Image from Gaiam.com
Today the Gaiam sale catalog arrived in the mail. Now y'all know how inspired I get from my catalogs and Gaiam is my Green inspiration that's for sure. Looking at the gorgeous organic sheet sets (on sale!) has inspired me to make quality, organic bedding a priority.
Sleeping is meant to be a time for healing, rejuvenation, renewal, and rest. None of those things feel compatible with inhaling toxins, absorbing chemicals, irritating the immune system, or creating allergies but that's exactly what can happen night after night if we sleep is poorly ventilated rooms with chemical-filled bedding.
Imagine if you will a more peaceful scenario: you climb into bed, a bed softened with 250-thread-count organic cotton percale sheets. Your skin is not going to absorb any dyes or chemicals from the sheets because none were used. Your window and your door are both open, just slightly, for proper ventilation. Your mattress is softened and protected by a pure wool mattress topper or pad. Your pajamas, if you choose to wear them, are loose, cotton, and chemical free. Aren't you feeling more relaxed already?
Wool mattress topper from Gaiam.com
My bedroom is not all organic. My bed is wood and veneers with plenty of glue, varnish, and other toxins I'm sure. My blankets aren't organic cotton. My mattress happens to be organic cotton only because we had to buy a new one last year and it wasn't any more expensive than a regular kind. I don't have the money to replace all my furniture and bedding with chemical-free options and frankly, I'm not sure I need to. As long as my room is ventilated throughout the day and while I sleep the toxins leaching from my bed don't have a chance to build up and I don't actually touch my bedframe while sleeping. The only thing touching my skin at night are my pajamas and my sheets (and Steve against whom a pretty good arguement could be made that with all those pizza rolls in his system he is also a source of toxins, but I digress) and since I really need to buy some new sheets anyway, why not make them organic?
It was my Gaiam catalog with any size sheets set on sale for $39.99 (http://www.gaiam.com/) that inspired me, but I've also noticed places like Target, WalMart, Lands End, LLBean, and Pottery Barn carrying organic sheet sets. My goal is to replace my sheets with an organic option, wash them in eco-friendly detergent, and perhaps, over time, invest in some organic cotton T-shirts and boxers for sleeping.
A restful night. Giving my body the opportunity to rejuvenate. Less pesticides being used on our planet. Less dyes and chemicals being put into our drinking water, soil, and bodies. One small step that if we all take together adds up to one big step.
Now go get a good night's sleep.
5 comments:
I'm seeing more and more organic bedding available. I'm wondering if it feels as soft and comfortable.
I like pizza rolls too! That shit is familial.
Karen I have found that it's the thread count not the processing that determines softness in bedding. Always go for higher thread count! At least 250!
SB, would you consider eating your pizza rolls wearing an organic cotton T?
NO. That organic crap is too expensive for me. I'd rather wear toxins and buy a cheaper shirt and then have money left over for a bottle or two of wine. Laugh.
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