Changing the sheets

sophhabobopha

So for you lsdies who always put down a towel, why? We must not make much of a mess. TMI?

huskypuppy14

sophhabobopha said:

So for you lsdies who always put down a towel, why? We must not make much of a mess. TMI?

I never needed a towel when I used condoms. Not sure if you use those.  

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WinstonsGirl said:

Put us in the disgusting category too.  They were washed last weeks though!!  Yay me!!  We don't ften get wet spots though, cos we either use condoms (cos I'm paranoid at getting preggo, and TMI alert, but I find anything left over tends to leak out over the next 12-24 hours and it feels icky), or we grab  kleenex from beside the bed.  No mess that way.  

The rest of our house is clean though, cos we pay someone to clean the house pretty well about once a month or so.  We tidy it up the rest of the time, do the kitchen, etc.  

Blergbot

We cuddle for about 5 minutes and then get up to use the bathroom. I'm sure we would not fair well under a black light test, but we also aren't rolling around in puddles of sex juice. Edit: typo

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KytchynWitche

I'm a "when I remember" sheet-changer. I feel no shame.

manillabar

pinkrevenge said:

Not often enough. I'm a strong supporter of owning as many sheet sets as humanly possible so I can have clean sheets without paying $3.50 to do them (provided the dryer works the first time).

It's damn expensive to do laundry in this place. How often can you say you have 14-21 quarters laying about per load?

This is my exact problem. $1.75 for the washer and $1.75 for the dryer and half the time the damn clothes arent even dry!!!! And I always forget to get more rolls of quarters from the bank so I'm always scouring the room for extra quarters when I have to re-dry a load.

raissyrais

You guys lol do you know how much dead skin we lose in those sheets and the most present thing in sheets and pillow cases are faecal matter. Yes, faecal matter and mites! I change my sheets and pillowcases exactly every two weeks. Always. I wash them in very hot water with fabric bleach as soon as they're off the bed. All my sheets are white with small flowery patterns. I cna't stand dirty sheets but that's me, you all know how anal I can get with my OCD.

wandajune6

When we paid for laundry, we had a routine of going every other week and washing sheets and towels then. Now that we have laundry in the house, it's harder to remember. I try for every other week and it's mostly working. Towels have to get washed weekly because neither boy knows how to hang a towel properly to avoid mildew smells. I can't deal with that shit.

But mopping is a different story. I don't mind sweeping but mopping is a step too far. Our floors show it...

NavyBlue143

In the summer, every week. H sweats like an unholy flood. In the winter every two weeks because we both sweat less and wear more clothes to bed. We also have a waterproof mattress cover so none of H's sweat or other -ahem- fluids get on the mattress, which probably keeps mites at bay. I do change pillowcases every week because my face will break out badly otherwise. I wash the comforter every few months because our black cat always sleeps on the white part of it.

chibiyui

Your Friendly Neighborhood Knottie Mattress Salesperson would like to remind everyone that you should always have  a waterproof mattress pad on your bed! Why you ask? All those dead skin cells that @raissyrais mentioned don't stop on your sheets. They'll keep going down if you don't have some kind of barrier to stop them. Whats so bad about that you ask? Within 5 years your bed will DOUBLE in weight due to all the dead skin cells. You'll create a miniature Eco system of dust mites and bacteria in your mattress. That you sleep on. Nightly.

Wrap your shit guys! 

jenna8984

@chibiyui My brother changes jobs every 6 months but he happened to be selling mattresses when we bought ours. He threw in a very high quality protector for free. Husband absolutely HATES it because he claims it makes him sweat more but I don't care. I refuse to take it off. Question though, am I supposed to wash it every so often? 

theartistformerlyknownas

levioosa said:

lurkergirl said:

ashley8918 said:

lolo883 said:

@amelisha‌ check out that ceiling fan dust.

ahem, and this here dust, also.

You just need the long/extendable Swiffer duster.  It's how I clean all my fans.  Easy peasy!

I think this amount calls for the pillow case method.  lol.  You could also take an old pillowcase, and put it over the blades and then pull off the dust that way.  Then you can follow up with something like  a Swiffer so the dust doesn't get everywhere.  If I don't do it that way, SO sneezes for days.  Poor guy. 

People who use a pillowcase to clean: do you wash it really well and use it as a pillowcase again, or do you designate that pillowcase as the cleaning pillowcase that is never to go on pillows?

No amount of washing that pillowcase would convince the germophobe in me that the pillowcase was truly clean and safe to put my face on.

I didn't use my favorite pillowcase or anything... but the dust that's on your fan is the same dead skin cells and miscellaneous crap that's already on your bed anyway, just in greater concentration. I wouldn't be any more grossed out by that than anything chibiyui‌ mentioned! :-p My general feeling on life is everything is gross therefore nothing is gross

lyndausvi

smichek said:

levioosa said:

lurkergirl said:

ashley8918 said:

lolo883 said:

@amelisha‌ check out that ceiling fan dust.

ahem, and this here dust, also.

You just need the long/extendable Swiffer duster.  It's how I clean all my fans.  Easy peasy!

I think this amount calls for the pillow case method.  lol.  You could also take an old pillowcase, and put it over the blades and then pull off the dust that way.  Then you can follow up with something like  a Swiffer so the dust doesn't get everywhere.  If I don't do it that way, SO sneezes for days.  Poor guy. 

People who use a pillowcase to clean: do you wash it really well and use it as a pillowcase again, or do you designate that pillowcase as the cleaning pillowcase that is never to go on pillows?

No amount of washing that pillowcase would convince the germophobe in me that the pillowcase was truly clean and safe to put my face on.

I have old pillowcases from sets I no longer use.  So after use I wash it and it goes in the cleaning rag pile.  Along with some of DH's old undershirts for dusting, old wash clothes for cleaning the bathrooms.  Even old towels to use for random cleaning or use as work rags.   I have a pretty decent stock pile.

Pillow cases or ripped up sheets are great for cleaning windows a mirrors.  Less streaks.

ashley8918

Yeah, I just washed it the same way I wash everything else. I will have no problem using it on a pillow again... It was just dust. 

chibiyui

jenna8984 said:

@chibiyui My brother changes jobs every 6 months but he happened to be selling mattresses when we bought ours. He threw in a very high quality protector for free. Husband absolutely HATES it because he claims it makes him sweat more but I don't care. I refuse to take it off. Question though, am I supposed to wash it every so often? 

Not knowing exactly what it is, yes but maybe not tumble dry it. The ones I sell you can tumble low, but if it gets too hot it will melt.

jenna8984

chibiyui said:

@chibiyui My brother changes jobs every 6 months but he happened to be selling mattresses when we bought ours. He threw in a very high quality protector for free. Husband absolutely HATES it because he claims it makes him sweat more but I don't care. I refuse to take it off. Question though, am I supposed to wash it every so often? 

Not knowing exactly what it is, yes but maybe not tumble dry it. The ones I sell you can tumble low, but if it gets too hot it will melt.

I just found this out literally 10 minutes ago....hahahaah fuck!! The underneath that touches the bed semi melted in spots but not horrible, and the part that faces up is completely in tact. So I put it back on the bed for now and I will know to never do that again! 

Viczaesar

ashley8918 said:

levioosa said:

lurkergirl said:

ashley8918 said:

lolo883 said:

@amelisha‌ check out that ceiling fan dust.

ahem, and this here dust, also.

You just need the long/extendable Swiffer duster.  It's how I clean all my fans.  Easy peasy!

I think this amount calls for the pillow case method.  lol.  You could also take an old pillowcase, and put it over the blades and then pull off the dust that way.  Then you can follow up with something like  a Swiffer so the dust doesn't get everywhere.  If I don't do it that way, SO sneezes for days.  Poor guy. 

So, this was the best idea, EVER. I just cleaned all of the fans. I'm pretty sure H thinks i'm on drugs.

I need to try these drugs that make people excited about cleaning.  I could really use a give-a-damn boost.

huskypuppy14

chibiyui said:

Your Friendly Neighborhood Knottie Mattress Salesperson would like to remind everyone that you should always have  a waterproof mattress pad on your bed! Why you ask? All those dead skin cells that @raissyrais mentioned don't stop on your sheets. They'll keep going down if you don't have some kind of barrier to stop them. Whats so bad about that you ask? Within 5 years your bed will DOUBLE in weight due to all the dead skin cells. You'll create a miniature Eco system of dust mites and bacteria in your mattress. That you sleep on. Nightly.

Wrap your shit guys! 

Well, we needed a new mattress soon anyway...

levioosa

Viczaesar said:

ashley8918 said:

levioosa said:

lurkergirl said:

ashley8918 said:

lolo883 said:

@amelisha‌ check out that ceiling fan dust.

ahem, and this here dust, also.

You just need the long/extendable Swiffer duster.  It's how I clean all my fans.  Easy peasy!

I think this amount calls for the pillow case method.  lol.  You could also take an old pillowcase, and put it over the blades and then pull off the dust that way.  Then you can follow up with something like  a Swiffer so the dust doesn't get everywhere.  If I don't do it that way, SO sneezes for days.  Poor guy. 

So, this was the best idea, EVER. I just cleaned all of the fans. I'm pretty sure H thinks i'm on drugs.

I need to try these drugs that make people excited about cleaning.  I could really use a give-a-damn boost.

I don't really like cleaning, but it serves a couple important purposes for me.

1. I totally use it to procrastinate (I think this is the most important purpose)

2. I have a really hard time concentrating and getting things done if the house is messy/dirty.  I feel way better about life when everything is organized and in its place (Type A, much?)

beethery

Viczaesar said:

ashley8918 said:

levioosa said:

lurkergirl said:

ashley8918 said:

lolo883 said:

@amelisha‌ check out that ceiling fan dust.

ahem, and this here dust, also.

You just need the long/extendable Swiffer duster.  It's how I clean all my fans.  Easy peasy!

I think this amount calls for the pillow case method.  lol.  You could also take an old pillowcase, and put it over the blades and then pull off the dust that way.  Then you can follow up with something like  a Swiffer so the dust doesn't get everywhere.  If I don't do it that way, SO sneezes for days.  Poor guy. 

So, this was the best idea, EVER. I just cleaned all of the fans. I'm pretty sure H thinks i'm on drugs.

I need to try these drugs that make people excited about cleaning.  I could really use a give-a-damn boost.

Meth is a bit much to get into just for cleaning motivation.

When I really need to get shit done, I drink too many redbulls and put on fast tempo music.

luckya23

levioosa said:

Viczaesar said:

ashley8918 said:

levioosa said:

lurkergirl said:

ashley8918 said:

lolo883 said:

@amelisha‌ check out that ceiling fan dust.

ahem, and this here dust, also.

You just need the long/extendable Swiffer duster.  It's how I clean all my fans.  Easy peasy!

I think this amount calls for the pillow case method.  lol.  You could also take an old pillowcase, and put it over the blades and then pull off the dust that way.  Then you can follow up with something like  a Swiffer so the dust doesn't get everywhere.  If I don't do it that way, SO sneezes for days.  Poor guy. 

So, this was the best idea, EVER. I just cleaned all of the fans. I'm pretty sure H thinks i'm on drugs.

I need to try these drugs that make people excited about cleaning.  I could really use a give-a-damn boost.

I don't really like cleaning, but it serves a couple important purposes for me.

1. I totally use it to procrastinate (I think this is the most important purpose)

2. I have a really hard time concentrating and getting things done if the house is messy/dirty.  I feel way better about life when everything is organized and in its place (Type A, much?)

Oh hellllllssss yes.  This afternoon I was trying to figure out what kind of laundry I could invent to put off this week's worth of reports for another afternoon.

Luckily I thought of the house reorganization to start a thread ;-)

theartistformerlyknownas

@Viczaesar no drugs. The only thing that motivates me is pure shame.

I'm gonna come back next month asking ya'll when was the last time you changed your furnace filter.

luckya23

lolo883 said:

@Viczaesar no drugs. The only thing that motivates me is pure shame.

I'm gonna come back next month asking ya'll when was the last time you changed your furnace filter.

Mine is a 4" thick sucker that cost $150!  Will not be every year :-P

ashley8918

beethery said:

Meth is a bit much to get into just for cleaning motivation.

When I really need to get shit done, I drink too many redbulls and put on fast tempo music.

I get drunk and listen to something ragey, Like System of a Down. I don't know why, but it works.

Viczaesar

I've never had a furnace, so I'm going with never.  My friend was talking the other day about bleeding her furnace or something like that and wrapping pipes.  If I have to move somewhere that actually has a winter I'm seiously going to be in trouble.

levioosa

Yeah...we don't have a furnace either and our house is 100% electric.  God help me if I ever move somewhere with snow.  There's all sorts of shit I have no clue about.  

ashley8918

lolo883 said:

@Viczaesar no drugs. The only thing that motivates me is pure shame.

I'm gonna come back next month asking ya'll when was the last time you changed your furnace filter.

So, uh, I think I'm going to go buy one now...

lc07

I don't even know what a furnace filter is. So if I have one - never! 

I like to clean while I'm on the phone with people. I hate talking on the phone and I hate cleaning but both things need to get done. So I put on a headset and talk and tidy up (I hire a housekeeper to actually clean) and it makes the time go by really fast.

theartistformerlyknownas

ashley8918 said:

lolo883 said:

@Viczaesar no drugs. The only thing that motivates me is pure shame.

I'm gonna come back next month asking ya'll when was the last time you changed your furnace filter.

So, uh, I think I'm going to go buy one now...

Full disclosure - I never changed a furnace filter in my life until about a year ago. I had been living in my condo for 3 years when I finally changed it. Apparently they're supposed to be changed monthly. Whoops. Sorry, college house, all prior apartments, and my lungs.

I'm happy you're my cleanliness soul sister. I feel less alone in my dirtiness.

ashley8918

lolo883 said:

ashley8918 said:

lolo883 said:

@Viczaesar no drugs. The only thing that motivates me is pure shame.

I'm gonna come back next month asking ya'll when was the last time you changed your furnace filter.

So, uh, I think I'm going to go buy one now...

Full disclosure - I never changed a furnace filter in my life until about a year ago. I had been living in my condo for 3 years when I finally changed it. Apparently they're supposed to be changed monthly. Whoops. Sorry, college house, all prior apartments, and my lungs.

I'm happy you're my cleanliness soul sister. I feel less alone in my dirtiness.

Yes, me too! I feel way less disgusting.

I had no idea that I was supposed to change the furnace filter until H (then BF) pulled mine out after living in the house for several years. He gagged so loudly that I went to check on him. I thought he was choking or something.