Murray’s Musings
Labor Day 2026 and Murray Says You’ve Earned a Nap
By Murray, Senior Mattress Expert, Part-Time Philosopher & Full-Time Puppet Well, here we are again. Labor Day. That wonderful time of year when Americans celebrate hard work by taking a day off from it. Now, I’m no expert on modern economics, workplace...
Stop Hugging Pillows… Start Sleeping on Them!
Well, I'll be. I spent most of my life believing that if a pillow felt like a fluffy little cloud in the store, it had to be the perfect pillow. I'd give it a squeeze, smile like a kid hugging a teddy bear, and think, "Now that's luxury!" Turns out I've been judging...
Back to School, Back to Bed: Murray’s No-Nonsense Sleep Advice for Kids, Teens & College Students
Well, here we are again. The corn's getting tall, the school buses are warming up their brakes, and every parent in Rutland County is sprinting through the store aisles fighting over the last box of #2 pencils. Happens every year. You'd think it would stop surprising...
Your Brain Takes Out the Trash While You Sleep
Well now, pull up a rocking chair and let old Murray tell you something that just about knocked my slippers clean off my feet. You know how your grandmother used to say, "Get a good night's sleep and you'll feel better in the morning"? Turns out Grandma was onto...
Introducing the Synergy Collection — Vermont Bedrooms Just Made Sleep Even Better
Well, hello there, my well-rested (and not-so-well-rested) friends! It's your old pal Murray, the most opinionated stuffed puppet in all of Rutland, Vermont — and today I have news so exciting I nearly rolled off my display mattress. The fine people at...
Murray’s Memorial Day Reflections: Honor, Gratitude, and a Good Night’s Sleep
Hello there, friends. Murray here. As I sit on my porch in Rutland, Vermont, watching the late spring sunshine warm the Green Mountains, Memorial Day has me thinking about a lot of things. At my age, I've seen a few Memorial Days come and go. I've watched parades...
Murray’s Christmas Wish List: Peace on Earth and a Better Mattress
Well, hello there, folks. It's Murray again, coming to you from beautiful Rutland, Vermont, where the snow is falling, the Christmas lights are twinkling, and my neighbors have once again turned their front yard into something that can probably be seen from outer...
Murray’s Thanksgiving Guide to Sleeping Through Family Arguments
Well folks, it's that time of year again. The leaves are falling, the turkey is thawing, and somewhere across America, Uncle Bob is preparing to explain his opinions on absolutely everything. That's right—Thanksgiving has arrived. Now, I've celebrated more...
A Halloween Haunting at Vermont Bedrooms
Well hello there, my frightfully fatigued friends! It’s your old pal Murray, writing once again from the cozy depths of VermontBedrooms.com here in Rutland — the only place where nightmares end and sweet dreams begin. (Unless, of course, you forget to brush your teeth...
When Skechers Stopped at My Feet and Climbed Into My Bed
Well now, pull up a rocking chair (or better yet, lie down — you’ll thank me), because the fellas at VermontBedrooms.com in Rutland have done it again. First they gave me a mattress softer than my memory of 1953, and now they’ve added something that made my dentures...
