Sleep Couture...

I feel like I have spent quite some time away from my lovely blog lately. Not through wanting to, it was more out of necessity! I have been rather snowed in with work lately as it's nearing the end of a term AND nearly Christmas and in schools this is a very busy time. 

Throughout this stressful time I have had a few things going on with certain parts of my life. It hasn't been bad, it's just been things which have kept my mind whirring away. It's this time that my poor sleeping habits have kicked in. I am finding myself tired all the time as I just can't quieten my mind. I write, I stop work early and exercise but as soon as I go to bed I can't sleep through. 

Last week I attended a Christmas event at the spa I go to. There were a range of different brands there with the Christmas deals. I managed to get a few Christmas presents in but I did some sneaky shopping for myself. After all, we've got treat ourselves once in a while!

After trying many different things to sleep well, I was shown a 'sleep set' by ESPA. In fact, it was actually named Sleep Couture. So straight away it sounded rather nice. The lady then explained the 'ritual' that entailed. I know...sounds like a sacrifice to sleep doesn't it? But it is actually a gorgeous product. It has bath and body oil and soothing candle. The idea is that you have a bath with the oil, light the candle and then use a small amount of body oil. Once the aromatherapy kicks in, it should leave you wanting to sleep. Now I'm a bit of a sucker for products (Hello Clarin's counter in my bedroom!) but have actually had a massage there before using the soothing oil. So I decided what harm could it do?

Zzzzzzzzz........

I tried it on Friday and guess what...I had the best sleep I've had in ages. It was the type of deep sleep that I have been unable to get into lately. I even settled down enough to have dreams. It is rather indulgent but oh so nice.

Do you have any tricks to help you sleep better?