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[caddyman]

One of the downsides of living in a garrett in South London is that you have to nip down to a laundrette instead of having the convenience of using your own washing machine. It is, quite frankly, a job I detest, so I wait until I have run out of clothes and then do a run stagger (for the bag is quite heavy by this time) the quarter-mile to the local laundrette.

The only good side of this exercise is that I get to catch up on my reading, or telephone calls since there's blessed little else to grab your imagination at the local wash-and-spin. (Other than the old bloke who stares at the driers in incomprehension for hours on end).

One of the benefits though, is that you then have a choice of freshly laundered bed clothes to put back on the bed. It is, of course, always nice to crawl into a freshly laundered pit having freshly laundered yourself to boot. The problem is that one of my many incompetences is actually getting the quilt back into its cover.

After ten minutes of cursing and struggle I normally end up wearing the quilt cover, and trying to drag several togs worth of quilt in after me. On the worst of days it means that should anyone wander into my room (a blessedly unlikely event at those times) they would encounter what could only be described as a fat floral ghost making free with with the earthier sections of our great language and appearing to watusi around the room whilst battling some invisible infernal horror.

There must be easier ways of making a bed....

Comments

[romney.livejournal.com]

You REALLY need to get a webcam!

[littleonions.livejournal.com]

I just wrote how I put quilt covers onto quilts then,(curse nature for making me an expert in really pointless things) but nah, I think I want the image of you doing the funky thing and yes, you should get a web cam :)

[jfs.livejournal.com]

This may involve grandmothers, and sucking eggs, but you are starting with the quilt cover inside out, aren't you?

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

Honestly, it makes no difference. Inside out, outside out, or in my lady's chamber.

The bloody thing has a life of its own...

[agentinfinity.livejournal.com]

I favour the meeting up the top corners and bouncing up and down on the bed with it until the rest looks right method. But your way sounds more exciting.

[delvy.livejournal.com]

Go to Ikea. Buy a duvet cover with holes in the top corners. Turn duvet cover inside out and place holes next to corresponding corners of duvet. Then invert the duver cover over the duvet and shake until ready. Cook in a preheated oven on gas mark 6 (220 degreesC) and serve with a little Worcester sauce and some black pepper.

[bitofstuff.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, have you ever changed the bed linen? ;)

Yes, well it's one of those human things - we can put a man on the moon but we cannot make an easy-to-install duvet cover. Given our current "bachelor convenience" fad though I am sure we are only minutes away from disposable, ready-covered duvets...

[jfs.livejournal.com]

The downside to your advice is that Ikea use different shaped duvets and duvet covers to the rest of the world, so if you buy Ikea duvet covers, you then need to buy Ikea duvets (and beds, and saucepans, and filing cabinets, and children ....)

[bitofstuff.livejournal.com]

Ikea children sound good. Do they come in untreated pine so you can paint them whatever colour to match your decor? And why did no one tell me this before I did it the old fashioned way?

[romney.livejournal.com]

Trouble is you end up with children called Snarg and Croop, who grow embittered over many years and finally install you in the "Shady Acres" rest home.
You are made to eat tapioca and have to share a bedpan, while being looked after by care assistants that speak a eastern european language that neither you or anyone else has ever heard of.
Your only visitors will be the local politicians (once per election) and, finally, the minister of someone else's choice.

[nyarbaggytep.livejournal.com]

I have showed R many times. He insists it is impossible and that I use some sort of secret female cantrip to make it work when I do it. When I went away to the State he refused to change the linen until I came back and then I had to redo it!

I suggest binning the duvet, buying a nice English Quilt or Eiderdown and using sheets.

[keresaspa.livejournal.com]

The inside out and corner to corner thing works a lot better with the duvet hanging over a bannister or out a window. Works for me, anyroad.

[iwantmymookie.livejournal.com]

haha! i too have difficulties with making my bed.
yes, being the slightly lonely person that i am, can i add you to my friends list?
from, Catherine

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

Of course you can. ;-)

[thalinoviel.livejournal.com]

Before I had a washing-machine I used to try for the full-on launderette experience and wear grubby sportswear, no socks and dirty hair and read cheap womens magazines whilst eating poor quality chocolate... although once the novelty wore off I was happy to pay slightly extra for a service wash. They even used to fold everything, it was great.

it is possible to fold the duvet back over your arms and have it all on the arms: this makes it much easier to see where the wretched duvet is. I have now lost the knack of the swift flick that gets it all the way down, though, and had to resort to putting it on the bed and tugging the cover down the sides.

I quite liked the hospital technique of getting two muscular nurses to do it for you in about 4 minutes. That was by far the least stressful way.