Today, after yet another dreadful nights sleep, I took the long overdue step of going shopping for a new mattress. I haven’t been sleeping well for a while. Okay… more than a while but what do you say? I don’t remember the last time I woke up feeling refreshed… though I’ve a vague recollection that such things were once possible…. I haven’t had a nights sleep uninterrupted by pain since 1991, and I regularly wake up with aching and tense jaws after clenching my teeth all night which I am told is a result of neck and shoulder tension. Anyway, I’ve spent the last week or so dealing with more back pain than I normally care to, and what with the impending Care Bear disaster and all, I just can’t take it any more!
So I went to the mattress manufacturer/retailer place on the other side of town, where I met a helpful, informative .. though admittedly excessively cheerful, sales representative who has convinced me that one, such as myself, that is one who has had chronic back problems and associated sleep disorder for a decade and a half should probably not skimp when it comes to doing anything that may improve the whole sleeping thing. And … sigh….. I’ve long known she’s right.
I looked at quite a few different mattresses, and quite rightly made myself at home, laying around on all the beds with my shoes kicked off. I’ve been soooo over tired lately, I reckon if it’d been a little quieter, I think I could have fallen asleep right there in the show room. I’ve come to the realization that the all singing, all dancing, won’t-quite-make-you-coffee-but-has-a-spec-sheet-as-long-as-your-arm… latex mattresses are probably my best bet. They’re fabulous, they’re firm, but your body kinda gently sinks into them in the right spots, while somehow being extremely supportive. I totally want one, and that’s all good and well…. except for the $1,995.00 price tag 😐
Why do I always seem to choose the dearest product available for any given purpose?
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