Ode To My Bed

I have had this post percolating in my brain for about a month now - ever since we tackled the painting project in our bedroom. Now that everything is all peaceful and pretty I feel that it is time to share how I truly feel about my bed - and the truth is....I.LOVE.MY.BED. Is that clear enough?

Let me tell you more about this. My bed is king-sized. I sleep on the right side (your left when you're looking at the picture). This side has always been closest to the door which means that I have always been first in the line of fire when the kids get up in the middle of the night. In this house, my side is no longer closest to the door - but then again, my kids don't get up in the night very often anymore so it's not such an issue - but I mention it because the farther away I am from the door, the more time I get to spend in my bed. You see now why I brought up the location issue.

But wait, there's more. I have a king-sized feather bed that sits atop my perfect mattress. I have 600 thread count sheets. In the winter, I get great pleasure from my flannel sheets - I love being cozy in the wintertime. But from March-Novemeber I slumber on my ever-so-soft sheets. My comforter is a new pleasure that I only recently began to enjoy. A couple of months ago this set caught my eye. It's organic - not that this is an issue for me - but it may be for some of you so I thought I would mention it in case things like that make you happy. The filling is made from recycled water bottles. Again, I think recycling is important and I do it, but it's not like I'm hanging out with Leonardo DiCaprio and driving a Prius. But I digress; this comforter may well be the most comfortable comforter I have ever had - and that is saying a lot since comforters are meant to be comfortable. But seriously, I LOVE this comforter. It's almost a little too warm for it right now but I still pull it up because I just love how it feels.

Why, you may be asking, am I so obsessed with my bed? Well the simple answer is - I love my sleep. I'm a girl who needs AT LEAST 8 hours to be functional - 9 or 10 is preferrable but not always possible. I am not a morning person - I really think it's too bad that the morning people got their way and that we all have to be up at the crack of dawn, doing constructive things. I would much prefer to be doing constructive things at 10:00 or 11:00 in the evening. I mean, look at this post - would I be able to have this kind of genius at 6:00am?? I think not. Hence , the Ode To My Bed. Hence my love of all things bedroom.

Oh, I should mention that the other joy of the perfect bed is that I don't have to sleep in it alone! But that goes without saying...