Wake up Happy and Rested

Did you know that your bedroom can play a major role in how you sleep and wake up? From the room decor, the colors and the actual bedding itself, every aspect of your bedroom can effect the way you sleep and feel. A bedroom should be a calm and peaceful. Everyone struggles with stress from everyday life, the problem is when the stress follows you into the bedroom. Stress can lead to sleep issues, illness and insomnia. Your bedroom should be free of stress triggers. Remove any distractions... the television, computer and any other electronics that could potentially distract and keep you from falling asleep.

Color plays a major role in mood, cool colors provide a calm feeling, while warm colors can make a room feel more cozy. You want to choose a color scheme that will make you feel most relaxed.

Make sure you have something to cover the windows. A window treatment will not only add to the coziness of your bedroom but they also serve a purpose to block out light and keep cool drafts from coming inside.

Choose bedding that is not only comfortable, but makes you happy. Loving the look and style of your bedding, comforter or duvet can put a smile on your face every time you get into bed and every time you wake up.

Lastly, keep the room tidy. Keep dirty clothes in a laundry hamper and clean clothes in the closet.

Bathroom Accessories Now Available!

Beyond-Bedding.com is not only your #1 source for luxury baby, children, adult bedding sets and room decor. Beyond-Bedding now offers adorable bathroom accessories, including high-quality fabric shower curtains and bath towels. The new shower curtains and bath towels are all made to match the JoJo designs bedding sets. Whether you currently own a bedding set from Beyond-Bedding.com, these new adorable bath accessories will be sure to spice up any bathroom. My personal favorite is this Leap Frog Shower Curtain and matching towel set. Click Bath to view the entire collection of new bathroom accessories on Beyond-Bedding.com

Planning a Baby Shower?

Planning a baby shower can be a very stressful task if you're not prepared. Make sure you give yourself plenty of time so you're not running around the day before. It is suggested to start planning at least 2 months prior to the baby shower. This will give you plenty of time to make sure everything will go smoothly just as planned. Here is a checklist to make sure you cover all key points from planning to execution.

Baby Shower Checklist
*Determine budget
*Create guest list
*Set the date and decide on a location
*Decide on baby shower theme
*Mail invitations - (Be sure to include Gift Registry information)
*Decide food will be served
*Order cake
*Order balloons and decorations
*Plan games and entertainment for guests
*Call invited guests who have not RSVP'd to establish final count for guest list
*Most importantly - Have fun!

Gift Ideas
Baby Blankets
Diaper Bags
Baby Clothes
Stroller Pads
Changing Pad Covers
Personalized Wooden Wall Letters *If the baby's name has been decided
Crib Mobiles
Maternity Pillows *Also for everyday use


Source: www.BabyShower101.com

Ease Bedtime Angst With These Helpul Tips!

Keeping your child's sleep routine consistent is the key factor in avoiding bedtime conflicts. Putting your child to bed at the same time every night will be beneficial to both you and your child.

ParentsConnect.com is a great source for parenting advice. You will find tons of useful articles and resources to help ease the angst of parenting. I found this list of ‘Kid Sleeping Tips’ to be quite interesting. Read these easy sleep tips and your little one will on their way to dreamland before you know it!

“We know you've heard that a warm glass of milk packs a sleep-inducing punch, but did you know that bananas, turkey, peanuts and yogurt are also loaded with sleep-triggering tryptophan? Serve up a small tryptophan-rich snack about 30 minutes before bed and your kid will be sleepy and full at bedtime.

Help your kid relax by adding some calming lavender-scented soap and can be shared with his tired, stressed parents, too.

Add a relaxing foot massage to your kid's bedtime routine, or a back scratch, arm tickle, head rub.

Warm, cozy feet are a natural human sedative, so layer on the fuzzy socks, bunny slippers footed blanket sleepers and make sure they have comfy bedding!

Do some gentle stretching with your kid (be sure not to get her wound up and crazy) right before bedtime. A few gentle stretches and poses may help your kid unwind and relax her tired muscles.

Soothing instrumental music like opera, jazz, classical and New Age is known for its soothing and calming qualities. Just be sure to skip the big climactic numbers with their big cymbal crashes!

Instead of reading your kids a story, tell them a story once they are in bed with the lights off. Have them lounge back, close their eyes and relax as they listen, they just might fall asleep before you finish.

Get a night-light. We know, it seems kind of counter intuitive to light up a room to help your kid sleep, but a dim light can do wonders at keeping the "monsters" at bay and keeping the calls for Mommy to a minimum.

Limit your kid's liquid consumption before bed—especially of any drinks with caffeine (duh!) or bladder-stimulating sugars. This way once he's asleep, he'll stay asleep…and won't make you start the entire routine over again by getting up to pee at 10 PM!”

Source www.Parentsconnect.com

Almost That Time of Year!

Halloween is right around the corner, which means it's time to start preparing for those costumes! Having a baby makes it a lot easier seeing as how they haven't mastered the ability to speak yet. So I came across these adorable Halloween baby costume photos on www.Parents.com and had to share! Maybe you'll get some ideas for your little one...if not, it will at least spark a smile! My favorite is the taco baby ;)

Spreading Peace, Love & Happiness through Bedding

Beyond Bedding has just added four new tie-dye children's bedding collections by JoJo Designs. The bedding sets are available in a range of colors including green, blue, pink and purple, perfect for any little boy or girl!
The bedding sets come in Twin, Full and Queen sizes and will add instant style to your child's bedroom. The Peace Sign designer children's bedding set uses an super soft tie-dye cotton combining the large peace sign embroidery and appliqué work. This set combines groovy 60's style with high-end modern design. The three piece sets include a comforter and two pillow shams. Don't forget about the room accessories! Add even more flare to the bedroom with a matching decorative wall hanging, bed skirt, window valence, window treatment, laundry hamper and the adorable peace sign sheets!

Click on an images to view the product page!

New Designer Padded Stroller Seat Covers!

These adorable new JoJo Designs stroller pad liners are a must have! Made with high quality designer fabrics, providing great comfort, and prolonging the life of the stroller by reducing wear and tear.

Combining Fashion and function together, these adorable designer stroller pad liners include straps at the top and bottom to secure the liner to the stroller.

* Machine washable
* Extra soft cushion filling
* Fits most strollers, Graco, Cosco, Peg Perego
* Dimensions: 30in. x 13in.

Many more styles and designs to choose from, reserve yours now at www.Beyond-Bedding.com location in the 'New Arrivals' Section!