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Amerisleep AS3 Reviews

  My Amerisleep AS3 Unboxing Video (Surprise, my voice is ridiculous!) If I can (just barely) do it, you can totally tackle a bed-in-a-box by yourself. Updated 10/15/22 Amerisleep's AS5 was recently featured as the 'Best Soft Mattress in a Box' by Good Housekeeping , with the panel of reviewers noting: Pressure relief for side sleepers Taller than other boxed mattresses Good customer service    Amerisleep Mattress Reviews  We've been happy Amerisleep customers since purchasing our first AS3 mattress more than 9 years ago. Now we also have an AS2 and an AS4 (the AS3 is still our favorite). Born with chronic insomnia  (even as a baby - my family insists I was a nightmare), the struggle to improve my sleep is my life. My husband, the overly-analytical mechanical engineer, was initially skeptical of a mail-order mattress, but he was quickly won over. 2012: Wine glass test, sans wine. I was fairly confident our brand-new mattress would pass with f
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LINKY TIME! Blog Hop with LambAround

Sexy Nerd is spending the weekend with his super cute, paper towel-eating baby niece (and developing an extreme case of Baby Madness!) and I'm crunching the numbers to take the two of us on a little Hawaiian vacation. What is everyone else up to?
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You're Never Too Old For Braces

Let's rewind to high school, when my stubborn teenage self insisted (demanded!) at the orthodontist's office on the very last appointment before getting braces that there was no way I was ever, EVER going to put those sharp, ugly things in my mouth. My mom told me that I'd regret it and would have to pay the thousands of dollars for braces myself in another 10 years or so. I knew she was wrong. I just knew it. Now, I'm at an age where my smile just doesn't send the professional image I would like. Between you (the entire internet world!) and me, I don't have the most attractive front teeth. I had my teeth fixed in the 3rd grade after a little accident, (Face, meet Road) and now, 20-something years later, the composite build ups are chipped and showing their age, with a noticeable horizontal line separating real tooth from fake. Oh, and as if this weren't all bad enough, the 2 teeth are different sizes with a gap between them! When I told my boss, a
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BLOG HOP! Link Up Your Favorite Posts

Woot! Woot! It's time to mix it up with another Not "Baaad" Sundays linky at LambAround. Be sure to mingle with your fellow blog partiers. There's no room for shyness at a blog hop! And, since you're all such wonderful party guests, I just know you'll post my pretty link up button. You're cool like that. "Baaaaa!"
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Home Design Ideas and Pretty House Photos

Now that Sexy Nerd and I are invested in property to build a home on, I can while away hours looking at photos online. My home building strategy is to take my most admired photos and design them into our house. Here are some of my favorites* so far: *These were all saved in a design folder on my computer without link information. If you know where a photo should be linked to, please let me know and I'll be happy to add a link!  Kids Room (Sexy Nerd insists the kid is going to break every bone in their little body when they plummet down those steps. I think they'll learn to be careful after their first tumble, which *probably* won't be that bad.) Prettiest Wall Ever Itty Bitty Room, just because Candles recessed into the wall  Guest Bedroom Living Room...for the Guest Bedroom Sexy Nerd (who, by the way, insists on a 6 car garage minimum ) says I'm not being practical. Phooey. Ideally, I'd like to limit our home to aroun
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