Here's the damage from today:
Got most of the bedroom and the nose cleared out. Still have carpet in some corners to root out, but most carpet is now gone:

I want to build a wall-to-wall unit in the nose for closet, drawers and a Murphy-bed-alternative, like this:

I opened up part of the bathroom wall to the hall to see what I am dealing with. It's definitely not load bearing. I want to replace this with a new wall that holds a pocket door to the bathroom:


And after hours of analysis and measurement, I think this is the only way to layout the bathroom:

Advantages are:
1. That infernal metal box housing the propane tanks below can be hidden in the sink vanity, which will be nice and wide, with lots of storage.
2. The shower will be set back in the new bump-out, so that the tiled floor area is a perfect 4' x 4' square area. This will square things up visually when you walk in, and keep the layout from looking too choppy.
Disadvantages:
1. The new toilet location is right over the best, pretty much the only, decent "basement storage." So I'll lose valuable real estate down there.