Saturday shopping

[ellarien]

I have restocked the food cabinet and fridge, at least sufficiently to get me through the week, and obtained enough yarn for this baby afghan and the next one. (I am even less safe to be let loose in a yarn aisle than in a bookstore, once I get going.) I also have a couple of new pillows, between which and the old ones I hope to find some combination to keep the shoulder happier. (One of the old ones is very old indeed, a feather one that I inherited, used, from my first landlady twenty years ago; I suspect that it is by this stage basically a beanbag full of quills.) I was amused to notice that some pillows were marked 'ideal for people who enjoy a comfortable night's sleep', which doesn't seem like a very useful marker. And who sleeps on their stomach? How do they breathe?

I have also purchased and set up my very first mobile phone. I'd resisted heretofore, largely because I have very little use for phones in general, and even less when I'm not at home or in the office; I make maybe a dozen voice calls a month. On the other hand, sometimes when I'm travelling it would be handy not to be reliant on public payphones. So, I'll see how this goes, and if I find myself using it all the time I can always consider getting a grown-up one with an actual contract.

Now, I think, it's time to put in a movie and get started on that afghan.

Comments

[marykaykare.livejournal.com]

As a devoted stomach sleeper of many years I may be able to answer your question. Mostly we sleep on our stomach with our head turned to one side or another -- which is why skinny pillows are best. Also why chiropracters and massage therapists try to get you to break yourself of the habit.

MKK

[ellarien]

Ah. Thanks for the explanation!

I'm a side sleeper myself, with frequent shifts from one side to the other, and slightly boggled by the notion prevalent in some bed commercials that this means I'm not comfortable. It does become a bit of a problem when something hurts enough to wake me up at every turn, but that isn't a regular occurrence.