File this under the heading of why didn't I think of this before.
For years, I've had one sheet set, one blanket, and one set of pillow cases for my bed. When I washed them, I would strip the bed, wash and dry, and then remake the bed. When the items wore out, I replaced them.
And then earlier this year, I had a thought. It was such a PITA to wash bedding because while I started out with a lot of energy and determination, by the time the items came out of the dryer, I'd already done ten other things and didn't feel like making the bed.
Of course, there was no other choice unless I planned to sleep in the recliner. (No, I was not planning to do that!)
Earlier this year, I thought, what if I had two sets? I'd strip the bed for the set that needed to be washed, remake the bed with the set I'd washed previously, and when the stuff I washed came out of the dryer, I would put it in the linen closet until it was time to switch again.
Probably everyone on earth except me has more than one set of sheets, blankets, pillow cases, but for some reason, I always did this. I don't know why. When I was growing up, my mom had more than one set of sheets for all the beds. This was my weird brain at work.
With this plan in mind, I invested in a second set of everything and held my breath, wondering if it really would make it easier to wash bedding.
And you know what? It totally did. After I stripped the bed, I was still brimming with energy and was able to make the bed with the clean sheets easily. And while I was still definitely lacking in energy when the bedding came out of the dryer, all I needed to do was fold it and put it away.
Game changer! Suddenly, something I considered one of the worst chores became a million times easier.
I don't know why this didn't occur to me before, but the new system has made my life so much better. Can I blame his on my ADHD? I always said I felt like a failure as an adult, and then I found out I had ADHD and the things I struggled with all the time were directly related to it. Maybe this was one more thing on the list?
