Sleeping at A. I. duPont

 

After five plus weeks in the hospital with my son (but who was counting) I was totally shattered. The whole time I knew (and worried) that I had to stay healthy to be with him. This meant trying hard to get some sleep at night, but also sleeping somewhere out of a draft. I am apt to get a sinus infection if I sleep too many nights in a drafty place. To avoid this I took a page out of the Georgian’s handbook (18th century Britain – i.e. Jane Austen, Henry Fielding, and Mary Shelley - Not our beloved relatives three states to the south) and build a canopy to sleep under. It worked well. I do have to emphasize that if you find yourself in need of a bed at A. I. duPont and use this as a guide - be very careful with the TV. I wouldn't recommend hanging the canopy unless, like me, you really need it. I used a thin top sheet because it was the lightest weight.

I did find that just sleeping with my head under the TV cut down on the amount of forced air blowing on me. One final thing, yes I put this together every night and took it apart every morning but one. Sometime I'll write about the routine we kept so that we stayed sane-ish.

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