Adding a Topper to a Hybrid Mattress
I have reached for a mattress topper exactly six times in the past two years, which sounds like a lot until you remember that four of those times were on…
A Firm Topper on a Soft Mattress: Fix or Fudge?
My sister stayed over three weekends ago, slept in my guest room on the topper I’d just put on my own bed for a night because the guest mattress was…
Covered Outdoor Furniture With the Cushions Still On
I own seven outdoor furniture covers right now, which is a number I only actually counted while writing this, and counting it made me feel a specific kind of shame.…
Electric Patio Heaters Indoors: A Different Kind of Risk
I own five electric patio heaters. Five. I said the number out loud to myself while writing this and had to sit with it for a second, because that is…
Daffodils and Tulips Sharing a Vase
My mom walked into my kitchen last week, saw the daffodils sitting in a jam jar next to a bunch of tulips I hadn’t put in water yet, and said,…
Foam, Spring or Hybrid: Where I Landed
I was on my hands and knees in the back bedroom, wrestling a fitted sheet over a corner that had somehow lost its elastic entirely, when the mattress underneath made…
Working Out What Mattress I Actually Need
Della walked into my bedroom on a random Tuesday, took one look at me flat on my back on top of the comforter with my knees bent and my hands…
My Dog and the Pillow Situation
I was folding laundry on the couch, the kind of task where you’re only half paying attention, and out of the corner of my eye I watched my dog Biscuit…
Propping Up a Baby Mattress: What Parents Wonder About
I was standing in a nursery that wasn’t mine, at eleven at night, holding a phone flashlight between my teeth and trying to get a level app to read flat…
Covering a Lampshade With Fabric: Pretty or Risky?
My cousin walked into my dining room, took one look at the lamp on the sideboard, and said, “Isla. Did you just wrap that lampshade in a dish towel?” It…