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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

7-Eleven (Wedding Photos)

Today, it has been ELEVEN YEARS (!!!) since Sexy Nerd and I had our first date and SEVEN YEARS (already?!) since our wedding. Crazy, right? At work yesterday, my boss and I were sitting around chatting (and working very hard, obviously) when my coworker, Marie , exclaimed "Hell is going to freeze over tonight!" She went on to explain that she'd just seen my husband walk past our office window and he was carrying a Frappuccino. "No way," I told her. "It must have been someone else." Sexy Nerd goes above and beyond with many things in his life, but romantic gestures have never been one of them. To my astonishment (to the astonishment of everyone in my office, really) it actually was my Sexy Nerd and he actually had brought me a Frappuccino, just because. It was even Salted Caramel Mocha - my favorite! Now, before you give him too much credit, he told me (in complete seriousness) that he reckons he scored enough points with this spur-of-the-mome

Floor Plan for Our Mountain Dream Home

We're really building this! (Pending the upcoming meeting with our designer and our builder, but I think they're going to love it. How could they possibly not love it? It's perfect!) After 3 years of meticulous computer floor plans, I finally figured out that the best strategy is to treat each room like one of those magnetic poetry kits, shuffling and rearranging until everything fits in harmony. The mandatory but boring details, like where to put the central vacuum and 'his' closet can be squeezed in later. Pink scribbles = kick @ss party lights  I'd have a more detailed plan to share with you now, drawn up on Sexy Nerd's fancy home design software, but Sexy Nerd has recently developed a Sim City addiction and says he will do it tomorrow. That's fine, Sexy Nerd. It's only our DREAM HOME, not one of those little phoney baloney Sim residences, but whatever. *rolls eyes and dies a little inside*

Holiday Roses and Bouqs Review

Such a pretty dining room, but something is missing... I have something to add to my list of Christmas gift ideas . It's an idea that can be sent to your friends and family near and far, or ordered for yourself if you're having company over. There's actually still time to have it delivered by Christmas, if you can believe that! This holiday season, I had a little surprise for my Sexy Nerd. No one had ever sent him flowers before! Biscuit was very jealous. But she was still better off than Pica, who was banished to the opposite side of the doggie gate for constantly being underfoot. (Seriously, she's going to break my neck one of these days!) I went with a bouquet called "Fortified", which contained a dozen long-stemmed red/yellow roses. How could I resist flowers that match our decor? The answer: I couldn't. The flowers were delivered by mail from theBouqs.com, which grew them on a volcano. I'd nev

Special Touches to Improve the Comfort of Your Guest Bedroom

Alternate title idea? Finally Ready for Thanksgiving! (Yeah, I'm a bit behind.) Guest Bedroom #1 - remember how it looked before? I sweat the bedding didn't look this wrinkly in real life! The new flooring makes such a difference. The last time I shared photos of our house before Thanksgiving , it was a disaster. I told Sexy Nerd before our guests arrived that we should iron this tablecloth. "It will be easy," I said, planning to iron it right on the table. His response? "Nah. I don't see any wrinkles." Tom Turkey, our official guest bedroom ambassador. Light makes his wings and head move. Most amazing of all? He was ONE DOLLAR! Can you believe this amazing time we live in? Guests could find our wi-fi info on the card.   And a Cheryl's cookie on the pillow! Have you seen these Oliver plates from CB2? So cute. The guest bathroom, complete with cleverly placed mirrors. Did I have you fooled? G