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Purpose of My Life
Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:49:27 -0700
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mmj1...
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With all the talk about the purpose of life and others jumping out of
airplanes I've been sort of looking for mine. I think I've found it.
My personal purpose of life is to find how to fold a fitted double sheet
Chakolate...
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Actually, Martha Stewart demonstrated how to do that once. I thought it
was quite clever and totally unnecessary, but she seemed to think it was
important.
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neatly.
Chakolate...
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A very zen goal, I think. But it does lead me to wonder something else:
why does anybody fold sheets?
Sue...
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This is saying that you have more than one set of sheets. Otherwise.....I
don't think I would bother. Wash 'em. Take 'em out of the dryer. Put 'em
back on the bed.
Yup! You are right, Chak.
Crusher...
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Cause I haven't got a king size closet.
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Chakolate...
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Oh! More than one set - I never thought of that.
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Jean B....
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One could just get those clip thingies for flat bottom sheets.
**Dalin**...
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I never could get those to stay clipped on the mattress.
Jean B....
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Well, then scratch that idea.
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Joy...
sue
**Dalin**...
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that's what I do. And I save the old ratty set just in case the wash
machine blows up or something and I need some dry sheets for the bed.
mmj1...
Shirley...
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That reminds me of when my Mother worked for an older lady as a housekeeper.
After washing the sheets by hand and only line drying them in the sunshine
she had to iron and fold them so there were no crease lines or wrinkles in
them. I don't know how she did it, but she did.
If you ever figure your goal out, please let me know?
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**Dalin**...
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Don't try, it's just one of those impossible things. Fold it in
thirds with the ends coming to the middle then fold the middle over
and fold that in half. So all the ends are squashed nicely in the
middle and you can't see them. :-) Heloise I'm not.
Dalin
Sue...
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Ahem! Jime says :web-search is your friend!
**Dalin**...
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Yeah, but nobody cares but mj. LOL!
Dalin
mmj1...
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But I've changed thanks to all the free thinkers in the group. One set at a
time is the new me.
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mmj1...
**Dalin**...
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LOL! Life will be much easier when you do not have to struggle with
sheet folding. :-)
Dalin
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Joy...
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Having looked at that I have decided I will go with the 'use one set at a
time' theory.
mj
Joy...
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Joy...
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We may not agree about ironing, but we agree about sheets. Unless you iron
yours. ;-)
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Crusher...
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Aha! That sound workable. I'll try it.
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Joy...
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If you ever learn the secret, I hope you'll share it. I solved the problem
by letting the bed air while I wash and dry the sheets, then putting them
back on the bed. ;-)
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david...
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Ok, join the Army and you'll resolve this by the second night... that will
make the remainder of boot camp so much more enjoyable... (and you'll be in
the company of lots of young men.. )
Joy...
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Wow, the Army must have changed a lot! They now use double beds and fitted
sheets?
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Crusher...
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I've been trying to figure out how to fold a fitted king neatly for years.
Can it actually be done?
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Sue...
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It's impossible, mj. Just crumple it up and put it in a pretty box and
then in your closet. No one will know the difference.
No pretty box?
A grocery bag will do.
sue....who worries more about keeping the fitted sheet on.
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Lou...
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Really very easy
Results 1 - 10 of about 9,590 for "how to fold a fitted sheet"
at
#2 http://www.marthastewart.com/page.jhtml?type=content&id=channel172128
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I had enough room for linens in my walk-in closet in the house. Sally had
hers and the girls in the one in the hall. Now there is only the one in the
hall. I, personally, don't need as many sets as I have. My problem is I like
linens and every now and then I would see a set on sale that I thought was
too beautiful to pass by and I'd buy it. I guess over the past 10-15 years I
Joy...
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Jean B....
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Waaaah. I want a Wamsutta outlet!
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I love them, because I hate it when the sheet comes untucked.
Crusher...
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I have one fitted king bottom I bought separately at Wal-Mart when the
matched bottom of the set shrunk too much to get on the bed. It's too large
by about 6" and is constantly coming untucked. It's a king, according to
the bag, so why is it too big? My flannel and other fitted bottom sheets
fit fine.
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thought too many were beautiful.
Chakolate...
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If any of them are king size, I could be persuaded to take some of them
off your hands. Purely as a favor to you, you understand. ;-)
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Crusher...
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Women! My wife left me a walk-in cedar closet so full of stuff I couln't
move anything without something else falling off the shelf. Last week I
cleaned out the closet, creating a pile of excess stuff in the hall almost
shoulder high, some of it threadbare and probably thirty years old. Twin,
double, queen and king, including one blanket so thick it would melt an
eskimo in a blizzard. It had understandably never been taken out of the
plastic bag. Some of it goes to a flea market and some is going to charity.
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Jean B....
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Even if you have more than one set, you can ignore those
others and do the same with your favored sheets.
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mmj1...
**Dalin**...
Crusher...
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I did, but then the mattress IS deep. I am aware of the "California Kings,"
too, and t isn' one of those either. I suspect it's yeat another example of
the Asians who typically make textile products these days just not getting
the dimensions right. I have noticed that Wal-Mart's Chinese made clothing
is always awkwardly designed and sized, often with odd features or
dimensions.
Lou...
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Often WalMart specifies a price and mfgs do what is necessary to meet the point.
Quality is apparently not in the equation.
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Depending on how many you have you can buy long, not too high, storage
boxes of carkboard or plastic and put them in the boxes under your
bed. You can also get giant sized zip lock bags that may hold a
couple of sets each.
**Dalin**...
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Put them in the trunk of your car. ;-)
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Dalin
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I may try using the same set until they are tattered and torn. Then I'll
mmj1...
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Other stuff already in boxes under my bed. LOL
mj
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toss them in the trash, take another set from the linen closet and start the
cycle all over again.
Joy...
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