Never Happy

[tiamatlady]

So last night I slept on the couch, in the room with the A/C

I'm here to tell you that couch is NOT comfortable. Maybe it's because I'm shorter, and my "pressure points" are perfectly aligned with the couch's "sag points" but I sink into the couch and cannot get up easily. And my back, which is a whiny bitch of a little girl, has gotten used to the comfort and support of my mattress. IE - it's bitching at me starting about a half hour after I laid down and has only recently stopped.

So while I was cool, I couldn't sleep well because I wasn't comfortable on the couch. Meh.

And then there's the brilliance of THIS GUY, who forgot to shut off the alarm in the bedroom, which went off at yesterday's time of 8AM. About 8:20 I came to, realizing SOMEONE WAS IN MY HOUSE, talking in the bedroom! Once the adrenaline STOPPED coursing I realized DUH I'd left the alarm on, confirmed by the time. I fought my way out of the couch, and shut off the damn thing. When I went back I curled up on the love seat, which is MY preferred couch but not really built for anything but a catnap, and had a 2 hour one.

I finally got moving, after watching some stuff I'd DVRd and got up to check e-mail.

I'm thinking I will sleep in bed tonight, but leave my door open for cool air to come in all day. Then see how it works.

ALSO - being in the cool did NOT stop me from overheating. My pillow was SOAKED from sweat. I just don't get it. I couldn't sleep until I'd cooled down to almost cold. *sighs* I need to figure that out because it's stopping me from sleeping well, which is making my daytime life hell, and equipped with extra coffee.


Anyway, I think I'd like to do something today. I have some shopping to do, contacts are ready and I am browsing for luggage. Again. Grrrr.

Comments

[fidgetmonster.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't buying an A/C unit for your bedroom be cheaper than getting a new Ikea sofa? Granted, you could use the sofa all year round. way back, i got a small kenmore A/C window unit from Sears that had a timer, delay, and remote. I too have trouble going to sleep if i'm too hot, but that same temperature will wake me up feeling too cold at 5am. that's why the timer was nice.

[tiamatlady]

I'm actually starting to not like this sofa. But it has some history. The key is that I don't have the money for a new sofa anyway, but I think I will take the opportunity to get rid of the sofa should that come up - I know someone who wants it, and if they end up with the room they can take it.

As for the A/C - the positioning of my bedroom's window makes any unit that requires sitting in or venting out a window a safety & security hazard. I need a ventless unit and I've seen all of one and none are affordable.

Trust me - I've been in this room almost 20 years - there are no options. The best option IS me sleeping in the living room, or eventually moving into the master bedroom - currently belonging to my rommmate.

[fidgetmonster.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh, bummer bummer bummer.
you could always cut an A/C sized hole in the side of the building and have a permanent unit :)
My last house had that, and I always thought it was so weird. like, if it breaks or you want to upgrade to a more efficient model, what are the odds of getting exactly the right size? plus, then there's an Airconditioner staring at you all winter. never did get around to finding something to cover it up. my parents house had one as well, and they had this picture of horses over it, but you could still see the plug coming out the side. It always struck me that it looked like the painting could be animated art, with a switch that would make the horses start running.

[tiamatlady]

you just described the living room - has an installed permanent A/C unit right through the brick. It's a condo building tho, so no cutting through the wall.

I'm thinking I need to leave my bedroom door open, which I usually close. That should help.

The more concerning things is these, for want of a better term to describe them, "hot flashes" I get when I lie down - it was frigid in the living room and I was still hot beyond belief. BUT I'm not going to freak out, just keep trying different solutions until something works - ice on pulse points, maybe a swamp cooler with a bit of room rearranging.