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Sleep - or a distinct lack of it - is something that I seem to write about a lot. It's been almost eight years since I regularly got a decent night's kip. Actually, it's probably been even longer than that. While the kids have undoubtedly played a big part, a new acquisition has proved that I ...
Did you know that last week was National Stop Snoring Week? I'm guilty of pushing up rather loud zeds now and then, so when the people at Breathe Right asked me to take part, I felt I ought to! They sent me a hamper of items to help me - and Kate, of course - to relax. ...
For my final Sealy Deeper Sleeper challenge of 2016, I've been trying out blue blocking glasses. My brief was to wear them for one hour before going to sleep and see whether they changed my sleep patterns. To give the scientific background, devices like smartphones and tablets can have a negative impact on sleep. This is ...
The team at Sealy like to keep me on my toes with their Deeper Sleeper challenges. To remove the fourth wall for a moment, I know nothing until I open the parcels they send me. Things like pillows, duvets and even apps aren't much of a surprise. I could never have predicted this one though. ...
My latest Sealy Deeper Sleeper challenge is all about exercise. I was sent a pedometer and asked to attempt 10,000 steps a day to see if keeping active improved my sleep. It seemed to be useful timing as the band on my Fitbit had recently broken and I hadn't got round to buying a new one! Before ...
I was confident that my latest Deeper Sleeper challenge would be a success the moment it arrived. This time, Sealy sent me a brand new duvet. The challenge had the same format as the first. We had to use our old duvet for two weeks, followed by the new one for two weeks. The Sealy Select Balance Duvet ...
For this month's Deeper Sleeper challenge, Sealy asked me to try offline activities rather than using my phone before bed to see if its absence improved my sleep. They sent me a colouring book for adults, a pack of colouring pencils and a £20 book voucher. It was going to be a tough challenge for me ...
For my second challenge as part of Sealy's Deeper Sleeper Panel, I was asked to try a white noise app to see whether it has any impact on my sleep. With over 46,500 downloads and 29,000 five-star reviews, White Noise Free looked to be a strong ally in my quest for better sleep. Unfortunately for the app, there ...
I've written about my battles with sleep a lot on here and also work with brands more now that I make a living out of blogging, so this is right up my street! I've joined Sealy's Deeper Sleeper panel, the point of which is to test out different things said to help with the important ...
One of the subjects I've become most interested in since becoming a parent is sleep. Perhaps that's because I don't get enough of it and have got used to feeling sluggish. Some people obsess about the one that got away or aspire to owning something they'll never afford but, for me, a good kip is ...
I'm Tom Briggs. A proud dad of three and, somehow or other, a multi-award-winning parent blogger.
I've been writing Diary of the Dad since 2010 and it's gone from a small hobby to my full-time job.
I still have the same enthusiasm for this blog as I did when I wrote my first post and hope you enjoy reading my musings as much as I do writing them.
