I Cheat
That’s right, my friends. I just have to get it off my chest. I’ve been living the lie for too long.
I cheat… at making the bed.
Shocking, isn’t it?
I’ve come to the conclusion that it is just better to confess and accept that I can be a lazy-ass wife. Then I can just move on with my life. Better to admit and aim to improve than sit in that great river denial, yes?
If you’re not sure how exactly one goes about “cheating” at making the bed, it goes like this:
(It doesn’t really work if you really toss and turn, kick everything off the bed, etc.)
My husband and I have the regular sheet, top sheet tucked in at the foot end and two blankets. Even if things have been interesting during the night, the bed is pretty much always just in need of a bit of tucking/pulling etc to make it look good.
So that’s what I do. No pulling everything off and making it all nice (which I do occasionally, but 99% of the time only when pulling/tucking just won’t do). Nope. I’m a slacker.
My mother was a bag of mixed nuts when it came to cleaning, so obviously I just didn’t inherit the gene or something. I like our place (and our bed) to be nice and neat, but when I have heaps of stuff to do - or when the mess is just overwhelming - I go the slacker route and ignore.
I did a huge clean recently for a real estate inspection, so I’ve been trying to maintain that, but I just can’t get past my bed slacker tendencies.
My poor husband. I hope he wasn’t expecting much.
February 19th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
You are still better than me. We only have a fitted sheet and a comforter. Daniel HATES top sheets. My bed never gets made. Ever. It always looks like someone had a fight with the blanket.
February 20th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
You have a nice blog.
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Maybe you could gave me some comments on it from your experience.
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February 23rd, 2009 at 5:54 am
Jenera - I definitely don’t mean it to sound like I make the bed every morning. Perish the thought.
Slava - Thank you for stopping by.
March 3rd, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Nice. I sleep with a top blanket, comforter and fitted sheet only. I thrash a lot during the night or so says my girlfriend. I’m all about low maintenance, so you cheat all you want. You have my approval. Confession accepted , I hope you feel better…
March 4th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
Haha. Thanks for stopping by. My husband read my confession and didn’t think it was a big deal, so it’s all good.