To all those who "make the beds"(and hoover etc)...........my hat goes off to you :)

[Accy cyclist]

Any of you remember the 1970's when "continental quilts" first came in?

 

[stephec]

It's just practice. Everyone finds their own way of doing it. I think I'm lucky; having long arms helps. I put each corner in and then shake!

Are you Mr Tickle?

And I know you're not really a Mr, but....

 

[Electric_Andy]

I do virtually all the washing, drying, folding, putting away, dishwashing and hoovering. I put the bins out, do the garden and I work full time.

The scales are unbalanced

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

I am not the most domesticated creature in the world but I hadn't realised that changing bed linen or vaccuuming were difficult tasks.

 

[Lullabelle]

We do the duvet cover together, cannot do it on my own

 

[vickster]

Edit..........just seen post by @johnnyb47 ..........this is not a highjack
For 50 years of married life I worked..........sometimes very long hours. Mrs Dave looked after the kids and her sick mother (and mine later on).
So it just happened that I was out working and Mrs Dave looked after the house. Nothing chauvenistic........that's just how it was.
Now I am retired and (hopefully) beating the big 'C' that came calling I am taking my share of housework.
I have to say......and have told Mrs Dave so.............I had no idea some jobs could be such a pain.
Changed all the bedding earlier. All it is, is protector (no we don't pee the bed), base sheet, duvet and pillows. But what a pain. That bloody duvet DOES NOT WANT TO GO IN TO THE COVER!!!
So this is my tribute to Mrs Dave and all you ladies & lads who have done this, without moaning, week in-week out, for years.
I take my hat off to you

You need to undo the buttons / poppers

 

[vickster]

I have a duvet but no cover for it as i'm just too lazy to put it on. Also,i've been wearing un-ironed clothes since April, as i just can't be bothered to iron stuff.

Eww how often do you wash the duvet?

 

[hopless500]

It's just practice. Everyone finds their own way of doing it. I think I'm lucky; having long arms helps. I put each corner in and then shake!

My method too

 

[hopless500]

How do you keep your duvet clean? Do you have a sheet between you and the duvet?

Yes.

 

[User32269]

In my single man days I knew it was time to replace the duvet cover when, instead of folding, the material snapped

 

[Jason]

We are 2 brothers, mum worked long hours,dad did shifts. We were shown how to use the washing machine, hoover (it was a hoover), iron and cooker from a pretty early age. By the age of 15 we could cook simple meals for the family.
It held me in good stead once i was married and had a family.
To this day I iron my own shirts for the office.
I teach my kids to do everything.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I am not the most domesticated creature in the world but I hadn't realised that changing bed linen or vaccuuming were difficult tasks.

Vacuuming is horrendous. For me it means constantly tripping over the flex and having a yapping dog trying to bite the machine as i push it around.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Eww how often do you wash the duvet?

I don't wash them. When they get grubby i either chuck them away or give them to a charity shop.

 

[screenman]

Vacuuming is horrendous. For me it means constantly tripping over the flex and having a yapping dog trying to bite the machine as i push it around.

Train the dog and get a cordless cleaner.

 

[Tin Pot]

Edit..........just seen post by @johnnyb47 ..........this is not a highjack
For 50 years of married life I worked..........sometimes very long hours. Mrs Dave looked after the kids and her sick mother (and mine later on).
So it just happened that I was out working and Mrs Dave looked after the house. Nothing chauvenistic........that's just how it was.
Now I am retired and (hopefully) beating the big 'C' that came calling I am taking my share of housework.
I have to say......and have told Mrs Dave so.............I had no idea some jobs could be such a pain.
Changed all the bedding earlier. All it is, is protector (no we don't pee the bed), base sheet, duvet and pillows. But what a pain. That bloody duvet DOES NOT WANT TO GO IN TO THE COVER!!!
So this is my tribute to Mrs Dave and all you ladies & lads who have done this, without moaning, week in-week out, for years.
I take my hat off to you

House work is easy. He hard part is doing it Day after week after month after year....etc.