sofa city

okay, so, i can't bring myself to put my bed together and sleep on it without my boxspring condom. i read that it's important to supply your body as "bait" after a treatment, or you'll never know if it worked. but...i think i deserve one night on the sofa.

the problem - well, at least one of them - is that all my blankets are in garbage bags. i procured an allergy pillow cover and tossed it on the couch. my pjs - all i had out were the ones from my bed, which again i'd read shouldn't be worn anywhere else after treatment, just in case there were bugs IN the clothes. (ew.)

so i went for the one bag of the cleanest clothes - the ones i had just laundered the night the first bites occured. i picked out some sweatpants and a long-sleeve shirt. i shook them out vigorously in the bedroom and put them on. i headed to bed on the couch, sans blankets.

and of course, i was cold. i was very cold. i tossed and turned and whimpered all night. at some point, i grabbed the throw pillows and put them on top of my body to trap whatever heat i could. i snuggled in closer to the sofa cushions. i longed for my bed. it was a rough night.

so today i will go out and find a cover for the boxspring - a decent but cheap one - so i can put my room back together and get some real sleep. probably i'll also have another round with the sharpie, just so i can identify any new bites that occur, if they occur, which i really, really hope doesn't happen.