If any of this sounds familiar, you’ll appreciate Savvy Sugar’s latest article 7 Tips to Wake Up and Get Out of Bed Fast. In it, they highlight 7 great ways you can aid yourself in the inevitable struggle from the bed to the door.

1. Firstly they mention HEALTH. Sure, it’s the buzz-word of the moment, but there’s a reason for that. Getting your health in-check could make sure that you’re getting the type of bed rest you deserve. Getting even a few minutes exercise a day can help wear you out so you get to sleep quicker and wake up feeling more refreshed.

2. Grab a COFFEE. Sounds like a plan to me. In fact, as soon as I read that, my impressionable mind instantly started gravitating towards the kitchen…. But it’s a sound idea: waking yourself up with something caffeinated is bound to refresh your palate, jolt you awake and stop you falling flat on the carpet in a sleep-deprived stupor. I’m going to have to keep a mini-fridge of iced coffee next to my bed from now on.

3. Put your ALARM CLOCK on the other side of the room. I already do this one, and to be honest it doesn’t work for me. It’s still a good idea though, and it would be a lot worse if I didn’t do it. It might be worth investing in one of those alarm clocks that scoot around the floor and make you chase them down to turn them off, or one that gradually lights up the room in silence for a natural feel.

4. Don’t drink too much caffeine or alcohol the NIGHT BEFORE. Good tip. These take a long time to get through your system and can cause you a delay in waking up the next morning.

5. Fifthly, they mention SMELLING SALTS. Seems a little old fashioned, but it could work. A nice-smelling oil or fragrance such as orange, lemon or mint might help to stimulate you in those first crucial minutes away from the mattress.

6. Last, but in no way least is the ability to TRAIN YOURSELF. Slightly comical, but if worst comes to worst then it might be a viable option. Try dimming the lights during the day and hopping into bed, then going through your waking up routine. Sounds dumb, but if it becomes second nature, then your barely-conscious self will know what to do when the time comes to step up to the bar.

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The family was reported as in a serious condition after being airlifted to hospital. The woman in the car had decided to move her car from the street to the driveway shortly before 1am.
Meanwhile, a local family had decided to sleep outside due to the intense heat that had built up inside the house throughout the day.

It is believed that all three members of the family and the woman in the car are from the same family.

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Everything from NeYo’s ‘Mad’, to the Bible (Ephesians) has commented on the principle of going to bed in a bad mood – but there’s always been conflicting views regarding what the right cause of action is to take. Previous studies have suggested that going to bed with problems may help take the edge off of a situation, but a new and more in-depth study appears to counter this argument.

The study of over 100 young adults, conducted at the University of Massachusetts was designed to gauge the emotional responses of participants to disturbing images, and their effect after time. Dr. Rebecca Spencer who conducted the study noted that “if you see something disturbing / and then you have a flashback or you’re asked to look at a picture of the same scene later, your emotional response is greatly reduced / if you stayed awake”.

The participants were shown a series of pictures and asked to gauge their emotional responses. After 12 hours, they were shown both new and old pictures and asked to measure their responses a second time. Participants who had slept during the time retained a stronger negative feeling towards the images than those who had not.

Dr Spencer added that her study was the first to measure not the recollection of the scenes, but the emotional response to them.
Despite this new information, it must be recognised that the study was fundamentally small, conducted in one area with people of the same culture and did not measure the time of day that the sleeping had occurred.

Natalie Thomas, 39, has had her rear-end insured for four-million pounds after landing this insane job for hotel chain Premier Inn.

Natalie was given the job after proving her ability to detect the slightest lump in a mattress. How does she manage this rare ability? Apparently she doesn’t wear tough materials such as jeans, and cares for her special rear end with “regular moisturising”.

Although this woman may have a special talent for detecting lumps, Mattressman suggests that prospective sleepers, when visiting one of our stores, lay down in the positions that they’d naturally sleep in. Sitting, bouncing or simply lying like a plank of wood won’t help you gauge the mattress properly!

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It sounds a little like chaos theory or the butterfly effect, but getting out of the bed on the wrong side might actually change your whole day according to a new study commissioned by the Premier Inn. And it’s the left side that wins – a quarter of people who slept on the left were listed as having a ‘bright outlook on life’, opposed to 18% of people on the right.

Left-side sleepers were also found to be better at ‘balancing workload and stress’ and handling crises. Interestingly, the lefties were more frequently in full-time employment, were happier in their work and earned more than their right-side partners.

Now before the more superstitious of you go and demand a switch with your partners, may I moot a theory?

It may very well be that the left side is the most advantageous, but the Premier Inn didn’t seem to reveal how many people were involved in the study – so it might not be the best reflection of the country as a demographic. Additionally, I would say it’s important to state that the study didn’t take into consideration the environmental conditions of the sleepers. What percentage of the total group had their beds pressed up against a wall, for instance, or near a window?
But be that as it may, that left side is looking awful cozy tonight…

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Forget pocket springs, this mattress (which is approximated 50,000 years older than any other bed previously found in history) was constructed from reeds and rushes, and coated in a top sheet of insect-repellent plants: an intelligent design to keep sleep undisturbed.

The mattress was found deep in a cave, a safe place away from animals or intruders. Although bed designs have altered endlessly over the years, it seems humanity’s basic needs haven’t changed much in thousands of years. It also proves interesting to scientists, who can now claim that humans have been sleeping off the ground for centuries.

Daniel Laflin ANDamp; Michael Zdanukiewicz broke into the suburban Detroit home during the early afternoon. The girl told police how she managed to hide under the bed unnoticed, and discreetly contacted 911.

Shortly afterwards police arrived on the scene, spotted the two exiting the building and pursued the intruders. A canine unit was used in order to track the men, who surrendered shortly afterwards.

Another great story of a bed saving the day!

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Teens are prescribed to get 8.5 to 9.25 hours of sleep every night. The study, published in the journal Preventative Medicine found that those who fail to meet these guidelines are more likely to fight, drink to excess, smoke or engage in ‘risky activity’.
I’m not entirely sure what ‘risky activity’ denotes, but I’m sure that it warrants staying up late.

The study covered teens from all over the US, and over 12,000 participants. Although many teens may stay up late to play video games, socialise or enjoy a night out, some spend the late hours balancing a busy college schedule or work life.
Lauren Buck, a freshman at Northwestern University wakes up at 7 and aims to get to sleep by 12 – but she’s often late to bed due to social, athletic and extra-curricular events.

Sleep-deprived students are often lethargic the next morning and obviously hesitant to get up.

Despite the findings of the study, I can’t help but notice that the results may reveal a chicken/egg –style situation. Maybe teens aren’t up late drinking due to lack of sleep, and that it’s in fact the opposite case of affairs. Those who are prone to ill-management of their time are possibly getting to bed later because of their pursuits.

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Of course general sleep anxiety can be avoided by getting to bed at a similar time every day of the week. Your body doesn’t know when it’s the weekend and won’t adjust accordingly – not without a fight, anyway. Staying up late or going out late on Saturday night never helps, of course. Those late nights clubbing can totally waste the next day if you get up late and feel rough all the way through it. Doctor Nathaniel Watson from the University of Washington Medicine Sleep Center in Seattle notes “It’s very important to lead a rhythmic life if you want to have healthy sleep… it’s when people get out of sync, when they don’t have a rhythmicity to these things is when they can get into trouble”.

As ever, the best course of action is to ensure quality sleep by maintaining regular sleep patterns, allowing enough time for getting to sleep in a dim room and avoiding stimulating activities and foods – which is all very well until you take into account the time constraints of modern life!

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Meet Steve Pavina, a personal development coach from Canada. Steve’s been a late raiser all his life (seems familiar) and often found it hard getting enough sleep before work the next day (more familiar still) before he learnt how to hack his sleep.

Initially the trick was to learn how to be a ‘morning-person’, but this was easier said than done. “On the rare occasions where I did get up early, I noticed that my productivity was almost always higher”, but getting up early was always so hard – he “would shut off the clock when it called him to action, and return to sleep”. So it was soon decided that a new approach was necessary.

Steve decided that he’d experiment with something called polyphasic sleep, a new technique involving sleeping when you need it, rather than when you think you need it. Steve started going to bed when he was tired, and waking when he naturally felt rested. Sleeping for the same amount of time every night is fundamentally flawed – each day can produce various levels of stress or physical exertion that simply alters day-on-day sleep patterns.

The basic premise is that you sleep whenever you need it – even during the day. Studies have shown that extended napping is a great way to increase your alertness and has also been linked to longer life-expectancy. If you go to bed when you’re not tired, you’re likely not to fall asleep for a while – however, if you go to bed when your body demands it, you’ll fall asleep quicker and enjoy a better quality of sleep, regardless of how late you get to bed or what time you get up.
“Most of the time I go to bed between ten to eleven PM. If I’m not sleepy I stay up until I can’t keep my eyes open any longer. Reading is an excellent activity to do during this time, since it becomes obvious when I’m too sleepy to read”.

Steve also found that he had more vibrant and memorable dreams when using polyphasic sleep “After adapting to polyphasic sleep, I could lie down for a nap, set a timer for 20 minutes, fall asleep and wake up remembering an extremely vivid dream”. These tiny naps were also subject to time dilation: the feeling of sleeping for longer or less than he actually had “I was amazed at how little time had passed” he wrote on his blog.

This time dilation allowed Steve to sleep for less time overall. These tiny power naps throughout the day all added up, but overall came to far less than the average person sleeps in a week – and he still felt rested.
Overall, Steve’s experiment proved that sleeping at these natural times was overall much more comfortable than trying to sleep on a fixed schedule – however, the inopportune patterns in which the body naturally requires sleep are certainly not any good for someone working in an office, or other normal 9-5 hours. It still makes us think how we might tweak our sleep though!

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Arthur doesn’t claim to be a giant fan, however “I don’t think you can deny his significance” he admits “I would call myself a Freudian”.

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The single bedsheet cover and pillowcase had evidently experienced wear and tear in its life, but was still bought for £2000 by an anonymous bidder.

Luckily there’s a way to fix this 21st Century problem with a 21st Century solution. Meet Sleepyti.me. Sleepytime is a website calculator which approximates how long you’ll need to sleep, or what time you’ll need to get up, if you go to bed now, based on the average length of a human sleep cycle. Sleepytime explains that the average human takes just under a quarter-of-an-hour to get to sleep, so bear in mind that these calculations are approximating that whatever you’ve been doing to keep you up so late won’t keep you awake and stimulated: so best not to watch “Inception” before bed, after all.

A healthy night’s sleep is 5-6 sleep cycles of 90 minutes. Waking up with a blundering alarm set to a fixed interval in the morning will leave you feeling worn and tired, but waking in-between sleep cycles will help you to feel a whole load more alert and ready for the day ahead – so then you can stay up late again the next night ;)

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In the US alone, 40% of the population have recognised problems sleeping, a number which many experts believe may be greatly understated. The 150 minutes was proven to provide a 65% improvement in the general sleep quality of the 2600 participants.

A spokesman for the study explained how previous studies had only gone off of self-accounts of exercise and this was dangerous as “people tend to overestimate the amount of activity they do”.

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Although these are extreme cases, Dr. Schmidt recommends that getting to bed earlier and turning your phone off can help.

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Among the celebs without beds was Richard ANDamp; Judy star Richard Madely and his daughter Chloe, X-Factor runner-up Rebecca Ferguson, footballer David Ginola and DJ Sara Cox.

A huge proportion of members of the local banking staff were also in attendance, eager to pledge their support for the homeless. “With over eighty-thousand young people experiencing homelessness in the UK, it is essential that we raise awareness of this issue” said Rebecca Ferguson.

With the number of homeless people in London raising by 15% last year, the city is eager to help the homeless find beds. Fundraisers like these don’t just raise money – this annual event is expected to raise the number of volunteers working in the city and help create awareness for future donators.

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The Andy Warhol museum in Pittsburgh has played host to tons of great art in the past. Since its opening in the 70s, the museum has had over 200,000 visitors. But now a whole new gallery is being opened in the old space at the back of the building, where Victorian rowhouses sit, which was once-upon-a-time a mattress factory.

Mattress factory owner, and co-director of the project Barbara Luderowski came out and stated that the gallery was not going to be glossed-up “we’re leaving it as raw as possible: so where plaster sticks to the wall, it will stay stuck. Where plaster has come off the walls, it will stay there”. The ceiling, however, will have to be repaired for health and safety reasons.

“Some artists like a space that looks liked someone lived in it”, just like the dilapidated mattress factory, claims the other co-director of the gallery, Michael Olinjnyk. The project is expected to take up to eight months to complete.

The mattress gallery will incorporate works by over 500 artists and is due to open next year.

Interestingly, despite the fact that we spend a third of our lives in bed, 72% of us spend less than 10 minutes when choosing a mattress that we intend to last a good eight years.

There are thousands of different options available when choosing a mattress and each one is unique – designed to fit specific people with different sleeping habits. Older sleepers with back problems may consider a firmer mattress, and younger sleepers are usually better suited with pocket springs or memory foam. For a more detailed view, see our mattress buying guide.

Charmingly, 10% of us still take a teddy bear to bed!

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Skyfall star Daniel Craig has requested a double bed on the set of his new James Bond movie.

The actor is looking to the mattress to create a more homely feel in his trailer on the set of the film, where new wife Rachel Weisz is reportedly staying alongside him. Craig and Weisz married in June amid various rumours and secrecy.

A source was quoted as stating that Craig could now “spend more time on set and put everything into the next Bond, as he always does”. Daniel’s new bed doesn’t mean that he’s getting a huge amount of rest; he’s also asked for a coffee maker and access to a local gym, where he’s working on getting back into the shape he was in for Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace.

Little is known about the plot of the new movie, but director Sam Mendes has stated that the film will not be directly connected to the previous two movies in the re-boot of the franchise.

What do you think about the new Bond movie? Are you looking forward to it? Tell us what you think on Facebook or Twitter!

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Did you know you spend a third of your life in bed? During all that time, you’re probably not at your most active – but don’t forget that those food wrappers, old pieces of packaging, even old toiletries are likely to be hiding in drawers and in dark corners throughout your bedroom. And what about those clothes you said you were going to hang up, but are quite clearly sat in a pile next to the dresser!

It’s time to clear out that room of yours. Get rid of those half-empty bottles, start tidying the things that you said you’d get “around to” into an old shoebox and go through your wardrobes! Is there stuff there that you aren’t using anymore? Clothes that don’t even fit? OK, you might not need them all over Winter, but why keep them “just in case” when by the time Summer gets here, you won’t use them anyway!

Don’t forget to have a look under your bed as well. OK, it might be a little gross under there – but pull the bed out and get the vacuum cleaner under there. Those piles of shoes are fooling no one as well – get some storage crates and organise them up nice and neatly.

Now that you’ve the bulk of it out of the way, you can finish off with a quick dust and polish and you’re done! Isn’t that better? Now you can find that scarf you were looking for, that hot water bottle that got away and the cute bobble hat you swear you lost! It was all there under the mattress all along!

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British Summer Time was initially introduced in 1916 in order to promote the British workforce to work at more opportunistic times, during the war years. And although the concept of British Summer Time has shifted around a little bit since then (such as in the 60s and 70s when slight alterations were made) it has remained relatively the same.

But plans may be afoot to change it again – David Cameron has recently spoken out, claiming that remaining in British Summer Time, and staying fixed to CET (Central European Time) would help promote outdoor activities, extend the British tourism season and cut road deaths.

Personally, I’m all for trialling this system for the proposed three-year period. Only yesterday night, I was remarking how dangerous it was that Halloween fell on the very night when many would be driving home in the pitch black for the first time of the year. Seems like a recipe for disaster when there’s thousands of excited children running around in the dark among naturally tired and disorientated motorists.

Just as all of nature slows down and starts to prepare itself for the oncoming colder and darker months, we do too: tiring quicker under the pressure of simply keeping ourselves warm. There’s nothing more appealing during the harshest Winter than the draw of the bed!
One country who knows a thing of two about keeping warm during Winter has already altered its clocks to a fixed timeframe – Russia announced that this year it would not be moving back into Winter time and would instead continue to keep the Russian Summer clocks running. Although this will inevitably be a benefit for all the same reasons David Cameron mentioned, Russia was expected to deal with initial confusion as banks, trains and airplanes struggle to keep in-line with international neighbours. This confusion was confirmed, on Sunday, when many found that their smartphones, watches and computers automatically adjusted, just as they’d been designed to.

Russian neighbours Ukraine pulled out of the deal less than ten days before, opting to continue with their extra hour in bed – but further confusing those struggling with the timezone issues. Here in the UK, David Cameron stated that the UK would not adopt the singular time zone, unless it was fully backed up by Scotland.

What are your thoughts? Should the UK keep British Summer Time next year? Email your responses to marketing@mattressman.co.uk, post on our Facebook wall or send us a tweet @MattressmanUK!

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But do dogs really care about what bed they sleep in? Apparently so, according to one manufacturer of high quality dog beds. One bed, for instance, priced at £375 features a memory foam mattress for the ultimate in comfort for your lucky lab or pampered poodle.

Is this a bit of a step too far? It’s not that we don’t want our pets to be comfortable, of course – we do love them! But maybe there’s a finer line than we initially thought between a cardboard box with a blanket and an actual pet penthouse!

Other items including a mirror, bed base and fridge were also in the truck.

A recent article on MSN.com explored the allure of the mascot job. Although it might not be the most glamorous job ever, it still pays the bills and allows you to have a little fun in the process. Ever thought how those guys at Disneyland get on in the hot Florida sun? At least they make the most of it with their backflips and comic antics – and they get to have a good time doing it.

Have you seen Mattressman walking around, recently? Just for your information, Mattressman isn’t a guy in a suit… he’s the real deal. True story!

The woman was sleeping in her bed when she woke up to find the fox sitting on her chest. She ran out of the room, screaming, and her 69 year old husband,who had been in the garden smoking, found the creature hiding under a desk.

He took a photo of the fox on his camera and then proceeded to chase the fox out of the house.

Mary said she was very shaken by the incident.

ANDquot;At first I thought it was a cat. It was very scary. Luckily it did not bite and we managed to get it out.ANDquot;

A 46-year old woman died last Thursday evening due to a mattress fire at her home in Ford City, Pennsylvania.

Jennifer Torney, died of smoke inhalation in the three storey home on Fifth Avenue. It is believed that she may have fallen asleep while smoking. A gentleman was rescued from an upstairs room after sustaining second degree burns.

It was noted after the incident that the home did not have fire detectors.

Occurrences such as these cement the need to ensure that the mattresses you buy are fireproof, and that your home is well equipped with working smoke alarms!

A recent study by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme has revealed that a record number of us are hiding our money under the mattress. With trust in banks at an all-time low, it seems that many of us are choosing to store our cash behind our own front door.

Reportedly, 4% of Britons keep £1,000 at home, with as many as 1% storing £10,000 between the sheets. The relatively small study of one thousand people averaged the amount of cash kept at home to be £280.

One company has picked up on this trend and is offering a specialised mattress storage pouch in which to hide money and other valuables.

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With interest rates on average at 0.23% on an instant access account, it’s unsurprising that so many of us are delving between the sheets to store our earnings.

Three teenagers from Ipswich, Queensland have been given a stern slap on the wrist after being found racing down the river on inflatable mattresses.
The already overworked emergency services had to deal with over ten triple-0 calls regarding the young racers.
Travelling over 15km, the three boys were rescued by a dedicated police patrol. Police are still debating whether to press charges.
Although the race was meant in jest, the boys are not to be copied, as the flooded waters can hold disease or hidden obstacles. Already 20 people have been rescued from the floods in the last few days.

• Take the TV out of your bedroom, having one there encourages entertainment as opposed to sleep.

• Smoking on your mattress is a big no no. This will make your sheets smell and the smoke will linger all night reducing the quality of sleep you get. Alcohol and caffeine should also be avoided as these stop you from sleeping.

• To full relax your body and mind it can be a good idea to avoid physical tasks.

• In the summer months the sun can beam through your thin curtains so some thick ones will help prevent this a little.

• If you work night’s or live in a busy neighborhood then you may find that it can get noisy outside, this is where ear plugs can help you.

• By reading you may think it is making you sleepy when in fact your mind is running wild with imagination and so reading directly before sleeping is not a good idea.

• Routine will help by getting up and going to bed at roughly the same hour every night you will be more relaxed and in sync.

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A new world record has been set by a mattress retailer for the worlds longest mattress dominoes. The Gloucestershire based manufacturer set a whopping 41 mattress record. A senior member of staff at the distribution centre explained “We contacted the Guinness Book of Records, and apparently there is no official world record as yet - so we submitted details of our attempt and we’re just awaiting confirmation that we’ve set it.”

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Is under your mattress the best place for your savings?

There has been a sharp increase in the amount of people now deciding to save there money under their mattress, rather than in a bank.

According to a survey carried out by the Newcastle building society. 11% of those surveyed believe its safer to put savings under their mattress. That’s an increase of 4% from the previous year.


Due to the current financial turmoil, savers have become more wary of trusting banks with there money.

Banks are now offering very competitive saving rates to help encourage people to save with them.

The Government run financial services compensation scheme, ensures that savers are guaranteed to receive at least £35,000 of there money, should there bank fall victim to the current recession.

The survey also suggested that 57% believe the safest place for there money was in a bank 17% down from the previous year.

The figures were based on a survey carried out by YouGov on 2,000 people.

If you would like a mattress to store your savings under why not buy from Mattressman.

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