I really wish being sent to your room was suitable punishment as an adult, but for some sad reason we've seem to have outgrown that. Perhaps it was when we started actually looking forward to bedtime and began reading books for fun not assignment.

Long before my self-imposed bedtime, I love to spend an hour or so alone in my bedroom. Even though my room is far from being "pretty" yet (I have an array of mix-matched furniture that needs some love and attention), I have recently decided to invest in my bed (mattress and bedding). It was the smartest decision to splurge (smartly) and every night and most Saturday mornings I roll over and thank myself. A good mattress (that suits you and how you sleep --yes, that matters) with high-quality linens and pillows can make bedtime part vacation and part spa treatment. (Learn how to care for your bed linens here.)