Matzie138
Matzie138 t1_j9zsju5 wrote
Reply to Durable brands or materials that aren't wool or synthetic to look out for when buying clothes? Socks and shirts esp. by frostbiyt
If you are ok with a small amount of synthetic for stretch, we have a local to MN company called Hippy Feet with majority cotton socks (in addition to wool) that are made in the US.
They also give 50% of their profit to nonprofits that support homeless kids, which is cool. However they don’t have a lifetime warranty.
The only other one I know about is farm to feet, which are all wool (from/made in us), but they do the the lifetime guarantee.
Matzie138 t1_iy8zvfy wrote
What about N.K. Jemison’s broken earth trilogy? It’s supposed to be amazing and I’m a huge fan of “The city we became”. They have such unique and amazing writing style/story.
Matzie138 t1_ixd8lwu wrote
Reply to comment by wkosloski in My fellow Canadians, I need help finding the perfect pillow. I am a side sleeper, sleeping on medium firm mattress by wkosloski
I so hope it works for you. I didn’t imagine it would help like it did, just figured that at least the regular aches and pains would feel better!
For what it is worth, i had a coworker who had multiple back surgeries trying to fix her discs. Was only in her early 30s. Went to a different doctor and turned out she had arthritis in her back. They killed the nerve there and she’s been so much better. I had no idea that could happen (silly me I guess). She is happy but also frustrated to have suffered for years when her new doctor identified the issue immediately. Massage wouldn’t help something like that, but depending on the root cause, can be amazing.
Matzie138 t1_ix988n5 wrote
Reply to comment by wkosloski in My fellow Canadians, I need help finding the perfect pillow. I am a side sleeper, sleeping on medium firm mattress by wkosloski
Try finding a massage therapist who is certified myofascial release. I had terrible pain along my spine between my shoulder blades. Tried physical therapy etc nothing was helping. I couldn’t turn my head or raise my arm up when it was bad.
Randomly found a Groupon for a massage place and went…oh my gosh. It was incredible the difference it made. I still go every six to eight months now and don’t have that problem any longer.
If you can’t find that speciality, sports med massage could work too.
Matzie138 t1_jbarime wrote
Reply to New or vintage women’s parkas? Ll bean, woolrich, CK, etc by Candid_Pear_
My warmest jacket is a long marmot down one. I’d recommend something that goes down to your thighs. But maybe not marmot.
Marmot has a life time warranty, however they are completely backed up (months). My zipper broke and I’m not going to be able to get it fixed for this winter at all. Which stinks because I live in Minnesota.