So exciting, Brenda!!

I did have a big dog in the house when I lived with DX, and that was okay, though.

Did anyone else go "Bwuh?" and think of DX Machina, and wonder where you missed backstory?

I had firm rules about this when I lived in a studio. When I got up in the morning, I would make my bed and from then on, only sit on it.

That's a good rule, in a studio. I wouldn't ever have managed to follow it though.

Hmm. So if it's a hot night and you're not using covers, you're not in bed? Just on it?

I could absolutely never keep a rule about only sitting on my bed during the day. I need my naps.

Brenda, this is very exciting. And cool.

Lying down and sleeping is different.

Lying down and sleeping is different.

Well, yeah. But I don't see how that affects my inability to only sit on a bed during the day. I would totally lie down on it for my naps, and under covers if the temperature decreed it.

I have no problem with you napping! Me, I don't get back in bed after I wake up. Now that I have a multi-room apartment, I barely go in my bedroom in between waking up/getting dressed and going to sleep at night.

I wasn't judging you, you know. Just talking about my experience.

All the stuff I use in a day can't theoretically fit in my living room, and the mess that it is would be dramatically increased if I move stuff around.

I know that sleep experts and love feng shui people say all you should do in your bed is sleep or have sex, but really. Computing, reading, sewing...plus I have a bed in the living room to further exacerbate the line blurring.

What's the difference between in your bed and on your bed?

For me, it's the under the covers thing. (even on hot days, I have to have a sheet covering me.)

I also don't want pets on my pillows. I don't always win that one, but I usually do.

I wasn't judging you, you know. Just talking about my experience.

Right, me too.

When I had a studio, I had a murphy bed. Once I got up, I would fold it back up and there would be no bed. Certainly stopped the lounging during the day, but it was worth it, since it made it feel like a real living room when I came home from work.

Brenda--great place! I love the beautiful light you get from those many window. I also think the pass-through from the kitchen is a terrific detail. Also, cool wood floors. You done good!

I always loved having cats on the bed back when I had them. It's a different proposition with a hundred-pound-dog, though. She hasn't been a bed dog since she was very young.

Best part of the new place, besides the deck? [link] Inside that pillar that Katy (friend and agent) is leaning on? Brand new front load washer/dryer. And those wires sticking out of the wall? Surround sound.