In an effort to better my life, I bought a new mattress. It took about two weeks for my back to get used to it, but I no longer wake up with a sore back. I mean, I’m still sore in the morning, but each morning it’s less than the day before.

I visited my friend Johanna in Boston over the weekend, and she has one of those memory foam pillows. It’s not my first encounter with this pillow, but I noticed something the first night I was there: I slept like a log. The second night, not so much. The difference between the two nights: I did NOT use the foam pillow the second night.

With that, I went to Walmart last night and bought a new pillow. My neck feels better already.