited from their cousins. I couldn't fit a pop can between the crib slats, so I figured I'd gone above and beyond in the safety arena.A lot has changed even in the nine years since I had my first baby. I think the array of choices would be pretty overwhelming for someone having a first baby now. But the maternity clothes are SO much better than in 1997.