I have an irrational attachment to bedding

Here's where I admit some of my own quirkiness.....I love bedding. I love new bedding. I love nice bedding.

I fully admit that I have expensive taste when it comes to what I sleep on. Trouble is, I don't have the money to buy what I really want (which is something like 600 thread count egyptian cotton). So I was pretty excited when I (1) realized we had quite a bit of cashback bonus built up on our Discover cards, and (2) that JC Penny was having a very nice sale on their bedding sets. Now, I still couldn't afford the really nice stuff, but I did manage to get a $300 (regular retail) comforter set that also had a matching "bonus" quilt, and a 400 thread count cotton sateen sheet set to match.....for only $20 out of my own pocket, once I used my cashback. Not too shabby! I ordered online, which made me a bit nervous, sight unseen.

It arrived today. The comforter and quilt are both so pretty! Not sure yet what I'm going to do with this quilt...but I'll figure something out. I can not wait to get in my bed tonight. It is going to be SO comfortable, not to mention rewarding, after all the work I had to do.

You see, I'm incapable of simply putting new sheets and covers on my bed. Oh no...that would be far too simple. I must first completely clean my room (and of course, wash the new bedding). I stripped the bed (obviously), and pulled everything out from under it. I swept under there (seriously I don't know when the last time I did that was....it was a jungle under there!), swiffered, and then put everything back where it belonged. I also dusted everything, and mopped the floor (we have wood floors). You know, when I do cleaning like this, one thing always leads to another. When all was said and done, I'd spent 2 hours in that room! Did I mention that I also vacuumed the matress itself? The only thing I didn't get to was the curtains....I'll save that for another day.

Now, all of this could have probably been done in half the time....had I not had 2 small children "helping" me. Jacob was just being a pest tonight, getting in to things he shouldn't have, being obnoxious, and well, being three. And Simon....well, it seems that Simon's love for household supplies goes way beyond the plunger. I literally had to fight him for the broom, swiffer, vacuum, and mop. Holy moly....it was a scene! He was quite literally trying to pull the stuff out of my hands while I was using it! Of course, the result of all of this was that I "won" the tug of war, and Simon ended up screaming and crying while Jacob continued to act like a mad-man.

Oh, and to top it all off, the basement flooded in the midst of all of this. I was at the point of no return in my room (you know, when all of the crap is loaded on top of the bed, and I couldn't just stop what I was doing....it had to get done). So Brian was in the basement trying to unclog the drain and get all the muck and grime off of the floor down there, so I was on my own upstairs with 2 screaming kids and a bedroom that looked like it had exploded. Oh yeah....and we were quickly approaching bed time.

But now both kids are in bed (only one is asleep....Simon wore himself out cleaning I guess. Jacob has been in bed for 2 hours, but I just saw him 10 minutes ago taking his millionth trip to the potty. He's a master staller). My room is cleaner than it's been in months. I'm showered and exhausted, so I'll be climbing in between my nice, new sheets very soon.

The only thing that I need (well, want) now is new curtains to match my pretty new bedding. Not sure when I'll be able to buy that though....could be a while. Of course, I'm not sure I can handle them right now....I'd have to do another deep clean in my room, which I'm not going to be up to for quite some time!