Yearly Archives - 2017

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6 Cool Gadgets for Your Bedroom

From the iPhone to self-driving cars, technology has certainly come a long way in the last decade. A new gadget’s success is largely dependant on the usability and convenience it provides to the end user. And while industries from communication to transportation have been revolutionized in recent years and plenty of coverage along the way, one department of innovation that gets less attention is the bedroom. A wave of new tools and resources have given birth to brand new sleep...

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8 Unusual Bamboo Uses

Bamboo is a fascinating plant. Some people only know it as nutrition Pandas love to snack on, but in reality, the plant has a variety of practical uses that humans have leveraged for thousands of years. Not only is Bamboo a multi-practical plant, but it is also an extremely sustainable one that is good for our planet.  Did you know that bamboo is one of the fastest-growing natural resources on the planet (it can grow up to one yard per...

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6 Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Better

There is nothing in this world that takes away the joys of having a newborn baby. But while the newest addition to the family is a blessing, the difficulties in getting your baby to sleep can be frustrating. Staying up all night making sure your baby is falling asleep can impact your own health. It is extremely important to arm yourself with key infant sleep facts, develop a plan, implement it and stick to it. Before you know it, your...

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5 Crazy Places People Have Tried To Sleep

Have you ever been so tired you just couldn’t keep your eyes open and just drifted into a deep, peaceful sleep right there on the spot? Who am I kidding, we’ve all been there! Whether it be caused by a heavy workload, the stress of a school year or the result of uncomfortable bed sheets (although we have a fix for that), the burden of our everyday lives can leave us feeling sleep deprived, and as a result can impact...

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6 Reasons Why Bamboo is Better Than Cotton

You may think of bamboo as that cool looking plant that grows largely in parts of Asia. What you may not know about Bamboo is that it offers a wide variety of applications from construction materials and textiles to musical instruments and of course, linen. It seems somewhat counterintuitive that on one hand bamboo can be used as a solid material in the construction of homes but on the other hand can be turned into a soft, silky fabric that...

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5 Reasons Why You Should Always Make Your Bed

If you’re like most, you probably dread the daily chore of making your bed. In your defense, your unwillingness is not without justification. It’s early in the morning, you had a late night preparing for your big presentation, and breakfast is usually a quick bowl of frosted flakes which you devour as quick as possible so you can get on the road and start your day. Making your bed is the last thing you want to waste your time doing....

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6 tips for a better night’s sleep

We’ve all been there. Tossing and turning, eyes wide open, constantly starting at the clock counting down the hours till your alarm goes off, wishing you could just doze off into a blissful, peaceful sleep. You employ every trick in the books; count sheep, recall your day hour by hour, run through situations in your head that will probably never happen, but none of it works. Eventually you wake up in the morning feeling hazy, clouded, and far from refreshed....

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How Clean Are Your Hotel Bed Sheets?

Often times, people go on trips out of state and find a hotel to stay in for the night. They trust that the hotel cleans the room like they should. They do not think anything more about it and get into their sleeping attire. Most people roll back the covers and sheets and get right into bed, exhausted by a long day’s drive. Pulling the blankets over them, they fall asleep. The cold hard truth is that many hotels do not...

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Bed Sheets and Laundry Detergent

The Pro and Cons of Using Conventional Laundry Detergent to Wash Bed Sheets When someone has a pile of dirty laundry to do, they often have speed and efficiency in mind as they grab a bottle of conventional laundry detergent. If this same person has added all the dirty bedsheets in the house to a pile of laundry, he or she will have the same objective: to get done as fast as possible. Many people are unaware that washing bed sheets in...

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Graveyard Shift Workers

Getting a Good Day’s Sleep for Graveyard Shift Workers For those who must or choose to work the night shift, sleep can sometimes be more difficult to get. People are more active during the daytime all around where you desperately seek peace, there’s more light, and most people will have to fight against their natural internal time clock. But there are ways to stack that sleep deck in your favor.   Make Your Sleep Area More Zen Get rid of any clutter, screens with...

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