Our life has been a little hectic lately and is about to become hecticker (my spelling, my grammar, my blog). Watch this space.
For quickness, as a cheat or out of laziness – take your pick – I have reblogged a post from November 2012. It’s one of my favorites. You may think that reminiscing about pain would mean I’m a bit touched. You may be right.
We’ve two queen sized beds on our RV. That might seem a little extravagant when you don’t know our nightly drill. “Keep still!” “I can’t!” “Wellgetintheotherbed!!” One bed is just kind of there at one end of the trailer and the other one is in a big drawer – a slide-out – at the other end. Once parked, you pull it out and prop it up and sleep suspended in mid-air.
It’s quite cozy with the curtains drawn, reminiscent of a sleeping compartment on a train. The nightmares come before bedtime with gasps and groans, broken fingernails and much bad language as the sheets are wrestled onto the mattresses which cling tightly to the walls on three sides.
To get the idea, try it yourself. Make the exercise authentic by first pushing your bare mattress into the corner of your bedroom flush against the wall on two sides. Ideally, it should be flush against the wall on three sides but your bedroom is probably not that small. Next, flick a fitted sheet out across the mattress and quickly rap your knuckles smartly against a doorframe or other suitable unyielding surface. This will introduce an appropriate level of pain early in the process.
Fling yourself belly down, appendages splayed, in an imitation of Spiderman on top of the rumpled sheet and attempt to tuck all four corners neatly and tightly under the mattress whilst you are weighing it down.
Once you’ve made a poor job of that, rip a fingernail off and repeat the above process with the top sheet. If you can’t bear to rip the fingernail right off then at least bend it backwards until it hurts.
At any point, if you feel the need for a break to catch your breath, you may stop and stuff the pillows into the pillowcases.
Now imagine there is a bunk bed 18 inches above the bed you’ve been fighting with so when you finish with the pillowcases crack the back of your head on the conveniently placed previously used doorframe to disorient yourself before continuing any further.
Next, shake a blanket out over the mess you’ve made so far and smack a knuckle on the other hand (not the one that is already throbbing) on a sharpish object, like the edge of a door, drawing just enough blood to leave a tell tale victory trail on your blanket when you tuck it under the bottom edge of the mattress. You may not be as fortunate as us to have ivory colored blankets to give a good contrast to the blood which will display your pluck.
If you are tempted to cheat and just shake the layers of bedding out, each smoothly on top of the other without tucking and battering of head and hands, you will wake up mummified at some point between 2 am and 5 am when bed making is even less appealing than when you first attempted it.
Seems difficult to imagine that the process could be any less appealing when you are already gasping, sweating, hurting, bleeding and swearing but it is actually true.
It looks very homely. Is that code for “messy” these days? It was meant to be a compliment. 🙂
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It is cozy. That’s code for small!
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Aw man! Just having this conversation the other day…moved into a house, a real house, no wheels involved. With a guy. We were at the stage where he thought that he was doing more than me around the house, until I pointed out all the things I was doing that he didn’t notice…including, you guessed it, making the bed! We worked it out, calmed it down, all that. When we were discussing it later he said “you know, making the bed is not a big thing for me” and then I told him how much of an ordeal it was to make the bed in the Airstream, and how delightful it was to be ABLE to make the bed every morning!
Anyway, great post!
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I updated my About page and noticed that you were the first one EVER to comment on it! Hello again! Then I got confused as I remembered you being on you own and living in an RV. Now I understand. All up to date. Good luck with the new lifestyle and training a new main!
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This is just too funny! Jeff and I were rolling this morning reading this!
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Thanks Judy. Remember the laughter when you hit the road and have to change the sheets on your RV!
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YOU MAKE ME LAUGH!!!! OUT LOUD!!!
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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😆
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Hahaha! Got the message! Thanks!
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Oh good! That was the idea. Despite my pain. Just kidding. Though housework is mental pain.
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I love that new word you made. I must use it sometime.
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You’re the first one to comment on it! I was beginning to think I hadn’t made it up. It’s not in the dictionary is it?
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This is hysterical! I mean, sorry that you have so much difficulty. Sweet dreams!
Brenda
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I’m sure you can relate. I always sleep better on clean sheets night. Is it the exercise, the clean smooth sheets or knowing I won’t have to change the sheets for another week? 😀
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Haha, i guess you have one work out, out of the way on changing sheets day.
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You like doing laundry. Can you come and do the sheets for us? 😆
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Now I am feeling guilty that I dread changing sheets weekly on our bed, and I have plenty of room compared to your description.
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Changing sheets is always bleeeehh. 😛 Although all housework, as Heyjude noted, is bleeeehh. 😛
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😀
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Boy, can I relate! I hate our corner bed but my husband loves it. Of course, he doesn’t make it…
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Yes, it’s cozy but a monster to make up!
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Y’know… I only read your blog to remind me not to covet the RV life… 😀
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Gee. Thanks.
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Just kidding! Couldn’t help myself given the topic. Actually, I enjoy seeing the places you go and what you do!
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You are right though. Putting sheets on an RV bed is a good reason to stay home! Glad you are enjoying our excursions. 🙂
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How do you get the goofy face emoticon??? I love it. Been many times I could use it.
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Capitol O, underline, little o. I’m on a library computer at the moment. When I get home I will send you a WP link about the new emoticons.
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Thanks! That would be much appreciated. If you’d rather, my email address is at the About Me page. Or perhaps others might like the link if you post it here! :O_o:
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Hmmm….
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By jove you’ve got it!
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Here’s the link: http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/new-emoticons/#like-25211
Let me know if you discover the secret emoticons they’ve hidden!
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❤ or if you find them first, let me know. I think they're a lot of fun.
Thank you! ⭐
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I found a few in comments… 🐻 🌯 l_l
Now let’s see if they work
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What’s that?
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Really had to hunt, but it’s (shift \ ) I think it’s supposed to be a glass or a drink, but it’s pretty hard to see.
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OK. I’ll stick with
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I think I’d settle for a sleeping bag! The top of a bunk bed is also not without its problems 🙂
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I just don’t want to sleep in a sleeping bag for years! I made it sound worse than it is. It’s only when I change the sheets that I have nightmares. And we only ever used the bunk bed for storage . . . and cracking our heads!
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I have nightmares whenever it is time to do housework 😉
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Oh yes, that too, although it isn’t too onerous on a small caravan!
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I have a four-sided problem twin bed (two of the walls are only 2′ long), there are actually two twins, but I only sleep in one bed at a time ;-). I end up sliding the mattress completely off the bed, put the sheets on as best I can while the mattress is standing on it’s side, then slide it back into the cubby hole and tuck, tuck. Also a work-out!
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I guess if you change both beds at the same time, you only have to do it half as often! Result! Still a pain tho. Literally.
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Sounds like you meet the suggested healthy living guideline of 30 minutes of vigorous exercise daily with the bed making! Hope life settles down for you.
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I’m pleased to say we don’t do that every day. In between laundry visits I just sort of fling the covers up!
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Making beds in campers is a painful exercise! Happy Weekend:)
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Clean sheets are coveted. Otherwise . . . .ARRRRGGH! 😡
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Have you thought about a couple of sleeping bags as an easy alternative?
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Thanks for the suggestion Andrew, but I feel like a mummy in a sleeping bag. I’m a whirling dervish at night. No fun for himself!
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On the plus side, it makes for quite the workout. 😉
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All I want to do when I’ve finished is lay down on the clean sheets and snooze.
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Who could blame you?
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Doesn’t that cancel out the exercise?
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Not unless you shovelled down a pint of ice cream before you fell asleep. 🙂
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That’s a nice thought. I might go buy some.
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Perfect description and timing. I awoke this morning promising myself that today I really would change the sheets on my sleeping space above the cab of my RV. Now I remember why I’m so very reluctant to do so!
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Oh heck. Sorry. Have you done it yet? It’s such a relief when it’s done!
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Hahahaha!!! You described it PERFECTLY! We have a corner bed and I have to stand in the bed to make it or if it’s not too rumpled I just lie down and do the “snow angel” to smooth out the sheets. I always dread the wrestling-match of weekly complete bedding changes….
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I’m a real whiner when it comes to sheet changing time!
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Definitely not something I would want to make. Loved reading your bed making journey:)
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Better to read about it than do it!
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It looks inviting in all its dangerous-ness 🙂
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Do you think so? You must be feeling very tired!
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