How to Select a Weight for your Weighted Blanket with confidence
The first thing you need to know when selecting a weight for a weighted blanket is who you are shopping for: a child or an adult. The second thing you need to know is what size you plan to purchase: a lap pad, a throw size, or one to fit a particular size bed. In...
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Choose fabrics for your weighted blanket like a pro!
In my last post, we talked about the differences between glass beads and poly pellets, and how to decide which one would be best for your particular needs. Today, let's talk about fabrics. "I am sensitive to heat, and also have to be really careful about what fabrics...
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Q & A: How to know if you should choose poly-pellets or glass beads
Last week I sent a message to the wonderful people on my email list and asked them to let me know what questions they had about weighted blankets. My next several blog posts will be dedicated to answering those questions. Here's question #1: "I'm curious about pros...
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5 reasons to stop ignoring your need for self-care
Last weekend, I casually mentioned to Jason that I'd really love to just sit out on our back deck, and do nothing for at least an hour. It was wistful, and felt more like a fantasy than anything else. In fact, I really wasn't asking him arrange it: it's something that...
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Self-care and the Surprise of the Snowball effect
In the middle of this series on self-care, ironically [or not] I got sick. In fact, for most of April, it seemed that as soon as I got well, I'd get sick again. The stomach flu. Some random stomach virus. A head cold. I haven't been that sick, or sick so frequently...
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The New and Improved LorasWeightedBlankets.com
It's here! The release of the new website was slightly delayed (which is what happens when life throws curveballs at ya, right?), but it's here now, and I'm super excited about it! I could write whole paragraphs about the whys behind the delays, but I'll spare you the...
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