Sleep perchance to dream?

Well, I am about to make a fairly major (for us) purchase - a new mattress.

I have not owned a truly new mattress in 10 years - and the last one I bought was a 100 dollar special (and queen size at that, so you can imagine the awesome quality). Since then, my mattresses have been hand-me-downs from friends, family, and freecycle. Our current freecycle mattress was just what Dan and I needed when we moved in together and I could no longer tolerate his pull-out couch, but the reality is that while it's very clean, it's seen better days and provides my fat ass with zero comfort.

You may have heard me metion once or 100 times that I do not sleep. I have not had eight uninterrupted hours of sleep in 20 years - no joke. The last time I had more than three hours sleep in a row, I was in surgery - no joke. Last night I slept for one hour when I went to bed, and two hours this morning. Most nights I wake up a minimum of three times, and if I am very lucky, I fall back to sleep quickly, but most nights I do not, and I lie awake cursing or crying out of exhaustion and frustration. What about drugs? you ask. They do nothing for me. I have tried everything from natural remedies to hard-core tranquilizers - they all put me out, but nothing makes me STAY out. It's maddening.

Lately, I find that I sleep a little better on the couch - which has a foam mattress. A while ago I went into a bedding store and tried one of the tempurpedic-type mattresses and about died - I could have fallen asleep instantly. But do you know what one of those things costs? A grand, if you're lucky, and I don't have a grand.

But tonight, it seems as if Ocean State Job Lot has come to my emotional rescue - their tempurfake-ic mattresses are 30% off, meaning if we live on Ramen for the next two weeks, I could by not only a queen, but a KING! And they offer a 30-day money-back guarantee, so I think this is a win-win. And if a new mattress helps my insomnia even a little bit, I will persoanlly make-out with every single member of the NASA team who helped create this wonder material.

So, dear internet friends - queen or king? A king means I will have to buy new bedding (but I love new sheets so, whatever) and that the bed will take up more of the room - but it also means I don't have to touch my darling husband unless I want to (I like space when I sleep). I think a queen "looks" better, and I wont have to get new sheets or another boxspring.... What do you think? Anyone ever bought a king and regretted it?