Tag Archives: Asleep

Back in college, I had a roommate who would wrap himself in a thick comforter while our apartment hit 78 degrees. The AC was broken, windows were open, and there he was—cocooned like he was camping in the Arctic instead of sweating through a Brooklyn heatwave. “Aren’t you dying in there?” I asked. “Can’t sleep without it,” he mumbled through …

Kerr County’s emergency manager testified at a hearing Thursday that he was sick and asleep when the deadly flash floods hit Central Texas on July 4, killing at least 135 people.  William B.”Dub” Thomas, who has been serving as Kerr County emergency management coordinator since 2015, said at the start of a hearing held by state lawmakers in Kerrville that …

Ugh, not again! If you’ve been waking up with your hands asleep a lot lately, you’re probably beginning to wonder if it’s normal. It sure doesn’t feel normal, coming to with that aggravating pins-and-needles feeling from the wrists down. If you find yourself shaking and scrunching your hands trying to get some blood flow back each morning and not knowing …

I struggle to get to sleep at the best of times, an issue the recent onslaught of heatwaves hasn’t helped. All the ‘pink noise’, delayed bedtimes, and even electricity changes have helped somewhat. But I’m always on the lookout for new tips – especially those that involve minimal effort. Luckily, TikToker Helena Kennedy shared one of those in a recent …