The bed is dead... long live the bed!
So, I discovered last weekend why I've been feeling vaguely sick and what the smell in my room is. Unfortunately, I discovered it in the form of a slow leak finally working its way to the top of my bed *after* it had saturated and begun mildewing the mattress frame and box springs beneath it.
So, my bed is gone. It has lived a long, full (king!) life, and served three generations of my family over the last 20-ish years.
I discovered today that I have never bought a bed. I have always just... well, *had* a bed. I took my bed from high school with me to college, and my grandparents gave me this bed after I got married and had room for it. I think we were using Guy's bed before that. At any rate, I went bed-hunting. So, yay, Thursday I shall have a new sleeping surface, and can leave A's couch unmolested in a mere two nights hence. I've got a futon, but zomg it was bad for my back to sleep on. May end up using it anyway, 'cause the couch isn't actually mine, but... well, we'll see.
I actually had fun talking with the salesperson I gave my sale to tonight. I went in with a pretty good idea of what I wanted, and ended up with it. Still shocks me how much a bed can cost, but it wasn't a breaker, so I guess it works.
Amusingly, the mattress is supposed to withstand up to 30 minutes of open flame. I don't say this because I actively care about it, but she did have to add the disclaimer that in the case of a fire, the outside world is a much safer place to end up rather than at the bed and to please not make my way to the bed for safety. We had a brief discussion of the relative value of using the mattress top as a fire-shield versus jumping out a second-story window. Apparently if there's a fire and the mattress doesn't last the 30 minutes, it would be covered under warranty. *hmmms* I never thought to ask whether removing the mattress top would negate that, though. (For what a mattress-warranty is worth, anyhoo. *eyeroll*)
So, two more days and I will be a little less punch-drunk and sleep-depped. I do have to admit, it's surprised me how much of a difference not sleeping on a bed is having in regard to my energy level and general state of consciousness. I wonder how much sleep dep I've withstood because of my formerly kickass bed? I imagine that I shall find out before too long...
So, my bed is gone. It has lived a long, full (king!) life, and served three generations of my family over the last 20-ish years.
I discovered today that I have never bought a bed. I have always just... well, *had* a bed. I took my bed from high school with me to college, and my grandparents gave me this bed after I got married and had room for it. I think we were using Guy's bed before that. At any rate, I went bed-hunting. So, yay, Thursday I shall have a new sleeping surface, and can leave A's couch unmolested in a mere two nights hence. I've got a futon, but zomg it was bad for my back to sleep on. May end up using it anyway, 'cause the couch isn't actually mine, but... well, we'll see.
I actually had fun talking with the salesperson I gave my sale to tonight. I went in with a pretty good idea of what I wanted, and ended up with it. Still shocks me how much a bed can cost, but it wasn't a breaker, so I guess it works.
Amusingly, the mattress is supposed to withstand up to 30 minutes of open flame. I don't say this because I actively care about it, but she did have to add the disclaimer that in the case of a fire, the outside world is a much safer place to end up rather than at the bed and to please not make my way to the bed for safety. We had a brief discussion of the relative value of using the mattress top as a fire-shield versus jumping out a second-story window. Apparently if there's a fire and the mattress doesn't last the 30 minutes, it would be covered under warranty. *hmmms* I never thought to ask whether removing the mattress top would negate that, though. (For what a mattress-warranty is worth, anyhoo. *eyeroll*)
So, two more days and I will be a little less punch-drunk and sleep-depped. I do have to admit, it's surprised me how much of a difference not sleeping on a bed is having in regard to my energy level and general state of consciousness. I wonder how much sleep dep I've withstood because of my formerly kickass bed? I imagine that I shall find out before too long...