How My Quest For Better Tresses Gave Me A Better Rest

Stress is absolute murder on your body. And the parts growing out of your body too. (Insomnia locks aren’t cute) And, much like your hair, the reason why’s got layers to it. When you’re stressed out, you’re either not eating enough – or not eating enough of the right stuff. (Massive meals do not a […]

Why White Noise Helps You Sleep

I didn’t get it. Each weeknight at home, I was tossing and turning. But my weekend sleeps at bae’s were great. Next level. Perfect. So – what was it? Why was I enjoying such a wonderful slumber at my lover’s abode and not my own? Was it his mattress? The spooning? Waking up, cuddled in […]

Why Meditating May Refresh You Better Than a Nap

So, you slept nada last night. And today might be doable if you could catch some quick shuteye halfway through. But, unfortunately, you’re the sort who’s worse off after attempting a midday micro snooze. Whether it’s ten minutes or twenty, all laying down does is squash what little momentum you managed to dredge up when […]

Does a Heavy Blanket Equal Heavy Sleeping?

Wait… you want me to sleep with a heavy blanket? In this weather? I know. It’s a bit hot for it ATM. But, during your desperate search for the perfect (and side effect free) sleep, you may have encountered ads for the “Gravity” blanket. There are actually a ton’ve ’em out there, under all sorts […]

6 Tips For a Better Slumber Beside Your Lover (Part 2)

So you’re still having trouble sleeping next to your nuptial “other”. Love went out the window eons ago. And splitting is too inconvenient. So, what do you do? Well, if you want to attempt to salvage the remnants of the relationship you used to have, click here for part one of this article. It’ll not […]

6 Tips For a Better Slumber Beside Your Lover (Part 1)

They’re snoring. They’re thrashing. They-… wait. Are we sure that’s still bae in your bed? Not an alligator doing the death roll next to you? Yeah, I’ve been there. And, to be fair, so has my poor boyfriend, often at the receiving end of my Bruce Lee moves, anytime he tries to slide into bed […]

How To Look Fresh After an Awful Non-Sleep

Little league games. Project deadlines. The car breaking down in the middle of the freeway on your busiest day, ever. There’re plenty’ve legit “not a problem you brought on yourself” reasons for why you might not have gotten a good sleep this week. It’s the nature of the battle that is being human. Honestly, sometimes […]

Sarcastips: 6 Sleep Hacks You Definitely Haven’t Heard

Are you ready for some diesel grade sleep tips? Good. ’cause we’re jumping right in today. No annoying intro. No background on why sleep’s important. Just tips you’ve never read before. So, here we go: 1. Stay up late Don’t have to be at work til 10? Then you can totally go to bed at […]

Does too little (or much) time in bed get you dead quicker?

We keep trying to whittle the number down. “Just how little sleep can I get by on, so I can wake up and resume the nightmare that is my life?” We aren’t asking because we’re amped about waking up weary and dragging our reluctant backbones through another drudgery filled week. It’s because we’re up late […]

Try this trifecta at night for a fabulous slumber

A wise man once asked: (In unison: “Yes. Yes we do.”) The problem? If you’re anything like me, ya gotta lot going on. Too much for snoozing to come easily when it should. Between physical therapy clinicals and my miscellany of other interests, I’m busy. Just like you. And, by the end of the day, […]