Day 10 #12DaysofChristmas #SeasonofGiving: The Clean Bedroom Organic Bedding & Mattresses

We first discovered and introduced you to our local friends at The Clean Bedroom back in April of last year; first we introduced you to their blog via our Sunday Surf, then followed shortly after with a product review .

Our local friends have since outgrown their home store here in Kittery, Maine and now welcome showrooms in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, NYC, California, and NEW in Texas!

photo compliments of www.thecleanbedroom.com

You can always find out What's New on their website, but as of TOMORROW the NEW store in Austin, TX opens!

* there is a NEW mattress, the Organicpedic by OMI (for some reason it won't allow me to hyperlink it- but you can find the models on the Clean Bedroom Facebook page)
* the newer location in Wellesley, MA is on FIRE! 
* The Clean Bedroom is NOW HIRING for their CT location. 
* they offer their own Holiday Gift Guide for your convenience. Happy Shopping!  
* CHECK them OUT on Pinterest and JOIN their "PIN it to WIN it" Contest: 

photo from The Clean Bedroom on Facebook

Starting December 12, 2012, entrants will be asked to:
a. Follow us on Pinterest
b. Create a Pinterest board titled: ‘Tis the Season to be Healthy: The Clean Bedroom
c. Pin items to your board that are up to, but not over $250 in value from
December 12, 2012 until December 24, 2012.

• Item must contain a relevant caption about why you want that particular item.
d. Between 12:01am and 11:59pm E.S.T. on December 24th, e-mail a link to your board to: contests@thecleanbedroom.com
e. Three (3) winners will be notified by e-mail on Friday, December 28th.

Prizes
a. First Prize - $250 Gift Certificate to The Clean Bedroom
b. Second Prize - $100 Gift Certificate to The Clean Bedroom
c. Third Prize - $50 Gift Certificate to The Clean Bedroom

Gift certificates may be used in showroom or via phone orders only.

Goodluck!

****GIVEAWAY*****

$50 GIFT CARD just in time for the HOLIDAYS! 

"Like" The Clean Bedroom on Facebook 

Comment on the NNM Facebook page that you did so  

OR TWEET it #12daysofchristmas #cleanbedroomgiveaway

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The Clean Bedroom on Twitter

 Goodluck and Happy Giving!

NNM NEWS: GIVEAWAY & upcoming guest post

* GIVEAWAY *  


CLOSED 4/28/11 7pm EST WINNER is al_arely! Congratulations!

ONE more day left to enter The Clean Bedroom Giveaway for a $25.00 Gift Card and copy of the Green Babies, Sage Moms book, which includes an introduction by my FAVE Harvey Karp! 

* GUEST POST * 

And, keep an eye out May 12th for my guest post about Newborn Parenting on Mama Eve- Your Natural Parenting Resource!

Find her on Facebook and Twitter 

and let her know NNM sent ya! <3

The Clean Bedroom * GIVEAWAY * CLOSED

CLOSED 4/28/11 7pm EST WINNER is al_arely! Congratulations! 

Did you like my review of the Rejuvenation pillow from The Clean Bedroom ? Wanna win a gift card ??

photo credit: The Clean Bedroom on Facebook

Courtesy of The Clean Bedroom, our winner will receive a $25 Gift Card and their very own copy of Green Babies, Sage Moms 

(which has an introduction by Harvey Karp- author of Happiest Baby on the Block- one of my parenting MUST haves :) )

To Enter: 

1. Comment after the product review  with your favorite product from their website

2. Follow NurturingtheNaturalMama via Google Friend Connect, and comment below that you did so (be sure to include your email in your comment). 

3. Subscribe to The Clean Bedroom blog , and comment below that you did so in a SEPARATE comment (again, be sure to include your email). 

Additional Entries: 

For additional entries, you can do any or all of the following, but each must have a SEPARATE comment below WITH your email to qualify: 

* 'like' NurturingtheNaturalMama on Facebook

* 'like' The Clean Bedroom on Facebook and comment on their wall that NNM sent you!

* Follow NurturingtheNaturalMama on Twitter

* Follow The Clean Bedroom on Twitter

* Share this giveaway on your FB status by tagging NNM and The Clean Bedroom

* Tweet this giveaway

Ok, HAVE FUN! Giveaway is open until Thursday at 7pm EST. Enjoy! <3

The Clean Bedroom *Product Review*

* Product Review * Organic Buckwheat & Millet Hull Pillow

Wanna sleep like a baby?!

Of course, whoever made up that saying never actually HAD a baby :)  Regardless, let me tell you about a great organic way to improve your sleep. Check out the Rejuvenation Pillow from The Clean Bedroom!

The Clean Bedroom is a fabulous all organic store that specializes in organic mattresses, but also carries nursery items, non toxic kids furniture, air cleaning systems, and organic pet beds! Their home office and showroom is right here in Kittery, Maine! They also have showrooms in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York.

* Keep an eye on their website for news on their upcoming expansion of the Kittery showroom! *

Recently I had the fabulous opportunity to try one of the organic pillows from The Clean Bedroom, and was sent the amazing Rejuvenation Pillow. This pillow, made of organic buckwheat, millet hull and eco wool, is (no lie) the single most comfortable pillow on the planet!

Not gonna lie, I am a down-feather pillow girl (I know, gasp!). But I like a firm mattress, and a squishy pillow. I am also a side sleeper. My husband on the other hand, is a back and stomach sleeper. So who better to try this pillow then BOTH of us?!

the pillow, arriving in it's exquisite packaging to my home!

au natural :)

The first thing I noticed about this pillow, besides the gorgeous packaging ( I couldn't get over it actually, the pillows wrapping job looked better than most of my wedding gifts!), was the fact that the box was heavy! This pillow has some weight to it, whew!

That being said, it is worth it's weight in gold! One side is like one of those rice filled heating pads for your neck, and the other is like any other pillow (the eco wool side). But it is a perfect balance for a range of sleeping habits. For example, I LOVED the wool side. I am a side sleeper, and if you can picture it- lie on my side with my arm under my pillow, essentially squishing it into my head. haha. So I loved having the "rice" side on the bottom so that I could conform it around my arm while still having my head supported.

My husband, on the other hand, being primarily a back sleeper, liked having the "rice" side on top, so he could conform it under his head supporting his neck. 

It is the epitome of pillow-versatility! :)

tag of the Serenity Rejuvenation Pillow

the width of this pillow is incredible, but without being bulky or overwhelming

packaging from the back

It also comes with an organic sateen cotton pillow case which is oober luxurious, without the inherent "sweat" factor of it's polyester-ish traditional sateen cousins :)

Why an organic pillow?

1. chemical free unlike it's flame retardant laden cousins. these pillows use the wool as a natural flame retardant, as I referenced in my last Sunday Surf.

2. many of the pillow options at the Clean Bedroom allow you to remove some the hulls, essentially customizing the pillow to your own taste- perfection!

3. Wool is also naturally anti microbial, as well as is great for people who typically suffer from dust mite allergies!

* You can check out more info on pillows on The Clean Bedroom blog, Picking Through the Piles of Pillows.

Surf on over to The Clean Bedroom's website and comment below telling me your favorite product!

Also, check them out on Facebook and Twitter, let them know NurturingtheNaturalMama sent ya! <3

NNM NEWS: Guest Posts and Giveaways!

Check out the latest info from NurturingtheNaturalMama:

Upcoming Guest Posts:

* May 12, 2011: Newborn Parenting via Mama Eve: Your Natural Parenting Resource

* TBD: MYO Babyfood via Instinctual Mamas

Product Reviews and GIVEAWAY:

NEXT WEEK Review of the organic millet hull pillow from The Clean Bedroom

followed by a *GIVEAWAY* also sponsored by The Clean Bedroom

so stay tuned :)

Twitter Update:

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Sunday Surf

There were so many great articles this week, I'm not even sure where to start. After a week that went quite awry for our family, this weekend has been a nice refreshing way to re start.

The first piece I found incredibly eye opening, and making me long for an organic mattress, was this post by The Clean Bedroom

Your Chemical Mattress describes how the albeit helpful, flame retardants in our mattress make any conventional mattress a square chemical plant. While I find my mattress incredibly comfortable, it never occurred to me as green as we try to be as a family, that our mattresses were probably the worst offender! Although I am embarrassed to admit it, we have a hand me down crib mattress that we used for my son AND baby A, my little Spiderman does have a new twin mattress that my parents were able to get him for his birthday last year, my stepdaughter has a futon with one of those foam egg crates over the futon mattress, and my hubby and I share a glorious new queen size mattress that we got an amazing deal- but now, we can see why. 

Naturally Organic, photo courtesy of The Clean Bedroom

I also wouldn't have thought that organic mattresses would have even been an option for our family financially. But perusing the website, they have organic crib mattresses that start at only $259 and come with a  FREE crib sheet (organic crib sheets can run upwards of $19.99/each at other locations. They also have kids mattresses for as low as $599!

You also have the option of checking out their Showroom Floor Models Clearance for incredible as-is deals! So all in all, a great post that made it so that this family is saving up for our new mattress purchases! :)

My next post of the week totally WARMED my heart! Across the Hall featured in Natural Parents Network confirmed my belief that you can be an attached parent/natural parent, regardless of how 'strictly' you follow the principles. I have mentioned on multiple occasions that my children both, like the child in this article, showed me when they were ready to no longer co sleep. They too, became fussy and restless until laid in their own cribs. So in my case, I am still an attached parent even from the next room. :)

UGH! and someone had an amazing post on alternatives to teething gels, etc. and can I find it right now??! no. and in fact, my teething infant is screaming in the background- so I better call it quits. If you know which article I'm talking about- please post the link below in comments for all to view! THANK YOU <3


Feel free to share your fave finds of the week below as well!