u/and_i_a_mo

I ordered the Novaform Comfort Grande king mattress from Costco recently. I did not do enough research into the type of mattress I need for my back pain. This mattress's top layer is way too soft for what I need (but if not for my back, i'd like it a lot). I have not had a good nights sleep in weeks because of my back.

I'm moving soon and the logistics of returning and getting another mattress in doesn't make sense right now, so i'm trying to make it doable for the next month.

So i flipped it over and used the base layer to sleep on. Wowww I just got the best nights sleep I've had in ages. It's incredibly firm (which makes sense given it's meant to support the rest of the mattress). This has given me a lot of useful information that I need the firmest mattress i can find.

So if anyone knows the firmest mattress Costco has that's relatively affordable, i'm all ears. Otherwise may need to go to a different company.

I lived most of my like as a man, and I’m figuring out how to express my gender now that I realize I’m not one.

I would love to see my face with makeup.

I watched some tutorials but got overwhelmed. All of my close women friends don’t use much makeup so can’t really help. I’m nervous to go into a make up store, but I’ve heard from people who have done this.

Any suggestions? What has worked for you?

Thanks!