May is always a busy month for me – workwise + socially. (August is even worse, but more on that later…)
When I get home some evenings, it’s after 11:00 p.m. and I’m torn between going straight to bed in hopes of stealing some beauty zzzzzzzzz’s before my groundhog-day-of-a-month starts again at 7:00 a.m. sharp and staying up to do laundry, return calls + clear off some of my TiVo… I can’t even BEGIN to tell you how far behind I am on the Vampire Diaries!
If I’m feeling too wired to go to bed, I grab a cup of my beloved SleepyTime tea that I brag-logged about a few weeks ago + turn on this amazing device at full blast:
Behold the HoMedics Sound SPA Relaxation Sound Machine from Target. This baby costs you only a mere $24.99, but really pays off in the sleep department. Its settings are: Ocean (I listen to it every night), Summer Night, Rain (sounds like white noise), Rain Forest (the birds kind of freak me out) and Heartbeat (don’t. do. ittttt.). I swear by the Ocean setting – and even Slick has jumped on the sound machine bandwagon. He’s WAY worse than me in the winding down department after a long day of work/ play…
We are happily training ourselves to go to bed ala Pavlov’s Dog’s Classic Conditioning, and it’s working. (Don’t worry…we don’t drool when a bell rings, only training ourselves to sleep better…) Benadryl may work for some, but this sound machine doesn’t leave you with a hangover in the mornings. I love it and it’s certainly helping me to sleep better. Check it out!
P.S. Here are my two favorite pictures from Camp Twin Lakes’ Camp Dance this weekend @ the Atlanta Zoo! (Couldn’t resist…)
What a killer party! Can’t wait until next year to do it all over again!
xx, L
