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She Sleeps
Well -- She Travels Well
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Your personal pillow...
Tempur
World also manufactures the Tempur
Travel Pillow -- anatomically shaped in such
a way that it gives maximum support to your neck
and ensures correct sleeping posture (whether you're
snoozing in a silk sleeping bag or lolling in a five-star
hotel). Forget lumps and bumps -- this comfy travel
product has a built-in memory -- once you lift your
head, the pillow goes right back to its original shape,
ready for you to lie down the next time. And, if you're
picturing a huge rectangular pillow that you must lug
under your arm while you're moving from one place to
the next, forget it. This nifty product can be rolled
up (compressing the volume by 70%), and put into its
smart black carrying pouch measuring less than a foot
long, and four and a half inches in diameter.
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Lovely lavender oils...
Carry some aromatherapy lavender oils in
a tiny bottle. Learn how many drops to use in your evening
soak and how many to put on your pillow case. Lavender
is known for its lovely ability to help you relax and
sleep like a baby. P.S.
I always wrap my own bottle in a plastic cling material
like Saran before putting it into my cosmetic
bag. If the bottle should leak everything in the suitcase
would smell and smell and smell like lavender. Not good!
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Stay calm, not wired...
Coffee, tea, chocolate and wine are all
stimulants and will keep you awake if you're susceptible
to them. In the evening, I try to drink calming teas
like chamomile and I keep my wine intake to a minimum.
Of course, drinking wine can be a pleasure but especially
when travelling solo or during an important business
dinner, I want to be fully alert and be able to think
clearly about where I am and what I am saying.
P.S. I always carry chamomile tea bags
as well as an assortment of other decaffeinated teas
in my backpack. These are my beverage of choice on long
haul plane rides, as well.
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Late dinners are not
winners...
Part of the enjoyment of travelling comes
from all the different foods we want to try. As a result,
we usually eat more and differently than we normally
do at home. Just try to remember that overindulgence
at dinner
makes your body work very hard well into the night.
The alternative
is to have your largest meal at lunch which is a far
better idea for several excellent reasons. (1) Even
the most exclusive restaurants in town serve an affordable
lunch menu. This allows you to test many high-end dining
spots rather than just a few. (2) At lunch there will
be many other solo business diners and you won't feel
conspicuous eating alone. (3) You'll have all afternoon
and evening to walk off the extra calories you've consumed.
Eat lightly at dinner and you'll sleep like a baby!
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No
messages after ten o'clock...
One time in New York I agreed to do an interview on early
morning television. I was going to be on air at 8:00 A.M.
which meant they would send a car to pick me up at 6:30
A.M. I prepared by going to bed earlier the night before
and fell asleep immediately. An inexperienced junior researcher
working through the night at the TV station called my
room a half hour later and woke me to get some biographical
material he needed. Of course, once awakened, I couldn't
get back to sleep until after midnight and I struggled
with the interview the next morning. That incident taught
me a valuable travel lesson. I always leave word with
the front desk that with the exception of an emergency,
no calls are to be put through to my room after 10:00
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Finally,
learn to meditate...
If
what seems like a thousand uncomfortable thoughts are
screaming through your mind and not allowing you to drift
off to sleep, use the pink balloon trick. It's like counting
sheep. With your eyes closed, take a few deep breaths.
Then picture yourself lying in the warm sun, a gentle
breeze is in the air and you can hear the sound of the
water lapping at the shore. Continue breathing deeply
while you gather each of the concerns that were keeping
you awake. One by one put each of these worries into a
pink balloon. As the problem enters the balloon give yourself
permission to let that issue go (at least until the morning).
When all worries are safely tucked away, simply let go
of the cord and watch the pink balloon disappear into
the bright blue sky. Sweet dreams, everybody! |
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Journeywoman
thanks our sponsor...
All of the information
in this article has been researched independently by Journeywoman.com.
We thank Tempur-Canada
for their generous
sponsorship and for helping women worldwide to travel safely
and well.
If you would like to learn
more about Tempur's assorted travel pillows, sleep masks,
slippers and mattresses, please visit their website at www.tempurworld.com.
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