Week #2 - Bedroom Bliss

I know that this title inspires all sorts of lurid thoughts. Well, take your mind out of the gutter - This week, we will not be dealing with 10 ways to make love to your man, or 5 positions that are sure to satisfy or any other Cosmo titles that scream out at you in the line at the grocery store. This week we are going to talk about your actual bed.

Most of us, if we are lucky, spend approximately 1/3 of our lives in bed. You know that prescribed 8 hours of sleep you are supposed to get every night. I know - most of you have children, and you think that 8 hours a night is simply something that you enjoyed in high school - you are wondering "why is it, that we thought having a baby was a good idea?" they (I am not sure who they are) don't tell you before you have the baby that you will Never Sleep Again - Even when they grow up and move out of the house - you still have that thing called "Mom Radar" and for some reason it can go off at any given time - if somewhere in the house or across town - your baby is having trouble, or feels like they are going to throw up. You magically wake up in a super human way - and know, one of them needs you, somewhere.

Anyway - I digress. With all that said, your sleep. what little you will get over the next 20 years, becomes even more important and precious. It is this that makes what I am about to tell you an extremely valuable piece of advise. The Thread Count of your Sheets Matters!!!!!! I would imagine that most of you are sleeping on thread count in the neighborhood of around 210 - 250. Some of you, may even be on 180 sheets (this, I believe, is a sin) You need to love yourself enough to stop this practice immediately!

Now thread count is the number of threads per square inch of fabric. The higher the number, the softer, and better quality of sheet. If you have never enjoyed a high thread count sheet - you are in for a real treat. It can change the very nature of your sleep. I know that all of us love clean sheets right out of the dryer, that wonderful smell, the clean feeling well triple that feeling when dealing with the right type of sheets. I suggest at least a 400 Thread count, although at my house we tend to gravitate to 500-600. Now here is my tip for buying high thread count sheets without the price tag of $80.00-120.00

T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, and Ross are your best bets. They will have 380-650 sheets that will range from $19.00 - $39.00 - Look for brands such as Calvin Klein with a sateen finish. They are heavenly. They will bring you instant bedroom bliss when you slide into your new sheets that feel lovely, and re-affirm that you deserve a wonderful sleep, a comfortable sleep, a blissful sleep. Beware of people on ebay selling anything from 800-1200/these sheets are a scam, and are simply using a trick of threads to make the claim that they are in that range. If you don't find anything you like at the above stores, head to Macy's or Dillards or even a Linens and Things and find what you want - make sure you make a note of all the pertinent information, and then go back to ebay and see if you can procure them at a reasonable price....under $50.00

Your bed should be a sanctuary from the problems of the day, from the worries of your life, so make sure you have the right sheets to support your chance to renew. You will be surprised the difference they will make on your outlook to everything in your life.

Now that you will be refreshed - maybe you can work on those lurid details I spoke of before - Good Luck!