In a dream world I would replace our entire bed with a king sized one. We love the padded headboard of our current bed, and we just replaced the mattress not that long ago with a Sleep Number Mattress. Oh yes, and our master bedroom is super small. So we are a bit stuck with what we have, but we do need to find a way to fix the frame.

But let’s talk more about the Sleep Number. We decided to get one when our old mattress gave up the ghost. I was so hopeful that it would solve our sleeping issues (I have a very active sleeper next to me, and often get kicked, punched, and bounced). So, having the two chambers of air, adjusting them to fit just right, sounded like a dream come true. Sadly it didn’t solve my problem at all, and my husband still finds his way over with kicks and punches.

Also, we were foolish and bought the least expensive model. I am sure that we should have paid more, since we ended up getting a memory foam mattress topper to make the bed more comfortable. I don’t doubt that the higher priced models are nice though, as my in-laws have one too, and it felt much better than ours. We should have bought what they did (but these mattresses are pricey, and even what we got stretched our budget to the limit).

The dual air chambers are quiet awesome. The only small complaint? They almost act a bit like a water bed. When one person lies on their side, it does pop up the other side a bit. Not a huge deal, but it does make it so you feel the other person moving more than you would expect.

Overall though it’s a nice mattress, and because of that it would be hard to justify replacing everything with a king sized one. Even though I do feel like our broken bed is a great excuse to do just that! Sure I might still get bounced a bit, but those extra inches might keep me from getting kicked and punched.

*Also, if you know the song referenced in my title, we could totally get along in real life.*

Also, our home has a water softening system in it. We have talked about getting it back to working order, however, it wasn’t running when we bought our house over 5 years ago. Neither one of us really know how to get it running since we haven’t had water softeners before. And then there is the whole salt issue.

Have you heard of Easy Water systems? They sound really cool, since you don’t have to use salt. Do any of you have experience with them?

I would love to hear from other folks who deal with hard water. What do you do? Do you have a softener? What kinds of things do you use to clean soap scum with? What tile/shower surround do you have in your shower?

I have a dream of a closet though. Our master closet is walk in, but it’s about as simple as it gets. Rods, shelves, and a ton of wasted space. I would love to add organization, complete with drawers, more shelves for folded items, and a better over all layout.

Have you seen a system called Freedom Rails? They use them a lot on Clean House, and they seem pretty easy to install. I don’t have any experience with them though, and no one we know has installed them. I have also seen some systems at places like Home Depot and Lowe’s. I even think that if we had time to do so, we could build a custom closet of wood (my husband is quiet good at building things).

But overall, we haven’t been doing any projects. There are plenty to do, but sometimes it’s good to just enjoy what is already done.

I can’t wait to show you the before and after photos (coming soon). We just have to find one last detail, the outlet covers, and then we will be ready to show our hard work to the world.

What projects are you working on right now?

To snow covered, a total of 8 inches fell.

And right now the sun is out in full force, melting the snow, and the sky is a brilliant color of blue. I am already dreaming and planning for the garden. I can’t wait to get back outside.

Also, I still don’t have a backs plash in my kitchen. I do however have a working sink! I will be very happy when my husband is free from these major work projects, and we can finally finish our kitchen and show you the total transformation. Until then, at least my laundry room is clean!