Is it time to change the sheets?

by: paris barrie

Let me explain.

When is it the right time to change the sheets? An old timetable for this routine household duty was once a week. Makes sense. Or does it?

I remember my own mother ironing those clean sheets each week, bless her. If she was ironing, it had to be a Sunday. This was a ritual that took place after Sunday Mass and breakfast, but before Sunday dinner. Out came the iron, the ironing board and spray starch, for that crisp, "new" to the touch feel.

But then came no wrinkle, no fuss sheets. And my own personal perspective on this is the day of changing and ironing those sheets once a week has come and gone. Pretty much up there with the laundry line and writing your checks. Gone. Passe. Yesterday. Everyone has come to know and love online banking. With just one click, ya’ pay a bill, monthly.

So, in my own personal quest to strip myself of time-consuming household duties, I hereby declare the weekly ritual of changing the sheets, outdated. History. It’s time to change the time frame. Create a more realistic schedule, if you will. I’m up for suggestions. But, I’m all for once a month, at best.

My advice: stay flexible. Don’t pen yourself in to any particular set of rules. After all, as they say, rules are meant to be broken. In this case, updated to fit the new reality.

I think it was Erma Bombeck who was quoted as saying that housework done properly might kill you. I don’t think I’ve ever agreed with anything more. So, what about switching things around, and going without any sheets just for the night or two? You’re downright frugal that way. Saves on the water bill.

And how timely--talk about going green. And the clean sheets are right there in the closet for the next night.