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How do you feel when you wake up in the morning? Well-rested? Exhausted?
Most mornings are tough for me. I have always been a light sleeper, especially after becoming a mom, and I do not always set myself up for a good night’s rest. I often head to bed still wired from the day and then toss and turn all night long. Some mornings, I just need 10 more minutes…
May is Better Sleep Month and I have partnered with the Better Sleep Council on a campaign that is focused on not “sleeping around”! By sleeping around, I mean those unfortunate situations where we fall asleep at our desk, dinner table or even at the movies. Check out the video below to see what I’m talking about.
There are solutions for this wide-spread epidemic. For example, do you have a bedtime ritual? As parents, we know that a bedtime ritual is key for getting our kiddos to sleep each night, yet we often do not do it for ourselves! A regular routine helps us unwind and prepare our bodies for sleep. If you are anything like me, you go to bed with your mind racing, which keeps you up for hours before you fall asleep. This is not a healthy way to rest, and with a little practice we can change our habits and receive much healthier sleep.
To help with your new bedtime ritual, we are hosting a fabulous giveaway for one winner! See details below and make sure you visit the Better Sleep Council on Facebook for more tips to stop sleeping around! Also, keep an eye out for a Twitter party hosted by Mom Spark Media on May 17th at 9-11pm Eastern!
GIVEAWAY
We are giving away a $100 Visa Gift Card and a Sleep Sanctuary Kit that includes:
- Sleep Sounds CD - to help your mind relax as you fall asleep to soothing sounds
- Mineral Bath Salts - which have been shown to induce calmness and promote relaxation
- Lavender Oil Reed Diffuser - to provide a little aromatherapy to help relax and calm the mind.
- Sleep Mask - to block out distracting light
- Package of Ear Plugs - to block out any distracting noises
- Better Sleep Guide - to provide additional tips on creating your personal sleep sanctuary and getting a full night’s rest
To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form below!
Disclosure: This post was sponsored by the Better Sleep Council, but thoughts are my own. Read Mom Spark’s full disclosure here.
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Amy Bellgardt is a wife, mom, lifestyle & travel blogger, social media strategist, nerd and founder of Mom Spark. Amy also manages 
In a closet while playing hide n seek with my niece…she took a long time finding me.
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In the laundry room. I had just brought my new baby home from the NICU and wasn’t prepared for the sleepless nights-I was sitting on the floor folding laundry as it came out of the dryer, it was warm, and quiet comfy! (Did I just justify why I fell asleep in the laundry room?)
Thanks for the opportunity!
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Movie theater, it was an action movie. Yet, i managed to fall asleep.
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I have fallen asleep in a chair in a meeting -and started snoring- not good!
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I have fallen asleep on a train.
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I can literally sleep anywhere. The craziest place was at a racetrack during a race. My brother used to race locally when I was a teenager and we’d be there sometimes until 1 in the morning and a girl gets tired!
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on a bus
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In front of the computer
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On a shuttle bus in Flordia on the way back from Disney World.
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I fell asleep standing in line waiting to purchase my freshmen college textbooks!
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In the bathtub and it was miserable waking up in cold water!
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After working 3rd shift for a year, I can fall asleep ANYWHERE, sitting straight up !! The worst was @ the Dayton Dragons game – my daughter was furious with me for wasting her money !
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I remember when we were kids my folks liked to go play cards with friends/neighbors. I remember falling asleep under various coffee tables more than once lol.
Turns out I have a sleeping disorder and falling asleep anywhere, any time is a knack! Falling asleep when you do not want to isn’t fun(ny) though! I’ve fallen asleep at my keyboard (work and at home) more than few times. The “joke” that you’ll have key imprints on your forehead is not entirely true
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I’ve fallen asleep at work and at the doctors office before..nothing crazy but it shouldn’t have happened LOL thanks!
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Bathroom floor. I had a migraine and the dark put me right to sleep.
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I would so appreciate this I have a 20 years old who wants to stay out a little more than I was allowed, a soon-to-be 15 year old who is involved in too many extracurricular activities and an 8 year old that runs my entire household and how could I forget my husband that works nights and my puppy Troy a Westie Terrier that is non-stop.
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bathtub!
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I would love this! I never sleep well anymore.
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The side of the bathtub! Whenever I was sick when I was little I would lay on the side of the bathtub, it was cool and it always made me feel better… I don’t fit anymore though
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Front row of biology lecture. The professor was right in front of me. *dead*
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The craziest place that Ive fallen asleep was in a casino chair in front of a slot machine – it was a long night.
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a train station bench
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Nothing crazy…just like the doctor’s office, movie theater.
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on the bus :p and at the movies. like why pay to see it?! lol
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I have this bad habit of falling asleep at a movie theater. I have been woke up before by my hubby laughing at me because I was snoring “loudly” as he put it lol
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probably in the park at the picnic table
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i really don’t sleep well in most weird places but I have fallen asleep at my desk at work a few times
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When I was a mommy for the first time in 1988, I was exhausted. My daughter didn’t sleep but more than 2-3 hours at a time, and I was like a zombie. I was outside hanging laundry on the clothes line and my husband was inside sitting with the baby. I sat down on the doorstep because my back was hurting, and leaned against the back door. Next thing I know I woke up falling backwards into the house..I had fallen asleep and my husband was coming to look for me! My head landed right on his feet! Thank goodness it didn’t hit the floor! My husband laughed and laughed but I was upset. He sent me to nap for a couple of hours while he watched the little one. We wrote about this in her baby book, she laughs about it today.
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I feel asleep waiting at the DMV once and missed my number being called and had to get a new one and wait another long sleepy hour to get my tags!
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I never really fell asleep anywhere weird except back in my partying days, a hood of the car
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Just recently I fell asleep while having a root canal! I must have been really exhausted!
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I feel asleep at the airport once and almost missed the plane
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The craziest place I have fallen asleep is the movies!
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my desk @ school
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i fell asleep at my meditation and yoga class! lol on more then one occasion
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I’ve never fallen asleep anywhere strange, but my mom has fallen asleep at a stop light (while driving!).
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I never fall asleep in weird places, but I’ve been so tired lately… I actually just fell asleep sitting up! That’s what newborn twins will do to ya…
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I’ve fallen asleep at the movies.
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When we were moving overseas we had a 12 hour layover at the airport and our boys fell asleep on our duffel bags on the luggage cart.
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the craziest place i have falled asleep is on the floor of a bus while traveling in high school.
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On my back porch
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once I started nodding off when I was driving, but that wasn’t funny! I pulled over and slept in the car, now I never drive that tired anymore!
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I fell asleep at my husband”s work party, I didn’t know anyone there and was at the table by myself while he was talking. I put my head in my hand and bam, I was out like a light.
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At the bus,
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At a Cincinnati Reds baseball game.
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At my laptop, thankfully I didn’t kill the keyboard or hard-drive when my head hit!
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Fell asleep at a movie.
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crazy – I’m thinking Miami airport during a hurricane shutdown … during our honeymoon
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no weird places….just on my pool deck
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