My Sleep Number is 40

But not right now.  Right now it's 45.  And when it's dead of winter here (at least as winter-y as it ever gets here) my number is 35.  And when the temps get even hotter, I may go to a 50, if I can tolerate the pressure.

I need a softer bed, but not if it brings warmth.  I want to have the windows open and a cold breeze blowing in, and nice warm blankets...with snow on the ground.  I've always liked a cold bedroom.  As the mattress gets softer, the sleeper sinks into a pillowy cocoon which rapidly absorbs body heat and keeps it there...thus the less sinking/cocooning wanted as temperatures get warmer.

We just got the i8 sleep number bed in January, reasoning that it should be the perfect bed no matter what, for the last decades of our lives.  Top-rated per Consumer Reports.  And we can instantly adjust it to be as soft or hard as we feel the need for at any particular point in time.  We got the split king (really, two extra long twins pushed together) and we adjust each side accordingly.  Plus as I need to have head or feet raised, I could do either separately and not disturb my husband.  In return, he can kick and jiggle his left leg all fucking night long and I never have to know or feel it, which is its own kind of heaven as far as I'm concerned.

Initially I hated it (but we got it for the hubster who is still employed, so his need for a good night's sleep outweighs my own) because it was so difficult to actually get out of, at the tremendously soft number of 35.  The saleslady called to check up (several times, as there is a 100 day trial period, and she wanted to ensure her commission) and when I mentioned that, she suggested returning the bed to 100 (the max firmness) before I get up. Voila!  That took care of the issue.  Now it eats batteries on the remote.  Hopefully the air pump can stand the abuse.

Other than funky sheeting arrangements (we use two extra-long twin flat sheets and one king-sized top sheet, plus one king-sized blanket now) it's pretty nifty.  So all in all, about $6000 for this set up including the base, and while that seemed outrageous at first, I have decided I can deal with it.

Creepy part...who needs spying microwaves?  This bed comes with Sleep IQ, which measures my breathing rate, my heart rate, logs the moment I fall asleep (actually, the moment I stop fidgeting) and logs each moment of restlessness during the time I'm in bed.  It gives me a score every day of how well I slept.  The Sandman is Watching...