TIP OF THE DAY - SUNDAY

CHECK YOUR MATTRESS... This sounds simple but have you ever thought that maybe your bed is preventing you from getting a good night's sleep? Less than 5 years ago we spent several hundred dollars on a new mattress. We were assured we would sleep great and the mattress would last us 20 years. It is a memory foam. Well each side of the bed where we sleep is a large valley. It seems the memory foam forgot to return to it's original shape. Well this weekend while at the new Roseburg Costco, which is a great store, we found a 2 1/2 inch gel-foam mattress pad. It is so cool. It is a little stinky but we opened it up and put it on the bed, after putting down sheets in the valley then the 1/2 inch egg shell pad. The top of the bed is now 3 inches higher which doesn't sound like a lot but it is, trust me. I now climb into bed from the stool at the foot. I must admit we slept great. We are not sure if it is because of the pad or because we were just so tired. We will see as the week goes on with Calvin gone. My point of this long story is to check your bed and if that is your problem at night. Try a different bed, or mattress.