greetings world! i’m going to try and make this a short one because i literally only have like 30 minutes to write this. y’all know i love bath and body works and their candles. if not, you can read up on that here. i just bought a bunch of new candles for spring/summer so be on the lookout for a haul post! but besides their candles (and hand sanitizers), i also love their aromatherapy line. more specifically, their “sleep” line. today i’ll be talking about how much i love their sleep lotion and how that sh*t helps me sleep like a baby!
long story short. i used to have a really hard time sleeping as a kid. i dreaded going to bed at night because it would make me anxious knowing i had such difficulty falling asleep. i would wake up hella early before anyone else in my family did. i despised naps and could never understand why people needed or wanted to take them. well, i’m happy to say that i no longer struggle with that issue. in fact, i struggle with the exact opposite issue now. i fall asleep within seconds, sleep the entire night, and find it impossible to wake up in the morning (even with my 12892 alarms).
so at this point you might be wondering why i even need aromatherapy lavender/vanilla lotion to help me fall asleep. when i was in grad school, i was stressed out on the regs and had a hard time getting myself to wind down and go to bed. i struggled with trying to do as much as i possibly could and would delay bedtime because it seemed like there was always something else to do. so i tried to create a bedtime routine, if you will. i started using this lotion to signify to my brain and body that it was time to stop obsessively working on that 20 page paper and go the f*ck to bed.
i truly believe this lotion works, it’s really calming and helps me relax. it’s not too perfume-y or overwhelming, and it definitely smells like a perfect, soothing mix of lavender and vanilla. lord knows i love anything with vanilla in it!!! i also have their “stress” aromatherapy lotion and that one is helpful too, but i definitely don’t use it everyday like i use this sleep lotion. these days i struggle with getting myself to bed because then that means the day is over and i have to work the next day lololol. so using this lotion helps me fight the everyday scaries and sleep like a rock. i literally sleep under all of my blankets, which is weird because like how do i even breathe?! when i lived with my bff alex she used to tell me it looked like i wasn’t even in my bed. i’m a sleep ninja, y’all.
if you’ve been looking for something to help you sleep or improve your bedtime/nighttime routine, i highly recommend this lotion. it also comes in several other forms besides lotion, e.g. body wash, bubble bath, and candles. feel free to browse all of their sleep line goodies here! ok so now that you know the secret to how i keep my sleep game on point, i’m off! i hope everyone has a wonderful rest of the weekend! i feel like i had an especially busy/frantic week so i’ve definitely had to put a lot of mental effort into decompressing. my saturday blogging has definitely helped put my mind in a more relaxing place, so as always, thank y’all who take the time to read the random sh*t i post. k bye!
