PAIN'S PARLOR

Ah, Joanna, you found my bedroom. Don't you just love it in here! I hate getting up in the mornings and look forward to crawling back in bed at night. When my husband comes home from traveling, he always says how good it feels to get back in his own bed. Joanna, I was divorced for over 10 years, raising my older daughter on my own with no financial assistance--even though I was suppose to be getting it. LOL Anyway, I really had to watch my pennies. I bought a used mattress for $25. It had stains, no real support, etc. But, I just put a mattress cover over it . Well, when I got married 24 years ago come March 25, we continued to use that same mattress. We let my older daughter use the one my husband (never married) used before we married, since it was a full and mine a queen. I tend to not want to throw anything away til it is truly trash. Well, the mattress springs finally began digging in my back. So, we bought a lovely brand new mattress. Then I also discovered HSN and bought a feather bed, down comforters, etc. You know, I had always wanted a feather bed ever since I was a little girl and slept in one at my grandparent's home that my grandmother made from feathers saved from chickens we ate. So, finally all these years later I now have my feather bed and love it. Luckily so does my husband. My sister's former husband had polio as a child, always had to sleep on a rock hard mattress. So, I guess you need to discuss it with your husband. I would have flannel sheets on our bed if my husband didn't object. So, I've gone the next closest step--use those jersey knit sheets. We also finally bought a lovely bedroom set a few years back. It has marble tops like my grandparent's had. I change the bedspreads spring and fall. I'm in to water gardening so have everything Monet.Gee, I guess it won't be much longer now til I'll be putting the spring one back on. I sometimes ask myself why do I bother even making the bed because about the first thing my husband does when he gets home, usually around 5:30 pm, is turn down the bed covers. He says he does it then because he is usually too tired to bother with it later since I insist on having so many pillows on it. LOL I have a friend,just turned 69, that puts all her stuffed animals on their bed. When her husband turns down their bed, he just pulls down the cover with all the stuffed creatures on it. LOL Hey, they are talking about feather beds on HSN now! I bought all my stuff when they were TS's. Actually, I've seen basically the same things on sale locally. Trouble is though I don't care to get out much and by the time I do, either the stuff is sold out or the sale is over. OK, I need to get back to chores but feel free to stay in here as long as you like. LOL

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