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Pillows Anyone!! 😴

Posted by lovelyday @lovelyday, Jun 11, 2023

I'm using five old pillows that suck not only that they SUCK the LIFE out of me is there any out there that won't cause sleep wrinkles and neck pain I'm trying to sleep on my back but then I'll go to my side..💤🥱😴

My bed is horrible too a good recommendation for a topper that will give good support and doesn't smell bad might help I'm not looking to spend to much but will put a little into it the bed and pillows we SLEEP on should be one of the most important things we purchase my beds are 18 years old so YEAH 😵‍💫😳

I feel like the walls are crumbling down after awhile I have to much junk and not enough of the right stuff

It's time to unload my home I'm getting to old for collecting stuff I have enough and then not enough if you get what I mean I need happiness and joy not STUFF except really good pillows and blankets sheets and beds 🥱😴😂

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Funcountess | @funcountess | Jun 13, 2023

Perhaps you need a new mattress to go with new pillows.
18 years is a long time between a new mattress. Start slow and try to de clutter daily.
In time it gets done.talking about it, and doing something about it are two different things.

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casey1329 | @casey1329 | Jun 14, 2023
In reply to @elimseoj "I sleep on the floor using a Japanese 2 inch futon. I use a pillow stuffed..." + (show)
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I sleep on the floor using a Japanese 2 inch futon. I use a pillow stuffed with buckwheat husks. It is heavy but I travel with it too. It helps me to sleep on my back and then another shape on my side. I use one of those foam neck cushions for between my knees when I'm on my side. To extend the life of my futon I take it outside in the sunshine every 4 weeks. l leave it out there for 3 or 4 hours. When I travel, I prefer Airbnb's because I usually get floor space to sleep on. I carry my bedding to make something similar to the futon but not nearly as comfortable. My family likes to tease me about how I fill up the van when I travel. My Apple watch tells me I'm in bed about 10 hours every night and I sleep about 7 and 1/2. I like to get more than an hour. REM and I really shoot for about the same with deep sleep. Seldom happens though. I normally have to get up six times each night to go to the bathroom.

If I eat late, meaning that I don't get 5 hours of digestion before bedtime, I use a floor recliner to keep me slightly elevated until I get past the 5-hour Mark. That helps to prevent indigestion.

Besides keeping my back stretched out and feeling good throughout the day, another benefit of sleeping on the floor is that I can get up off the floor! Those muscles still work pretty darn good.

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I wonder how old you are. You sound young.

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elimseoj | @elimseoj | Jun 14, 2023

80 years young. 81 in September. Mayo Clinic and this site is helping me learn to die old in a young body.

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