Mattress Toppers and Washing Machines: Read the Label First
I’ve had four mattress toppers go through this house in about six years, and three of them ended up curbside because I treated a washing machine like it was a…
Mattress Disposal: The Dumpster Is Rarely the Easy Answer
The new mattress arrived on a Tuesday, still wrapped in that ridiculous vacuum sealed plastic that makes it look like a giant beige burrito, and by six that evening I…
The Portable Crib Mattress Question New Parents Ask
I own four portable crib mattress pads right now. Four. For one baby, who sleeps in exactly one portable crib at a time, and I have genuinely stood in the…
Electric Blanket Under the Topper or Over It?
I turned my electric blanket on for the forty first night in a row this week. I know it was forty one because I actually kept a tally on my…
Mattress Quizzes: Useful Nudge or Sales Funnel?
In the spring of 2016 I took a mattress quiz on my laptop at the kitchen table, four minutes long, cheerful little progress bar filling up as I answered questions…
High Gloss Wardrobes: Do You Actually Need One?
Okay so I did the math on this the other night, mostly out of horror, and I have owned four high gloss wardrobes in six years. Four. I have lived…
Bed Bug Spray: Does the Can Live Up to the Label?
Bed bug spray sells itself as a small, controlled act of war. You see the thing, you reach under the sink, you point and spray, and something in your nervous…
Rotating a Mattress: The Easy Chore Worth Doing
I bought a two thousand two hundred dollar mattress in 2019, the kind of purchase that comes with a hundred night trial and a company that emails you like it’s…
Borrowing the Carpet Shampooer for the Mattress
Okay so the internet’s official stance on carpet shampooers and mattresses is basically “absolutely not, are you insane, you will summon mold from another dimension.” I’ve read the forum threads.…
Electric Blankets on a Tempur Bed: A Warm Debate
I keep a running tally in my head some winters, and last January it hit thirty one nights straight of turning my electric blanket on before I’d even gotten my…