Hi Oddball,

Welcome to the forum! It sounds like you have really low living expenses. I sleep on a futon. The frame folds up into a couch, but I keep it open, so it looks like a bed. In the winter I use a duvet cover. Have you ever had one of those? A boyfriend of mine from Australia turned me on to it. He just had a flat sheet on his mattress, and two sheets sewn together to cover the down comforter. It was really easy to make the bed. You would just shake the top bedding and lay it on top. To wash, it had velcro, and you would remove the cover and wash it with the sheets and pillow cases. It was simple, but also romantic, which I liked...

I have a wool blanket, too. It's alpaca. I knit it last winter. It's super warm and soft.

Sorry to hear about your back pain. A dancer trick for back pain is to try sleeping on the floor. Now that's really simple...

I look forward to reading your posts.