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#137533 - 01/12/08 10:51 PM
Re: DO you.......
[Re: yonuh]
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I used to make the bed every morning. Then when I was ill and IN the bed more than out several years ago, it took me a long time (as in years) to build up any sustainable energy reserves...during that time it was almost impossible to muster enough energy to CARE about making the bed, much less being able physically to do it. As I got stronger, I would half-make the bed, i.e., pull the sheets and covers up and straighten the pillows, but unless company was coming, we didn't bother doing any more than that.
I'm afraid to say that that's the way we STILL do it, even though my energy level is much better these days. Some of the reason still has to do with energy-management, i.e., picking and choosing where to use the limited supply. But admittedly some of it does come from the realization that it's really not as important to me as it used to be. I need my energy and time for other things that are either more essential, or simply more fun (which is also important for me these days!) so making the bed "perfectly" has gone by the wayside - except when company comes, then we go all out.
But I'll probably never go back to making the bed the way I used to.
Edited by Eagle Heart (01/12/08 10:52 PM)
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#137537 - 01/13/08 01:27 PM
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[Re: Edelweiss]
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Registered: 08/22/07
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It depends really...sometimes it's done early in the morning. If I have to be out all or part of the day, it may or may not get done before I leave. Either way, I really do try to have it made before my husband gets home...sometimes! It's a king size bed with a comforter, so it's fast and easy and I offer no excuses other than I give myself the option these days...it's gotta be my age and independent thinking now!
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#137538 - 01/13/08 05:24 PM
Re: DO you.......
[Re: ladyjane]
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Registered: 01/16/07
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Loc: USA
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I might do it 50%, or less, of the time. It's a lot of bother for nothing, in my opinion. I do throw the quilt up and smooth out the major wrinkles, but to make the bed with tedious effort is not worth the time to me. I would never be a candidate for "Ms Homemaker." I have to add that, if it were a smaller bed and only I slept in it, I'd probably make it up as a habit. But, making a king, which is on the high side, is a pain.
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#137539 - 01/13/08 09:19 PM
Re: DO you.......
[Re: gims]
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Our bed gets made every day. For the most part, I do it, but occasionally, Ross will if we run off to church without making it, or if it's a Wednesday (his day off). Sometimes, If I'm making my side and he's in the room getting ready for work, he'll pull up his side. However, we are not fussy bed makers. We plunk our pillows at the top, pull up the sheet, blanket and comforter rather haphazardly, and then throw the decorative pillows on top. Simple.
We have enough mulch, leaves, and tiny sprigs on our bed from our dog. I couldn't stand it if that was mixed among the sheets and blankets.
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#137540 - 01/13/08 09:40 PM
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Registered: 04/15/07
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Loc: Sweden
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Nope..we don´t make our bed..maybe fix the blanket a bit..we have something called "bag sheets..translated from the Swedish, påslakan". AND we live in a small apartment. We just close the door to the one bedroom we have, if company comes. That bedroom is our storage space as my 18yr old son lives in our storage space. His computer is in the kitchen..ours are in our bedroom. In sweden we often say: Where there is room for the heart, there is butt room... or something to that efftect.
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#137542 - 01/14/08 01:37 AM
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[Re: chatty lady]
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Registered: 01/21/07
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Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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Not really. We just pull the duvet and sheets up.
As a child, we sort of had bedcovers. Then my mother just asked each of us just to fold our blankets and place them at the foot of our bed. Just so bed looked tidy during day.
But really..it's kind of a Western culture thing...which is why I grew up in a household where it wasn't really followed. This duvet/fancy bedcover and decorative pillows display.
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#137544 - 01/14/08 04:05 AM
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[Re: humlan]
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Registered: 12/21/07
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Gosh, Louisa gets her ed made. I'm impressed. I do have Dotsie's luck occasionally if I catch my hubby and hog tie him 'verbally' he'll help. Like some of you I'm starting to thik of it as a chore that could be replaced with better things to do. I think after reading these, I'm going to lighten up & just straighten it a bit & save the formal making up for when someone's going to walk by it, see it a lot during the day or company. I had to laugh about the folks that make a bed at a hotel. My MIL does that. Just blows my mind, I didn't dare bring that up..I had no idea anyone else did such as that. She was leaving our home after a visit and I took the sheets off her bed to wash B4 she left. She Still put the spread on over a sheetless bed. speaking of bed..I'm outta here.
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#137545 - 01/14/08 09:38 AM
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[Re: QBall101]
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Yes.. after airing it. Mountain ash
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#137546 - 01/14/08 01:37 PM
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[Re: Mountain Ash]
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Registered: 06/02/06
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Loc: USA
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Everyday! I like things neat & tidy.
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#137547 - 01/16/08 04:07 AM
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[Re: Cookie]
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Loc: Alabama
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99.9% of the time I make our bed. Like Dotsie, if I catch my husband in the bedroom at the right moment, he'll help...he did that tonight when I was putting fresh sheets on the bed. He fussed at how hard it is to get the pillows in their cases. I must admit, I like pulling back the bedspread and sheet and climing into a bed that has been made up.
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#137548 - 01/16/08 04:17 AM
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[Re: Dee]
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Registered: 09/26/04
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Loc: Alabama
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Dee, this is for your hubby. Pillow casing made easy. Turn pillowcase inside out. Put your fingers down and grab the inside corners of the pillow case. Pinch the corners of your pillow and pull it up through the case.
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#137549 - 01/16/08 02:54 PM
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Registered: 06/27/05
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Loc: Alabama
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Thanks Chickadee...I'll let him know...I think he gets a kick out of knowing he's got lots of you out there for him. He asked me this morning before leaving for work (I'd read him the dare piece and we both laughed). He said, these ladies hear about me? I said, yep...only the good stuff...LOL. Thanks Chick!!
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#137551 - 01/21/08 02:44 AM
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[Re: jabber]
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Registered: 12/21/07
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Dee, I'm glad to know you husband has pillow case stuffing problems too. Chickadee Thanks for the tip!
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#137554 - 01/23/08 02:43 PM
Re: DO you.......
[Re: Sandpiper]
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Registered: 03/22/05
Posts: 4876
Loc: Canada
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Nice to see you here, Sandpiper!
I actually have been making the bed more often now, inspired by this thread...it's impossible to make it now without thinking of all my other boomer sisters out there making (or not making) theirs. Is it weird that it makes it more enjoyable knowing that so many of us are out there somewhere pulling up those sheets and comforters?
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#137555 - 01/23/08 08:20 PM
Re: DO you.......
[Re: Eagle Heart]
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Registered: 12/21/07
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Eagle you're too funny! Now I can imagine all the Sisters making beds or tossing comforters up --then we run to our computers!!! I always say I'm going to check the weather, then forget and DH asks me what's the weather and I stand there looking dumfounded. LOL If it werent for my Foot I'd starve to death, cause I'm always sticking it in my mouth. LOL
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#137557 - 02/06/08 03:49 AM
Re: DO you.......
[Re: Sandpiper]
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Registered: 06/27/05
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Loc: Alabama
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Chickadee....thought I'd let you know...Larry tried your technique for putting the pillows in the cases and he was impressed...he thought that was pretty cool...so do I. Thanks so much!!!!
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