I had no idea this one was soooooo sloooooow starting off. I have a good idea even though it is early in the season that this will probably be my success of the seasona and I did take a picture. That is okay. I had a volunteer painted lady runner bean come up this year so I'll have something to fill in the space again. My jackamanii is a root monster. I plant about 3 feet away from it and still run into roots. This one I've dug right around it and the roots are still very small. I guess I can't complaint though as this is only it's second spring and it sounds like I've got about as much growth as you do but only this one single bloom.

Ok - do you have access to existing ducts? Do you have dampers on existing ducts? You don't really need a/c downstairs, right? Because then maybe a few minisplits is the answer. Dampers are cheap (as dirt) and with some seasonal readjustment, are probably your best bet. A few new ducts perhaps to even it all out. You could put a system in that is sized to just upstairs and close all the dampers to the downstairs in the summer. Or the dampers could be mostly closed. Normally this might be an issue but if you undersize the a/c, I don't see why there would be a problem.

I take it occasionally, never more than 3 mg. and always the lozenge form that dissolves in the mouth. Hard to say how often it works. I know it doesn't work all the time. Never had nightmares from it. I sometimes do the breathing exercises, most of the time the one recommended on Dr. Andrew Weil's website. This, too, doesn't always work. But it does no harm, and probably does some good even if it doesn't put you to sleep. I was shocked to read that the highly addictive Xanax is often prescribed for insomnia these days. Bad idea.

Suggestions: --The media console really doesn't belong in this small room and is a waste of the window, which you should use as a reading/sleeping zone or for your desk. Relocate it to other living space where you can make use of it. This will make it possible for you to divide the room into a work zone and the guest zone. --Sleeping zone: Move the chair in front of window with a lamp dropped from the ceiling. Place a small white rolling file cabinet on the side of the chair, which can function as a nightstand. Get a leather storage ottoman in same color as your desk for proping up feet as you read and for storing linens. An over-the-door mirror might be more useful than the one you have though I would want to use the back of the door for coat hooks for your guest. --Work zone: I'm not always a fan of accent walls, but a dark charcoal wall where your desk is would link to the sleeper chair, yet define the work area. Put some floating open shelves that match your desk above the desk. Add attractive bulletin board, art, photos, a table or wall mirror etc. on the shelves and wall. --Across from the desk where the chair now is, add freestanding bookshelves in wood finish that matches your desk--nothing too deep. Also could be cubbies instead of straight across bookshelves. Alternatively, you could flip the suggested layout so your desk faces the window, which is nice when you work from home. However, this would mean the chair protrudes into the narrow room. I do think the chair in front of the window is better for you and for a guest. Consider getting a rolling desk chair with great back support. If there's room, add a coat tree for your guest to hang clothes. Bring in a folding luggage stand from a hall or bedroom closet when a guest comes over. But decide on your layout first before you get any other pieces. Keep it fairly simple and efficient.