Episode 142: Getting ZZZZZs

A good night’s sleep is very important, but, unfortunately, it can be elusive. This week, Janine and Shannon discuss our efforts to get a good night’s sleep (including some solutions that have actually worked for us) and the benefit of letting go of perfectionism when trying to get a good night’s sleep.

Discussion topics include:

• Spring flowers in Portland that are already blooming
• The early birthday present that has helped Shannon sleep better: a weighted blanket
• Temperature: The most elusive and important factor in our good night’s sleep
• Janine’s more expensive sleep solution, a fancy new Sleep Number Smart Bed replace their 21-year-old mattress
• The app Shannon uses to measure her sleep, AutoSleep (it’s attached to her Apple Watch)
• How Shannon sleeps much better since changing her sleep goal from 8 hours to 7 hours
• The value of creating an interim goal and then increasing it (for sleep or other things!)
• How a new bed came make a big difference (no more waking up in pain!)
• Other factors affecting sleep: light and noise
• Shannon’s glamorous bedtime appearance
• The smaller solutions you can try to improve your sleep on a budget
• How a Kindle Paperwhite can contribute to good sleep
• Janine’s favorite meditation apps that she goes to sleep to
• Shannon’s “fake naps”
• Progress over perfection when it comes to sleep

Links:

• Shannon’s weighted blanket from Bearaby
• Janine’s new fancy bed: The Sleep Number 360 i8 Smart Bed (split king) with Flexfit 2 Base and  DualTemp individual layer
• Shannon’s sleep app AutoSleep
• Shannon’s Bear Mattress
• Shannon’s favorite sleep mask
• Shannon’s favorite silicone earplugs
• Janine’s favorite Yoga with Adriene meditation video: Yoga for Inner Peace
• Janine’s Favorite Insight Timer meditation: Restorative Sleep Meditation by Kate James