As I mentioned earlier, Andy and I were having some trouble sleeping, so we finally caved in and bought ourselves a new mattress and bed frame. So far I’m LOVING the foam mattress (IKEA’s FOSSING, for those of you who are wondering) because when Andy rolls around in the middle of the night, I CAN’T FEEL IT.

I can still hear him muttering, though. Last night it was something about French fries…

Anyway, because his travel schedule has thrown us both for a loop, the verdict is still out on whether or not we’re actually sleeping better, but IKEA gives you 90 days to test a mattress out and return it if needed, so we’ve got another 84 to go!

Before:

After:

Pretty, huh?

And yes, I’m well-aware that NOTHING in our condo matches now. But whatever. Matching is for people who can afford it.

Every day is a chance to make your dreams come true.

The thought occurred to me the other day, and I believe it. So I should be practicing it.

I did send pages 1-50 of The Good Daughters to Wilkes University’s James Jones First Novel Fellowship (contest). We’ll see how that goes…

In the meantime, I’m going to see if I can start pushing myself to stay up later writing. It’s probably going to be a painful adjustment, but at this point, it seems necessary.