What does the winner get? -Stooxie

I only go to sleep in minutes if I am VERY tired. OTOH, if I am truly EXHAUSTED, it takes longer. (Go figure.) I didn't have a problem until post-menopause. Now I have a generic for Ambien 5 mg that I will take if I can't get to sleep within an hour or can't get back to sleep if I wake before 3 a.m. (One or the other -- not two pills in one night.) I used the Ambien Monday night on the redeye home from Hawaii and got a good four hours more than my DH. Next time I'm going to add the blindfold to see if I can get even more.

Hey walkin -- I'm *far* from an expert on this--people here helped me on the one I've done. I bought a kit of the precut wood and MDF parts, complete with screws and such, truth be told, just because I didn't want to have to do all the measuring and cutting--sometimes I hit "tilt" and have to take the easy way out. The kit was from eBay. We did buy better foam, however, than the kit came with. And we also wrapped it. Probably way overdoing it. It wasn't hard at all, in fact rather enjoyable in an instant-gratification kind of way (esp. since I didn't have to do the cutting :))--we did do two rows of staples, alternating spaces kind of like sewing stitches, because the fabric seemed to pull between the stitches so I wanted it anchored completely. We didn't edge it with wood, but we could--we just did a simple rectangle which extends 24" above the surface of the mattress (we have a high mattress--if you were to purchase the same set and not have as high a mattress setup, it would be taller unless you cut it down). We love the simple lines. It would be easy to put wood around this if we chose to, or to make a slipcover for it down the line.

Sounds like you have been really happily busy. We moved to the Shenandoah valley in Nov 2017. We bought a 1910 4 Square and have been planning a kitchen remodel...sigh. I promised no more but you know how that goes ! You should come to VA and help me renovate LOL. We are 2x grandparents now with #3 coming in September. We still bicycle a lot and have done a good bit of touring with more to come. Are you still cycling ? I My brother bought a place on 54th St ( hm can't remember but right along there) between 8th and 9th Ave. He is on the board for the building and loves it. I haven't been to NYC since 2013...can't believe it has been so long !! Saw Jane and her husband and catmom....have been out of touch with all but catmom. So good to see a familiar name !!