Photo: Courtesy Retailer I originally wanted a weighted blanket for two reasons. If I don’t get enough sleep, I get really exhausted, so I’m always keen to try out the new thing that promises a better rest. But also because the feeling of being “hugged” at night sounded really appealing to my single ass. When I decided to buy one, the Gravity Blanket was top of mind (thanks to Instagram and its algorithm), but way out of my price range. So I went to The Strategist — this was before I started working for it — to find a more affordable option and settled on the 15-pound version of the YnM Cooling Weighted Blanket, which came recommended by experts and is one of the best-rated options on Amazon. I now define my life as pre–YnM blanket and post–YnM blanket. Pre-YnM, it took me what felt like forever to fall asleep. And I didn’t just have trouble falling asleep, I couldn’t stay asleep either. Even if I had the time to get a full eight hours in (which was rare), I’d still wake up around the five-hour mark — and always stayed awake once I did. My post-YnM sleep life, though,…