Author: jen

How to Sleep Cool This Summer

Disclosure: I am a Serta brand ambassador and am compensated for my participation in the program and receive complimentary product for review. 

How to Sleep Cooler on Hot Nights

Those of us in So Cal are fortunate to experience pretty moderate temps year round, which means many homes in our area don’t have AC. Most days you don’t need it, but when those heat waves strike, well, they can make for some pretty miserable nights.

Serta Mattresses, along with the experts at the National Sleep Foundation have some great tips on how to sleep cooler on hot nights.

If you have any secrets up your sleeve on how you sleep better (and help your kids sleep better) when it’s hot, please comment below!

10 Tips on How to Sleep Cooler on Hot Nights

1. Keep your bedroom hotel-dark during the day….

Pajamas and Pancakes Birthday Party

Pancakes and Pajamas Birthday Party

My youngest turned 5 last week and we threw her a small pajamas and pancakes birthday party which turned out to be the easiest, most inexpensive kid party on record for me (around $80 total), so I wanted to share the ideas with you.

At 5 years old, my daughter’s preschool friends pretty much are just thrilled to have a play date. Throw in some balloons and cupcakes, and life is really good.

Here are some of the SIMPLE pajamas and pancakes theme ideas that made it extra fun.

Get Outside and Play This Weekend!

  As we look forward to a fabulous 3 day holiday weekend here in Orange County, I wanted to share this amazing FREE resource from my friend Michele over at NaturePlayTrips.com. Since 2008, Michele has personally scouted pretty much every park and outdoor play space for families in OC and has shared the inside scoop… Continue reading Get Outside and Play This Weekend!

Shopping with the Serta Test Rest App!

I am a Serta brand ambassador and am compensated for my participation and receive complimentary products to help educate readers about the brand and their dreamy mattresses.  Recently my husband and I visited Friedmans Sleep Center in Long Beach to test out the new 2014 Serta iComfort and iSeries mattresses which were newly redesigned this year and they… Continue reading Shopping with the Serta Test Rest App!