Some people in this world thrive in chaotic situations.  It is almost as if there is some inherent personality trait that drives their everyday life and controls happiness.  I, unfortunately, enjoy this less and less as I get older.  25 to 35 has definitely been a transformation from home girl to homebody for this firecracker… I mean a trip to Target is considered “going out.”  However don’t get me wrong, I can still throw down like a basic white girl when I want to.  I may not be able to twerk, but I will sure as heck try and pull a giggle from a glacier in the process.  I mean a true Southern Lady may know how to charm a sailor, but we also know how to cuss like one and drink them under the table.  Its called balance, bless our hearts, but what am I supposed to do when the chaos takes over my castle?

A little over a year ago, I had a little incident on our golf cart.  By little I mean crushed bones in my left leg and by incident, I mean me going off the side and the cart EZ-going through a fence.  5 surgeries, countless incisions, internal and external erector sets, and hundreds of thousands of dollars filed to insurance later, the chaos remains in our suburban Georgia nest.  Not that we have ever claimed to be a “normal” family (what is that, anyways??) but currently a little bit more “complex.”

In the past year, I have found a few things that have made life a bit more comfortable and I want to share them with you!!!  I often joke that it takes me 437 medications, a visit from Michael Jackson’s Dr., an act of God and a horse tranquilizer to get me to sleep.  While this may be true, if you really want to feel comfortable in your chaos, no matter the flavor or amount, do yourself a favor and get these.  Heck!  Get ’em for you, yo’ momma, and all your frands!  I always get asked for links for stuff so I figured I would put a few favorite creature comforts in one post!

FIRST….Get yourself a LUNA WEIGHTED BLANKET!  I promise this will not be a purchase you will regret!!!  Casey has always said that my back turns into a hibachi table at night.  Not that you could actually cook a sirloin on my spine, but I am a hot sleeper.  This blanket gives perfect pressure and does not get hot!  I know it seems contrary to what you may think, but it is much cooler than a traditional comforter and it feels amazing!!  I am sure there are many amazing brands out there, but this one is a red velvet cupcake with thick cream cheese frosting.  Perfection.  Need further convincing?  It has been washed in our regular, front loading washing machine and still looks brand new!  Still more??   It is on sale!!

Shopping rule #1:  If you like it, it fits, and it is on sale… God meant for you to have it!

NEXT…. BLUETOOTH SLEEP MASK.  I repeat BLUETOOTH SLEEP MASK  Most of us have grown used to falling asleep with a TV on.  Don’t feel guilty, I am a top offender of this!  But picture it, your eyes are gently covered by soft cotton as you are lulled to sleep by the sounds of the ocean or a guided meditation.  You have adjusted the location inside the soft, padded band to get them in just the right spot so there is no crushing small bits in your cranium.  Darkness.  Bliss.

P.S. Mom porn word of the day…..  washable

THIRD… Are your lamps smarter than a 5th grader?  Ok, so mine aren’t since kids are pretty much born knowing how to code an app that can control the minds of squirrels.  However, imagine just being able to say “Alexa, turn on the lamps” and they actually turn on!!  Not only does this keep you from walking around to every single lamp and cursing that annoying dial, but you feel like a total winner when you can make light with your voice.  Get yourself this SINGLED SMART BULB STARTER KIT!!  It comes with a hub that you can add up to 64 bulbs!  We currently have all of the downstairs lamps hooked up and I cannot wait to get the lights upstairs switched out.  Obviously the Streets offspring are the only children that leave lights on, I doubt this is a problem in your home.

Bonus:  all Singled bulbs can be turned on/off via their app or your Alexa/ Google Assistant app.  Out of town?  Make your house look like a Kevin McAllister bash from St. Lucia with the SINGLED LED COLOR CHANGING KIT.  Spouse home alone?  You see where this is going….

Finally, stop worrying about a crazy high cable bill.  This is something so simple that will literally make no difference to your everyday life, but can save you hundreds a month!!  We have outfitted all of our dumb boxes with ROKU STREAMING STICKS  You can still have a voice remote.  You can still watch all the live and local TV your heart desires, we subscribe to YouTube TV and also have unlimited DVR.  We have ROKU ULTRA  in our bedroom because I like to have the option of watching and using headphones if Casey is asleep or on a work call. But honestly, what is more comforting than knowing you aren’t spending an insane amount on cable.  That’s a lotta cocktails- and those mist definitely warm your belly for a good night’s sleep!

Hope this is helpful and you have champagne wishes and caviar dreams!

-C