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…
Soft, Medium or Firm: How I Would Choose
I complain about my mattress, out loud, probably four nights out of seven. Not really to my husband, more in his general direction, since he’s usually asleep by the time…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Light Switches in Bathrooms: Why All the Fuss?
I was brushing my teeth in the dark last Tuesday. Not because the power was out, not because I’m going through some sort of aesthetic phase involving candles, but because…
The Eight Year Mattress Rule: Where Did It Come From?
I logged it once, out of curiosity, the same way I log board feet before I quote a job. Eight hours a night, seven nights a week if I’m lucky,…
Stacking an Electric Blanket on a Mattress Topper
I was on my knees at eleven at night, wrestling a two inch memory foam topper into a fitted sheet that was clearly sized for a mattress with less personality…
Turn It or Leave It Alone? Mattress Advice Is a Mess
I currently own six mattresses. Not because I’m running a boutique inn out of my house in Indianapolis, but because that’s just what happens when you’ve got a master bed,…