High Tech Pillow

Everyone knows one of the most difficult things about being a military spouse is the long distance separations. Whether it is bootcamp, school or a deployment there are long stretches of time when you are forced to be apart. Any long distance relationship can be wearing and sometimes the worst part is going to bed at night. Since Ryan has been away at school our Queen sized bed is too big. Half of it is cold and very empty. I try to fill it by stuffing his side with Bentley and Mutsy, my childhood stuffed rabbit and dog that wear one of Ryan's shirts. I make sure his voice is the last one I hear before bed... but it is not the same as him lying there with his arms wrapped around me.

I was facebook and on my super duber stalker newsfeed I saw my friends Aliee and Connie posting about this. Connie is a mom to a toddler who misses sleeping with her little boy some nights and Aliee had found this article and shared it. I promptly jumped in on the conversation. Could you imagine having a high tech pillow glows and pulses to your long distance loves heartbeat?



There are two pillows. When person A lays their head down on pillow 1, person B has their pillow 2 glow, and vice versa. Putting on a ring transmits your heartbeat.



My first thought was, "Wow... that is pretty creepy."

My second thought was, "Wow... I kind of want one."

I miss sleeping with my husband. I love the glowing idea, to know when his head is resting on the pillow next to mind. The heartbeat I could do without! I did share this with some military spouses on facebook and reactions were pretty similar to my own! One very wise milspouse even wondered "What if during the night one of us has a nightmare or something and wakes up to a fast beating pillow with no explanation?" Good point.



True there is the creep factor and the nightmare factor... but I cannot help but think it would be comforting. It doesn't mention fully how it works (like if it needs wireless or phone signal or what have you) but it does mention it is an insert that goes into a normal pillow and has a ring that you wear with it. Either way the product is not available yet. The company is UK based and is still looking for funds to kickstart the manufacturing process. But who knows, maybe they will be here sooner than we think! They have a paypal option on their website if you want to contribute and if they get enough (and you give enough!) you can be an early tester.


What do you think? Creepy? Cool? Creepy and cool and I want one regardless?




(PS - Little Riot does not know me or know I did this post. I did not get compensation for mentioning them or anything of the sort. They do not know I exist. Just a commentary from me! Pictures and information mostly from here.)

Color scheme/Ideas

What do you think??? I LOVE the idea of wearing blue shoes (I'd match my bridesmaid's dresses more likely than anything) with a white dress similar to that. I like the fit then flare look, off the shoulder is adorable as well. And the red roses with that dark blue are stunning. So that's where I am headed now.

Guest list is about 150. Big family... yikes. But we have a budget set.

Church is good. We have a precana meeting set and we're meeting with Father Tom the week after I get home. We meet with the chaplain in February. I found a place for the reception that I love online but Ryan and I will visit January 14th. Curious readers feel free to check it out! http://www.grandcolonialnj.com

Bridal parties are 90% there. Sam is my maid of honor, Josh is Ryan's best man. A few others are in there as well, and they all seem excited which makes me even more excited.

I've only looked at dresses online so no clue there yet.

And of course our date is set. May 1, 2010. 122 days to go!!


I am entering my last two weeks of Disney. Don, Patrick, and Karli leave on the 2nd. It is going to be miserable to say goodbye to them as I don't leave until the 8th. At least I will hopefully be seeing them in May!