Hi Everyone,
How are those "I'm Grateful for" lists coming? Hopefully long and plentiful.
As Thanksgiving nears I can almost smell the aroma of the turkey as it cooks and taste those creamy mashed potatoes and gravy smoosh on my tongue. Oh yeah, and pumpkin pie with loads of whipped cream. How many more days do I have to wait? And where is my sleeping bag so I can be ready for a great nap afterwards?
Actually the month is moving quickly and before we know it the Christmas season will be in full swing. Ya know, I just love this whole time of year of giving and receiving and counting blessings. I like that our minds turn more away from ourselves and focus on others and the fun of gift giving. Imagining the joy on others faces warms our hearts and brings a smile to our own faces. I wish you the best as you participate in the whole giving and receiving process. From making lists to shopping to wrapping to giving and even receiving. Have fun with all of it.
As you prepare your shopping lists remember to add www.SleepingBagStation.com for those who love the outdoors, those who could use a new sleeping bag, or for those indoor sleepovers and more. Let us assist you in making the shopping experience fun. Check out our exciting themed kids bags.
Happy Camping,
Jen
www.SleepingBagStation.com
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Hi Everyone,
Hope you all had a spooktackular Halloween. Ours was wonderfully warm, 48 degrees and no wind, which made it great for Trick or Treating. In our case it was Trunk Or Treating, which I have come to love.
As the weather cools and the trees are bare preparing for their winter slumber my mind turns to staying warm and reflecting on all I grateful for. A few of those things being things like my cute little family, beautiful harvest moons, a warm house, yummy food, great friends, the sweet smell of fall and it's crisp air, and anticipating the first real snow fall that ushers in winter fun.
I hope you all have more things to be grateful for than you can name. I recommend taking a few minutes each day and create a list of those things and just see how blessed your life really is.
This is a great time to pull out your sleeping bags and see if any repairs are needed and get them aired out and laundered. It's also a great time to use those bags in a non-typical way for most of us by having a campout in the front room with the kids. Put on your favorite family movie and have some fun snacks on hand and simply enjoy being together. Oh yeah, turn off your connections to the outside world so you are not tempted to leave this sweet time with your family. Open a window for added effect. :) Now, have a great time!!
Remember to check us out at www.SleepingBagStation.com for your holiday "Gift Bag" shopping.
Happy Camping,
Jen
www.SleepingBagStation.com
Hope you all had a spooktackular Halloween. Ours was wonderfully warm, 48 degrees and no wind, which made it great for Trick or Treating. In our case it was Trunk Or Treating, which I have come to love.
As the weather cools and the trees are bare preparing for their winter slumber my mind turns to staying warm and reflecting on all I grateful for. A few of those things being things like my cute little family, beautiful harvest moons, a warm house, yummy food, great friends, the sweet smell of fall and it's crisp air, and anticipating the first real snow fall that ushers in winter fun.
I hope you all have more things to be grateful for than you can name. I recommend taking a few minutes each day and create a list of those things and just see how blessed your life really is.
This is a great time to pull out your sleeping bags and see if any repairs are needed and get them aired out and laundered. It's also a great time to use those bags in a non-typical way for most of us by having a campout in the front room with the kids. Put on your favorite family movie and have some fun snacks on hand and simply enjoy being together. Oh yeah, turn off your connections to the outside world so you are not tempted to leave this sweet time with your family. Open a window for added effect. :) Now, have a great time!!
Remember to check us out at www.SleepingBagStation.com for your holiday "Gift Bag" shopping.
Happy Camping,
Jen
www.SleepingBagStation.com
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Hi Everyone,
How many of you ever feel like your personal batteries are low and could use some recharging? You look for a cheap flight to a fun vacation spot and there it is, airfare you can afford. You start planning and find you can do this trip for only a few hundred dollars. You look forward to the relaxation, the fun, no schedules or interruptions. Sounds great doesn't it?! You can almost feel your batteries recharging as you read this.
Question: How long do you think the recharge will last once you enter back into reality? Unfortunatley, maybe a day or two. A week at best. I know, the thought of that is a bummer. So I would like to propose a suggestion. What if you brought that vacation spot to you everyday?
You ask how? Well, go out and buy some music or pictures or something that relates to that place so when you look at it, hear it or taste it, you transport your mind to the vacation spot. In essence I am suggesting that you take time everyday to do something that recharges your batteries. This will allow them to hold a greater charge and to do it more often. Which will lead to greater productivity and happiness in your lives.
Set aside your vacation time everyday and allow no interruptions. This can be done in one chunk "vacation" or several smaller "vacations" throughout the day. The recharging activities are endless. Give it a try and then let us know what you do to bring this vacation to you. Also, what vacation spot do you go to everyday? We'd love to know. Now go and recharge and enjoy!
As for me, I'm going to Hawaii!! Maybe Jamaica!
Happy Vacation,
www.SleepingBagStation.com
How many of you ever feel like your personal batteries are low and could use some recharging? You look for a cheap flight to a fun vacation spot and there it is, airfare you can afford. You start planning and find you can do this trip for only a few hundred dollars. You look forward to the relaxation, the fun, no schedules or interruptions. Sounds great doesn't it?! You can almost feel your batteries recharging as you read this.
Question: How long do you think the recharge will last once you enter back into reality? Unfortunatley, maybe a day or two. A week at best. I know, the thought of that is a bummer. So I would like to propose a suggestion. What if you brought that vacation spot to you everyday?
You ask how? Well, go out and buy some music or pictures or something that relates to that place so when you look at it, hear it or taste it, you transport your mind to the vacation spot. In essence I am suggesting that you take time everyday to do something that recharges your batteries. This will allow them to hold a greater charge and to do it more often. Which will lead to greater productivity and happiness in your lives.
Set aside your vacation time everyday and allow no interruptions. This can be done in one chunk "vacation" or several smaller "vacations" throughout the day. The recharging activities are endless. Give it a try and then let us know what you do to bring this vacation to you. Also, what vacation spot do you go to everyday? We'd love to know. Now go and recharge and enjoy!
As for me, I'm going to Hawaii!! Maybe Jamaica!
Happy Vacation,
www.SleepingBagStation.com
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Hi Everyone,
So today I thought I would share with you some useless knowledge that you can share with family and friends around the campfire. Not only will you look like a fool, I mean look cool, you will boggle their minds with your massive knowledge of things they would have never thought about.
So as not to overwhelm you I will share only a few today so that they really sink in. Here we go.
1) A buffalo can run 35-40 miles per hour. That is as fast a thoroughbred race horse. How cool is that?
2) Frogs can breath out their bums. Thank-you nature channel! My kids love to share that one with all their friends for a good laugh.
3) More people come and sleep in tents on weekends than they do on weekdays. When we found that out the shock factor was off the scale.
3) If you want to make an amazing fire drill holes in a copper pipe and put rubber hose pieces into it and insert into your fire. Prepare to be amazed!! Really!
4) Rub bounce drier sheets on yourself and insert into pockets to assist in keeping those pesky mosquitoes away. (No, this is not a paid advertisement for Bounce.)
Whatever you have to do today, try to include one thing that makes you happy. If you can't think of anything, go browse www.SleepingBagStation.com and let your "dreams" begin.
Happy Camping,
Jen
So today I thought I would share with you some useless knowledge that you can share with family and friends around the campfire. Not only will you look like a fool, I mean look cool, you will boggle their minds with your massive knowledge of things they would have never thought about.
So as not to overwhelm you I will share only a few today so that they really sink in. Here we go.
1) A buffalo can run 35-40 miles per hour. That is as fast a thoroughbred race horse. How cool is that?
2) Frogs can breath out their bums. Thank-you nature channel! My kids love to share that one with all their friends for a good laugh.
3) More people come and sleep in tents on weekends than they do on weekdays. When we found that out the shock factor was off the scale.
3) If you want to make an amazing fire drill holes in a copper pipe and put rubber hose pieces into it and insert into your fire. Prepare to be amazed!! Really!
4) Rub bounce drier sheets on yourself and insert into pockets to assist in keeping those pesky mosquitoes away. (No, this is not a paid advertisement for Bounce.)
Whatever you have to do today, try to include one thing that makes you happy. If you can't think of anything, go browse www.SleepingBagStation.com and let your "dreams" begin.
Happy Camping,
Jen
Monday, October 12, 2009
Good day Everyone,
I took a quick trip yesterday across the Idaho desert on my way to Hailey, Idaho. It was fun to see snow on the mountains and in some places quite a bit of it. The drive was pleasant and went by quickly.
While there, I went to the sheep dog trials, which were a part of the Idaho Sheep Herders Festival. I didn't know there was such a thing. I had a great time watching those dogs do their thing and maneuver the sheep where the herder directed with an assortment of whistles. If only we could do the same thing with our children. :) Anyway, it was educational to watch and observe the events. I didn't stay too long as it was breezy and cold.
The trees are starting to change and create a beautiful array of colors on the hillsides. Many of the mountains had a dusting of snow to add to the beauty. I was looking forward to taking a run in the hills and going for a long bike ride while there. Unfortunately plans changed and I had to return home on the same day. I was bummed but happy to have been able to see and enjoy the beauty for a few hours.
As the weather cools for some of us, we tend to put off being in the outdoors overnight unless we are in one of those motel things. Nothing against motels or a nice hot tub. However, just a quick reminder that we can enjoy the outdoors even when the temperature is cooler by having the proper equipment. As www.SleepingBagStation.com we have an assortment of colder weather bags that will assist you in enjoying the outdoors even when the temperature takes a dive.
So as you contemplate the next cool weather camp-out or hunting trip remember to check us out at www.SleepingBagStation.com and let us assist you in creating a great sleeping experience.
Until next time enjoy the changing colorful scenery that surrounds you because before you know it the world will white, ready for its winter slumber.
Happy Camping,
Jen
I took a quick trip yesterday across the Idaho desert on my way to Hailey, Idaho. It was fun to see snow on the mountains and in some places quite a bit of it. The drive was pleasant and went by quickly.
While there, I went to the sheep dog trials, which were a part of the Idaho Sheep Herders Festival. I didn't know there was such a thing. I had a great time watching those dogs do their thing and maneuver the sheep where the herder directed with an assortment of whistles. If only we could do the same thing with our children. :) Anyway, it was educational to watch and observe the events. I didn't stay too long as it was breezy and cold.
The trees are starting to change and create a beautiful array of colors on the hillsides. Many of the mountains had a dusting of snow to add to the beauty. I was looking forward to taking a run in the hills and going for a long bike ride while there. Unfortunately plans changed and I had to return home on the same day. I was bummed but happy to have been able to see and enjoy the beauty for a few hours.
As the weather cools for some of us, we tend to put off being in the outdoors overnight unless we are in one of those motel things. Nothing against motels or a nice hot tub. However, just a quick reminder that we can enjoy the outdoors even when the temperature is cooler by having the proper equipment. As www.SleepingBagStation.com we have an assortment of colder weather bags that will assist you in enjoying the outdoors even when the temperature takes a dive.
So as you contemplate the next cool weather camp-out or hunting trip remember to check us out at www.SleepingBagStation.com and let us assist you in creating a great sleeping experience.
Until next time enjoy the changing colorful scenery that surrounds you because before you know it the world will white, ready for its winter slumber.
Happy Camping,
Jen
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Hi Everyone,
How many times have you been camping or hiking and needed an alarm to wake you for those early morning starts? While I was at Mt. Hood I came upon this scenario again. We needed to wake up at 3:50am so as to get Francie's feet taped and her ready to go by 4:30am so she could hear the instructions at 4:45am and start bell at 5:00am. Wow- that's alot of am's!
Well I had turned off my phone to save the battery cause I knew I didn't have much left and I had forgotten my car charger. I know, way to go. She informed me about the need for an alarm and I didn't think there would be much sleeping due to the anticipation of the coming morning, kinda like Christmas eve for a child, but volunteered my phone anyway. Not too long after setting the alarm and snuggling in I heard a small chirp and thought, hmm, I wonder what that was. We were on the roadside in the mountains and so it could have been a bird or something. Then, I heard it again. No, not a bird but my phone letting me know it was about to expire. So I turned it off, knowing it wouldn't last til 3:50am hoping to save what battery I might have left and that we would indeed be awake by 3:50am. Dun dun dun! Well, we were awake on time, having not gotten much sleep because of the excitement and knowing we didn't have an alarm.
This morning I found a neat solution to this "alarm-ing" situation. :) A queen size air mattress with an alarm clock built in. How cool is that!! I also found one that will serve the music needs of those who like to fall to sleep to the sounds of Enya, Tim McGraw or whatever else instead of nature. A mattress with a built in mp3 adapter. Amazing!
You can check these cool mattresses out along with other sleeping comfort needs at www.SleepingBagStation.com. I may just have to try one of these out for myself.
Until next time- enjoy that early morning alarm,
Jen
How many times have you been camping or hiking and needed an alarm to wake you for those early morning starts? While I was at Mt. Hood I came upon this scenario again. We needed to wake up at 3:50am so as to get Francie's feet taped and her ready to go by 4:30am so she could hear the instructions at 4:45am and start bell at 5:00am. Wow- that's alot of am's!
Well I had turned off my phone to save the battery cause I knew I didn't have much left and I had forgotten my car charger. I know, way to go. She informed me about the need for an alarm and I didn't think there would be much sleeping due to the anticipation of the coming morning, kinda like Christmas eve for a child, but volunteered my phone anyway. Not too long after setting the alarm and snuggling in I heard a small chirp and thought, hmm, I wonder what that was. We were on the roadside in the mountains and so it could have been a bird or something. Then, I heard it again. No, not a bird but my phone letting me know it was about to expire. So I turned it off, knowing it wouldn't last til 3:50am hoping to save what battery I might have left and that we would indeed be awake by 3:50am. Dun dun dun! Well, we were awake on time, having not gotten much sleep because of the excitement and knowing we didn't have an alarm.
This morning I found a neat solution to this "alarm-ing" situation. :) A queen size air mattress with an alarm clock built in. How cool is that!! I also found one that will serve the music needs of those who like to fall to sleep to the sounds of Enya, Tim McGraw or whatever else instead of nature. A mattress with a built in mp3 adapter. Amazing!
You can check these cool mattresses out along with other sleeping comfort needs at www.SleepingBagStation.com. I may just have to try one of these out for myself.
Until next time- enjoy that early morning alarm,
Jen
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