Be honest ladies, on a day like today (Mother's Day) when in theory we are supposed to do NOTHING, let me ask you, how often do you do it? Change beds and wash bath towels I am talking about.
I was pondering this question whilst making tea for the kids (seems no one has told them it's Mother's Day) and thinking of all the housework I should do today. I think the beds are ready for a change of linen but I usually have to plan this a week in advance to get the pile of clothes washing as small as possible. I think two loads a day is quite enough washing for any normal woman to tolerate so why add to it?
I have never really known what is 'good practice' when it comes to changing bedding. Weekly? Monthly? With the children's beds (as it such a tedious job that takes me at least half an hour) I tend to change them when either, all of the poppers have opened or the duvet inside has got so dislodged I can no longer shake it out flat without taking the cover off. AND I think any of these bunk beds / high sleepers, even mid sleeps should come with a health warning for adults that reads - "WARNING damage to yourself is highly possible when trying to change a fitted sheet to this bed." And you would think changing the single beds would be the easiest. It then comes to our bed, it's only a double but we have a king sized duvet. I'm amazed that we can put a man on the moon yet no one has invented a machine for putting covers on duvets. There is a knack to it, and honestly? I think I'm quite good at it. But really, it's a workout of its own.
So with all of the excuses in hand, how often should I be changing the beds? I will NEVER iron bed linen!
Are there people out there that wash their bath towels after every use? This is maybe a slightly more personal subject than bed linen. Should they be changed, daily, weekly or when they start smelling of feet?
I go on further in my thoughts wondering if today, I will be able to do NOTHING or will housework get the better of me?
Happy Mother's Day. X
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