• Sleep! Oh How I Miss You

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    If you have been on Peanut Butter and Whine for a while, you know that I complain WHINE about not sleeping well. Whining WELL, I’m here to whine some more. Is it my age? Is it the mattress? Is it the pillow? Is it The Husband? (Yes, I do like to blame him for everything. WHY not this??) All I know is I wake up tired. I wake up with my back hurting. My neck hurting, and the dog is snoring. I think the only one in the bed getting a good night’s sleep IS THE DOG!! (she does NOT look amused at the early morning photo shoot) A doctor’s visit and a home sleep study gave me some answers. I have severe sleep apnea. Oh GOODIE. Let’s get fitted for a CPAP machine. I was absolutely dreading that. I imagined what my uncle had, a big machine with a huge pump, and a continual swooooosh sound. The Fitting Thankfully,…

  • Win $50 YOUR Way Giveaway February 2024

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    Giveaway Time AGAIN! Hello Little Peanuts! I hope that January was a good month for everyone. I hope that those of you who have been fighting colds feel much better. Life on the Mountain has been pretty calm. I FINALLY made it off the mountain to go pick up my CPAP machine. YUP! Your diesel generator, chainsaw Head Peanut SNORES. LOUD!! After a sleep study, I was diagnosed with severe Sleep Apnea. So, sleep mask it is. I was quite pleased to find out that all I need is a device that covers my nose and shoots in air. OKAY, OKAY fine it doesn’t really SHOOT in air but it does send in air in my nose. Since I’m a mouth breather (OHMYGOSH is this another one of my TMI posts?? Why, yes, yes it is!) anyway, mouth breather here. I started using mouth tape last month. I’m on my second batch from Dream Recovery. So? What is mouth tape??…

  • Solutions for a Silent Night: 5 Effective Snoring Remedies

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    You need snoring remedies when snoring disrupts not only the snorer’s own rest but also the sleep of anyone within earshot. The noisy and abrasive sounds make it difficult to achieve sound slumber. Fortunately, there are solutions that can help reduce or even eliminate snoring altogether. By identifying the root cause and trying tailored remedies, snorers can regain peaceful and quiet sleep. 1. Experiment with Ideal Sleep Positions Sometimes simple adjustments in sleep position can help stop noisy snoring. The effects of gravity on throat tissue can lead to airway obstruction. For example, sleeping on the back allows the tongue to fall backward into the airway, narrowing breathing passages. The tissues vibrate more intensely in response. Try side sleeping instead to prevent gravity from straining your throat muscles during the night. Stomach sleeping also reduces snoring but may strain the neck and back. If turning during sleep is an issue, special devices like position trainers gently force side snoozing. Wedge…

  • BioTerra Herbs Shush!!

    From the second I opened BioTerra Herbs page I was intrigued!! From their quirky and fun opening paragraph: We have the most ridiculously awesome herbal supplements on planet Earth and do so with a wicked sense of humor. Our products are vegan, 100% natural, and our herbs are perfectly engulfed in vegetarian capsules. We provide healthy, drug-free supplements that are as active as you are. We believe in honesty, eco-sustainability, and unicorns; and love our Mother Earth (and Aunt Mildred, too). We understand that life presents a plethora of hurdles and we are here to help you on your epic quest of awesome-ness! To the pictures!! YES!! This IS what I think I look like!! I have to admit, I was intrigued but, really can a PILL make me stop snoring?? (Yes, something else that I admit to you folks, but don’t spread it around please! I snore. Like a trucker!) I want to copy and paste their entire…