Sleep’s a funny
thing Isn’t it? Come on, sleep is weird! And dreams? I’d say, don’t get me
started, but please, get me started on that another time (ask me about the Oreo
Cookie).Today though, dreams not my focus for this post.
But this thing
called sleep, it sometimes comes upon us at inopportune times, like in the
middle of a late afternoon meeting. Other times, when we hit the rack with a
stretch of hours ahead of us to rest and repair, sleep eludes us like a
greased pig. Damn!
It’s the
insomnia part that I struggled with at our family’s summer vacation spot, a
park model trailer at Cape Cod. There were several reasons I couldn’t get to
sleep, too warm, too crowded on the snugly fit-inside-the-camper-bedroom,
inadequate mattress, and uncooperative pillows.
Now maybe in my
advancing (ha!) age, I’m getting picky about my pillow. I don’t like a pillow
that’s TOO firm, I can’t abide one that’s too flat, and I have no patience for
a bouncy pillow. Finally, we were at a Sears store that summer, and I picked up
this little number.
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| Sears Memory Foam Pillow |
I love my
awkwardly shaped memory foam pillow, it’s really helped with sleep (that and my
mouth guard for that pesky sleep apnea). But I’m also amused by it. When the
colder months hit (and by now we were back home, with the pillow), I noticed
that when I first got into bed at night, that my head literally hit the pillow.
That is, it kind of bounced off. Now this isn’t the same reaction as the bouncy
pillow. This was…well really the best analogy that fits is that my pillow felt
exactly like a sturdy corrugated cardboard box. Yup. Truly.
This is what
happens to memory foam when it gets cold. It gets very stiff and unyielding.
Luckily, memory
foam also warms with your body heat, and does what it’s supposed to do, support
you with love. Does a cardboard box do that?
Well, maybe if it’s one of those re-purposed large appliance crates –
that you can turn into a spaceship or diving bell or a depressing night court complete with drunks and prostitutes –
yeah, those “support” you I suppose With love? Maybe.
Sweet dreams
