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#137533 - 01/12/08 05:51 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 05:52 PM)
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#137537 - 01/13/08 08:27 AM
Re: DO you.......
[Re: Edelweiss]
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Registered: 08/22/07
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Loc: Southern Maine, USA
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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 12:24 PM
Re: DO you.......
[Re: ladyjane]
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Registered: 01/16/07
Posts: 3404
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 04:19 PM
Re: DO you.......
[Re: gims]
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Registered: 07/09/08
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Loc: Maryland
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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 04:40 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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