I appreciate all the nice comments on my beds, but I really meant it when I said, “You may not want to be me.” How many of you iron your sheets and pillowcases? I’ve gone soft in my old(er) age as I only iron the “cuffs” of the top sheet and pillowcases now. I always buy heavy 100% cotton sheets, but I can’t stand crinkled ends. They must be perfectly flat, especially as I fold the top sheet over the comforter, so it shows.
Duvet covers are a must for me (part of the decor), but they must fit perfectly (so I make most of them), and I don’t wrestle. I simply pin (or loop) the top two corners of the comforter to the inside top two corners of the duvet cover and shake until the cover is in place, then zip, tie, or button the bottom. I doubt it takes me two minutes but, even if it took half an hour, I’d do it. My mother always said, “Takes pains to be beautiful.” I don’t think she was talking about beds, though.
In any case, this topic is right in my wheelhouse. If you’ve never heard Admiral Bill McRaven’s commencement speech to the UTA class of 2014, he sums up how I feel about making your bed which is also one of my CDO traits. (Like OCD but in alphabetical order, as it should be.)
Don’t be me.