Great Sleep, Giving Back, and Making Things Lovely
Click here to download the directions to make your Sweet Sleep Poinsettia.
We're taking each day this holiday season to celebrate the full life that comes with a good night's sleep. So, from November 20 - December 20, we will provide tips for great holiday sleep.
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At I Slept Great, we know that the well rested life it easier to take joy in sharing with others. We want to invite you to help us share this holiday season. We are so pleased to be helping Sweet Sleep provide beds for orphans. We're sponsoring Sweet Sleep in the Hall of Trees - a special live and virtual fundraiser for charities. We decorated a tree using only the materials Sweet Sleep uses to build orphans beds in Moldova, Haiti, and Africa: mosquito netting, foam, wire, piping, and protective plastic.
You can take part in a few ways:
- Make your own poinsettias (just like those on our tree in the picture) using mosquito netting. These flowers are both beautiful and a great conversation starter about the need for orphans to have an environment for great sleep. Maybe share the flowers with someone nearby in need, or use them to have your own Sweet Sleep fundraiser to build more beds around the world.
Click here to download the directions.
- Go online and bid to win the sleep prize pack and decorations from our tree at HallofTrees.com.
Holiday Sleep Tips:
It's never too late to start a good sleep routine. . .even as you head into the holidays. Each person's routine is unique, but it's best to start at least an hour before bedtime by turning off the electronics that tend to keep us from slowing down for great sleep. It may sound extreme, but try turning off the computer, TV, video games, and cell phones and leaving them off until morning. You'll be surprised the difference this one change makes.
As tempting as holiday eating can be, curb your intake of food a couple of hours before bedtime. A light snack is fine, but stay away from heavy food before bed. Your body needs to be doing the working of sleeping, not heavy digestion during the night. If you've just eaten a meal and then lie down, you are more likely to get acid reflux.
