general Oh, ALSO

The new bed came today. I spent some time on it this afternoon figuring out what my actual Sleep Number is. In the store they have you lie on your back, and we came up with a 55 for me—twice—but I can’t actually sleep on my back. On my side I’m apparently a 45.

The bed is very light and looks very nice. I don’t know whether I’m going to put the bedskirt on it or not. I have less storage space underneath than I did before, but my comforter-storage boxes still fit, so that’s all that matters. The air pump is very quiet, the remote is backlit, and the bed is very comfortable. It weighs a lot less than a regular mattress, and it was easy to put sheets on once I inflated it to 100 (it’s hard to make up when it’s partially filled).

I’m very glad I paid for the installation. The manual has the assembly instructions in it, and they look hard!

Anyway, it sure is pretty. I’ll let you know tomorrow how it feels.