it's these lovely new bedsheets i've got - a lovely grassy green - with a floral imprint - smooth and satiny and cool - that for once instead of just reading on top of the covers till i fell asleep i actually got up, moved my household to one side of the bed, switched off the lights, and got right under the sheets and put my head on a pillow and woke up the next day at 3pm. i couldn't believe i had been asleep for nearly 12 hours and didn't keep waking up through the night. it must be that the unaccustomed comfort of actually sleeping in a bed and in a darkened room does wonders for one's sleep, doesn't it? hmm.