You will no doubt get some comments on this.  There was recently a discussion on bed making and we have some...fervent bed makers among us.

I'm in the why bother category myself. 

I like to pull the covers up.  Although lately the feline headship seems to enjoy if I don't fully pull them up all the way.  She either nests in the center of the bed, on top of the pillows (because 'hey! look!  a throne!) or under the covers.  

I will confess that I like the way the sheets feel if the bed has been made but lately I'm just super lazy.  

Bed making sucks. We both hate it here. I've also been told not to make the bed in the morning, I'm meant to leave it open so the 'sunlight' kills the bugs or something. No worries, I don't like making it anyway.

I also hate it when I'm ready to crawl into bed at 1am and I go upstairs and realize it was bed linen washing day. We don't have enough bedding to be able to properly make the bed without some things being washed and dried on the same day. Realizing at 1am when you're half asleep that you need to go back to the drier and get the bedding to make the bed sucks.
I really should just buy some more linen. It's just never as soft brand new.

A good few years back, flooding caused a house to partially collapse (somewhere here in the UK). The side wall had come down and you could see the whole bedroom.

The owners were interviewed at the time and they said so many people had commented on the fact they'd already made the bed despite it happening first thing in the morning. Because they weren't allowed back in, the room remained on view for ages. Kind of made me want to make my bed more  

54 minutes ago, OnceUponATime said:

Bed making sucks. We both hate it here. I've also been told not to make the bed in the morning, I'm meant to leave it open so the 'sunlight' kills the bugs or something. No worries, I don't like making it anyway.

Dust mites. Supposedly we are all supposed to stop making our beds so the dust mites who feed off of the dead skin cells and sweat have a chance to die off. Also letting the sheets "dry" and air out. The "proper" way to do this is to fold the blankets down and arrange your pillows artfully upon the headboard. 

The way I do it is get up and leave everything where it happens to be.

1 hour ago, Maggie Mae said:

Dust mites. Supposedly we are all supposed to stop making our beds so the dust mites who feed off of the dead skin cells and sweat have a chance to die off. Also letting the sheets "dry" and air out. The "proper" way to do this is to fold the blankets down and arrange your pillows artfully upon the headboard. 

The way I do it is get up and leave everything where it happens to be.

My daughter has asthma, and we are supposed to air her bed for 3 hours a day for that reason. Luckily she's a teenager so she never makes the bed anyway.

22 minutes ago, CoveredInBees said:

My daughter has asthma, and we are supposed to air her bed for 3 hours a day for that reason. Luckily she's a teenager so she never makes the bed anyway.

If only I had known that as a kid I would have always had an excuse not to make my bed.

I like to have the sheets/blanket straightened before I get into bed at night. Just because that way I get the right amount of blanket and whatnot. But we never fully make the bed. I don't see the point since I don't like things tightly tucked in while sleeping. I remember my aunt getting kind of annoyed when my cousin said making the bed was a waste of time. She said that it only takes a couple minutes. And he pointed out how all of those minutes would add up over time.

I love the feeling of getting in a made bed. Mister destiny gives zero fucks, so most of the time I don't bother and just pull the bedding up, but I do love a nicely made bed.

I like a freshly linened bed (does that make sense?), but after that first night, I could care less whether the bed is made or not (it never is).   The dogs would just rearrange it to their satisfaction anyway.  Two of the 3 chis actually pick blankets up in their mouths and move them around to get them *just right*.

I have to make our beds or I don't find the missing toys that went "exploring" under the covers. Nothing fancy, just tidy-ish.

10 hours ago, Curious said:

The dogs would just rearrange it to their satisfaction anyway.  Two of the 3 chis actually pick blankets up in their mouths and move them around to get them *just right*.

you should try and train them to make the bed to your standards! and if it works let me know; I might have to rethink my position on owning a dog if they can be trained to do housework for me

21 hours ago, Curious said:

You will no doubt get some comments on this.  There was recently a discussion on bed making and we have some...fervent bed makers among us.

I'm in the why bother category myself. 

Dammit, @Curious MAKE YOUR BED.

That is all.

I'm in the use a duvet (in the European way with no top sheet) camp.  Fluff pillows, shake duvet, straighten, and done.  You do have to wash the duvet cover as often as sheets.

Our dogs are not allowed on human beds officially.  They have plenty of their own beds and their own couch, for heaven's sake!  There is not enough room for 2 humans and 3 large dogs even on a king bed, especially when the large dogs have sharp elbows.  One of them does ooze his way up occasionally, carefully and quietly so he doesn't wake us, and snuggles down between us with his head on my pillow.

oh my, professional bed maker here. It makes my teeth itch to think of all those unmade beds. 

Mind you, I don't do it straight away. You indeed do need to let your bed "breath" sometimes that takes 'til after lunch depending on how many rooms I have had to make up.

I have to have the sheet facing the correct way as well as the doona (can't have it upside down or wrong way around) it drives my husband INSANE! I don't care if there are dirty socks on the floor but the bed must be the correct way around. I have weaned myself from needing to fold down the top right hand corner of the doona but it has taken a long time.

On 3/15/2016 at 4:28 AM, OnceUponATime said:

you should try and train them to make the bed to your standards! and if it works let me know; I might have to rethink my position on owning a dog if they can be trained to do housework for me

I know people that have service dogs that can do those types of tasks, so it's definitely possible to train a dog to do it.  Whether I could train my spoiled, diva dogs that are kind enough to allow us to occasionally sleep on THEIR bed, is something else altogether

On 3/15/2016 at 8:43 AM, nelliebelle1197 said:

Dammit, @Curious MAKE YOUR BED.

 

That is all.

I'm an adult now and you can't make me

21 hours ago, Palimpsest said:

Our dogs are not allowed on human beds officially.

   How have they not reported you to the authorities for this horrific abuse being heaped on them?

I did say "officially."

Miss P hasn't ever wanted to be on our bed.  The Princess doesn't share beds.  She owns all the dog beds and can evict any other canine occupant with just one look. Mr C can't be on the bed while we are sleeping because of his seizures and his very unpredictable post-ictal stage.  He could hurt us unintentionally, poor guy.  He is a wonderful sick person cuddle pup though.

Little Guy is the one who oozes up in the middle of the night.  His technique is very impressive and I know this because I'm quite a light sleeper.  So long as he settles down with his sharp elbows under control and the end that produces occasional noxious nocturnal gas pointed away from our faces he has sometimes been allowed to stay.  

1 hour ago, Palimpsest said:

occasional noxious nocturnal gas  

On March 14, 2016 at 0:44 PM, Maggie Mae said:

Dust mites. Supposedly we are all supposed to stop making our beds so the dust mites who feed off of the dead skin cells and sweat have a chance to die off. Also letting the sheets "dry" and air out. The "proper" way to do this is to fold the blankets down and arrange your pillows artfully upon the headboard. 

The way I do it is get up and leave everything where it happens to be.

Ahem. 

I do this... I guess I'm weird, but then we knew that anyway, didn't we?

@crazydaffodil, I've come to really enjoy your blog so excuse the rash of reading all the posts I've missed

5 hours ago, FundieFarmer said:

Ahem. 

I do this... I guess I'm weird, but then we knew that anyway, didn't we?

@crazydaffodil, I've come to really enjoy your blog so excuse the rash of reading all the posts I've missed

Thanks @FundieFarmer!  Good to know my time here isn't completely wasted!