Doesn't matter how many I use - the wife will still steal them.
A priest and a nun are on their way back from the seminary when their car breaks down. The garage doesn't open until morning so they have to spend the night in a B&B. It only has one room available. The priest says: "Sister, I don't think the Lord would object if we spend the night sharing this one room. I'll sleep on the sofa and you have the bed." "I think that would be fine," agrees the nun. They prepare for bed, say some prayers and settle down to sleep. Ten minutes pass, and the nun says: "Father, I'm very cold." "OK," says the priest, "I'll get a Blanket from the cupboard." Another ten minutes pass and the nun says again: "Father, I'm still terribly cold." The priest says: "Don't worry, I'll get up and fetch you another Blanket." Another ten minutes pass, then the nun murmurs softly: "Father I'm still very cold. I don't think the Lord would mind if we acted as man and wife just for a night." "You're right," says the priest. "Get your own Blankets."
@phatmass That foot area cover thingy is a bed scarf. Its initial intended purpose was to protect the bedspread from items being placed upon the bed (luggage, shoes, etc.) - including your naked ass, as bedspreads are filthy and a bed scarf is changed regularly in better hotels. Now though, they're used primarily in a decorative sense it seems, especially in the US.
Hahaha... oh, man. So it's finally reached the 30-40s here. And we keep the house at approximately 74. So right now, I only have on my matress--only!--a matress pad, feather bed pad (it's really just an old twin feather duvet that fits perfectly on the surface of the full mattress), fitted sheet, sheet, feather duvet in a flannel cover, wool blanket, angora blanket, cotton blanket, fleece blanket. It's enough, I guess... I do keep one leg sticking out of the pile. You know--for balance.
Half the year, fitted sheet + flat sheet (probably not on top of me) and cat. Dependant upon the temperature: addition of blanket and/or quilt. The quilt is only added for the four or five "really cold" days we experience here.
Husband's cold, I'm hot. I have a seamstress friend. I buy a set of heavy flannel sheets and a set of regular cool sheets. She cuts them in half and sews them together so he has the flannel sheet half and I have the cool sheet half. Fitted and top sheet. From there he has a thermal blanket, regular blanket, and twin size down comforter. I have the thermal blanket. We're both happy.
My bed is the best of all beds. Let me take you on a journey through the layers of my full-sized bed.
We start with my box spring. Mattresses without box springs wear out significantly faster than those with box springs. It's sturdy, and matches my mattress.
My mattress is a Sealy Posturepedic, and I paid way too much for it, but that's what you do with mattresses unless you have a truck and know someone who deals out of warehouses on the sly. It's got springs, it's got cool-gel memory foam, it's got a plush pillowtop. It's sickeningly soft yet supportive.
The next layer is a cheap mattress cover. This will protect my mattress from unexpected spills (though I only drink water on my bed) or stains. This will be washed a few times every year.
The next is a less-cheap mattress cover. Thick, cotton, protective and soft. This will be washed about once a month. Keeps sweat off of the protective mattress cover, breathable, extra padding. Nice.
The next is the fitted sheet. Flannel in winter, regular in the summer. 100% cotton, always. Fun prints if they're on sale. Currently I've got mint-green Fair Isle sweater-pattern flannel sheets.
The flat sheet is next. It's tucked in at the bottom and on the sides at the bottom, so my feet stay put. On top of that, a 100% cotton, tight-weave knitted blanket, fringed with a tree and a horse and carriage picture, and this--this is the key point--this blanket is NOT full-sized, it is a throw. When laid lengthwise, it comfortably covers the bed from side to side, but when drawn up to my chin, does not cover me from the knees down.
"But Alice," you might say, "You are dumb, the feet get the coldest."
You are wrong, and you are right. Feet get the coldest, but I am not dumb.
You see, OVER that blanket, I lay ANOTHER throw blanket.
This throw blanket.
IS HEATED.
When laid lengthwise, it covers the bed side to side. It then covers the entire area NOT covered by my cotton throw, plus overlap up to the butt.
You see, when there is just the sheet between my feet and the heated blanket, they feel the toasty toasty warmth all through the night. My feet stay warm and happy, and thus, my body doesn't overheat itself (your body regulates your temperature in no small part based on the temperature of your feet). So no nighttime sweats, no tossing and turning or throwing off the covers.
I wear a nightshirt to bed, so my upper body has three layers--sheet, shirt, blanket. My butt has three layers--sheet, blanket, heated throw. My feet have two layers--sheet, heated throw--but they get the direct heat from the blanket.
My cats then pile onto the heated blanket, nestling against my feet and keeping the cloth pressed against my limbs. They stretch out, deliciously warm even though I drop the heat down at night.
To cap it all off, I have the four down-alternative pillows I bought at Meh, with flannel pillowcases matching my sheets. Every night, I sleep on a different pillowcase. I change my sheets every two weeks (every week in the summer, when sometimes it's too warm and I sweat anyway), so each pillowcase is only slept on 3-4 nights before it's washed, leaving my skin clean and clear.
My life is a wreck, but my bed is an oasis of delight.
Doesn't matter how many I use - the wife will still steal them.
A priest and a nun are on their way back from the seminary when their car breaks down.
The garage doesn't open until morning so they have to spend the night in a B&B. It only has one room available.
The priest says: "Sister, I don't think the Lord would object if we spend the night sharing this one room. I'll sleep on the sofa and you have the bed."
"I think that would be fine," agrees the nun. They prepare for bed, say some prayers and settle down to sleep.
Ten minutes pass, and the nun says: "Father, I'm very cold."
"OK," says the priest, "I'll get a Blanket from the cupboard."
Another ten minutes pass and the nun says again: "Father, I'm still terribly cold."
The priest says: "Don't worry, I'll get up and fetch you another Blanket."
Another ten minutes pass, then the nun murmurs softly: "Father I'm still very cold. I don't think the Lord would mind if we acted as man and wife just for a night."
"You're right," says the priest. "Get your own Blankets."
I sleep with just a comforter on my bed. sue me.
Depends on the season.
Fitted sheet, flat sheet, blanket, blanket, comforter, duvet/duvet cover. Sometimes more blankets.
Or, more usually, whatever random blankets I can find to drape on myself after my husband has stolen everything but the fitted sheet.
Fitted sheet, electric blanket, and comforter in winter. Fitted sheet and comforter the rest of the months.
Fitted sheet, flat sheet, (I guess it's a) duvet & duvet cover (that's the thing the duvet fits inside, right?)
@jqubed Yay! I'm not the only one! Though sometimes I have a second flat sheet on top of the duvet+cover to give less wrinkled appearance.
Fitted sheet, flat sheet, cotton basketweave blanket, and comforter in winter; everything minus the comforter in summer.
The last hotel I stayed in was: mattress pad, fitted sheet, sheet, velvety thingy, sheet, comforter, duvet, foot area cover thingy.
Why wasn't this an option? I would think the hotel way is standard.
@phatmass That foot area cover thingy is a bed scarf. Its initial intended purpose was to protect the bedspread from items being placed upon the bed (luggage, shoes, etc.) - including your naked ass, as bedspreads are filthy and a bed scarf is changed regularly in better hotels. Now though, they're used primarily in a decorative sense it seems, especially in the US.
It's always too damned hot here to sleep with anything more than a fitted sheet and a flat sheet...and even then, I can rarely cover up entirely.
Fitted sheet, sheet, empty comforter cover, and a surplus poncho liner on top...
Gotta love it!
Hahaha... oh, man. So it's finally reached the 30-40s here. And we keep the house at approximately 74. So right now, I only have on my matress--only!--a matress pad, feather bed pad (it's really just an old twin feather duvet that fits perfectly on the surface of the full mattress), fitted sheet, sheet, feather duvet in a flannel cover, wool blanket, angora blanket, cotton blanket, fleece blanket. It's enough, I guess... I do keep one leg sticking out of the pile. You know--for balance.
@goldenthorn I live in Arizona and our lows are in the mid-60s this week. Highs are mid-90s... :(
@Al_Coholic I scowl at you and simmer in darkest envy.
Sheets, blanket, comforter and at least one dog.
Fitted sheet, flat sheet, woven blanket, random cotton blanket, comforter.
Featherbed, mattress pad, fitted sheet, comforter. Super restless sleeper, so a flat sheet just ends up getting all tangled up and uncomfortable.
Heated mattress pad, fitted sheet, flat sheet, comforter in a comforter cover, DPL (dog-protective-layer), dog.
The joys of being a basement dweller: fitted, flat, thermal blanket, comforter. Year round. Temps down here range from the mid 50's
@earlyre ...to the mid 50's?
@techdude9 oops, fell asleep mid sentence, hit "say it" while less than half awake....
Mid 50's to upper 60's
Half the year, fitted sheet + flat sheet (probably not on top of me) and cat. Dependant upon the temperature: addition of blanket and/or quilt. The quilt is only added for the four or five "really cold" days we experience here.
Dual zone heated mattress pad (wife's goes full blast, mine has never been used), fitted sheet, flat sheet, blanket, duvet inside a duvet cover.
Fitted sheet and comforter. That's it and that's all.
@jsh139 It's just for decoration...
@djslack haha I'm glad somebody got it! ;)
Fitted sheet, top sheet, bedspread, comforter and about a dozen furballs.
Gets way too warm for this menopausal woman, which is why many nights I end up on the sofa.
I voted fitted, duvet, cover because I don't want to be seen as part of the comforter crowd... But in truth, there's a flat sheet in there too.
fitted, quilted blanket, and one extra blanket for the wife.
Fitted sheet, comforter for me, blanket for husband, 3 dogs and 2 blankets for them to dig up and build nests.
I do wonder how many here sleep with dogs or cats.
Husband's cold, I'm hot. I have a seamstress friend. I buy a set of heavy flannel sheets and a set of regular cool sheets. She cuts them in half and sews them together so he has the flannel sheet half and I have the cool sheet half. Fitted and top sheet. From there he has a thermal blanket, regular blanket, and twin size down comforter. I have the thermal blanket. We're both happy.
I live in Los Angeles so I sleep on an air bed and just use a light and breathable comforter.
Sturdy hammock, no sheets.
My bed is the best of all beds. Let me take you on a journey through the layers of my full-sized bed.
We start with my box spring. Mattresses without box springs wear out significantly faster than those with box springs. It's sturdy, and matches my mattress.
My mattress is a Sealy Posturepedic, and I paid way too much for it, but that's what you do with mattresses unless you have a truck and know someone who deals out of warehouses on the sly. It's got springs, it's got cool-gel memory foam, it's got a plush pillowtop. It's sickeningly soft yet supportive.
The next layer is a cheap mattress cover. This will protect my mattress from unexpected spills (though I only drink water on my bed) or stains. This will be washed a few times every year.
The next is a less-cheap mattress cover. Thick, cotton, protective and soft. This will be washed about once a month. Keeps sweat off of the protective mattress cover, breathable, extra padding. Nice.
The next is the fitted sheet. Flannel in winter, regular in the summer. 100% cotton, always. Fun prints if they're on sale. Currently I've got mint-green Fair Isle sweater-pattern flannel sheets.
The flat sheet is next. It's tucked in at the bottom and on the sides at the bottom, so my feet stay put.
On top of that, a 100% cotton, tight-weave knitted blanket, fringed with a tree and a horse and carriage picture, and this--this is the key point--this blanket is NOT full-sized, it is a throw. When laid lengthwise, it comfortably covers the bed from side to side, but when drawn up to my chin, does not cover me from the knees down.
"But Alice," you might say, "You are dumb, the feet get the coldest."
You are wrong, and you are right. Feet get the coldest, but I am not dumb.
You see, OVER that blanket, I lay ANOTHER throw blanket.
This throw blanket.
IS HEATED.
When laid lengthwise, it covers the bed side to side. It then covers the entire area NOT covered by my cotton throw, plus overlap up to the butt.
You see, when there is just the sheet between my feet and the heated blanket, they feel the toasty toasty warmth all through the night. My feet stay warm and happy, and thus, my body doesn't overheat itself (your body regulates your temperature in no small part based on the temperature of your feet). So no nighttime sweats, no tossing and turning or throwing off the covers.
I wear a nightshirt to bed, so my upper body has three layers--sheet, shirt, blanket. My butt has three layers--sheet, blanket, heated throw. My feet have two layers--sheet, heated throw--but they get the direct heat from the blanket.
My cats then pile onto the heated blanket, nestling against my feet and keeping the cloth pressed against my limbs. They stretch out, deliciously warm even though I drop the heat down at night.
To cap it all off, I have the four down-alternative pillows I bought at Meh, with flannel pillowcases matching my sheets. Every night, I sleep on a different pillowcase. I change my sheets every two weeks (every week in the summer, when sometimes it's too warm and I sweat anyway), so each pillowcase is only slept on 3-4 nights before it's washed, leaving my skin clean and clear.
My life is a wreck, but my bed is an oasis of delight.
@HELLOALICE Ew, you don't wear anything on your butt? Gross.
WHAT THE FUCK ARE ALL THESE WORDS?
I use a fitted sheet that doesn't actually fit, a normal sheet, and sometimes a thin blanket.