I like ‘em firm.
In East Asia, we were greeted with rock hard beds, complete with a soft pink comforter. There was no sheet, but I never enjoyed sleeping with a sheet. But I was concerned about sleeping on my rock hard bed for a week.
But the days were so full that I crashed easily each night. I just dealt with the sore body in the morning, no problem.
The first night back in America, I slept for 10-12 hours on my soft, soft bed. I was tired. The next night, I tried to sleep but my body didn’t like the soft bed. I tried again the next night and the same result.
Desperate for sleep, I finally took an old comforter and tried out my couch. I’ve slept like a baby there ever since.
Maybe it’s my Asian roots really showing up!
By Kelly Lawson, May 2, 2008 @ 8:29 am
Oh no! I hope you get one day again return to a bed… unless of course, you really ARE happy with the couch. Maybe you need to buy a firmer mattress? Or just stick a piece of plywood between your mattress and your sheets… maybe that’ll help.
K
By neener, May 2, 2008 @ 3:46 pm
I also think I sleep well on the couch because it is darker in my living room. There are security lights outside of my window, so my bedroom is never fully dark. And I’m too cheap to buy curtains.
We’ll see how long I keep this up!