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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / August 2005More bed-making
Persia can't stand it (can any cat?) when I strip the bed to wash the sheets (as I just did) and replace them with fresh ones. Even before I really got started, she was wide-eyed, watching... oooh, you know what's gonna happen! It's very difficult to change the sheets on my bed. It's a king sized soft-side waterbed and I've got deep king sheets to fit it. But that top mattress is still heavy as hell and, sadly, I didn't notice when I moved in here before filling it, they'd placed it too close to the wall. I can't get the fitted sheet nice and snug up by the wall without removing my ring and scraping my fingers. Combine trying this maneuver with a cat who thinks it's all great fun and you have me swearing, laughing, swatting and being swatted in return. Then of course, she has to get under the sheet(s). Before it gets cold outside I really need to drain this slowly leaking sucker and buy a regular King mattress... might have to take out a loan. heheh. I can't seem to find just a mattress; everyone wants to sell me the box spring and frame, too. I don't need those! Oh well, at least I have the fresh sheets and pillow cases on the bed now and the dirty ones are chugging away in the washer. And Persia had her happy fill of changing the sheets with Mommy :) Jill  SignatureI used to have a handle on life...but it broke off. Jill.... you might consider buying 2 twin mattresses (you can buy those without buying the box springs)...They work great as a king-size...even better if you have a waterbed wooden box frame(keeps twins together)...It's also alot cheaper to buy twin fitted sheets!....That's what we did....... Now if I could only find a Double X King Size to accommodate all the kitties... and I!!!!!!! :-) Liz > Persia can't stand it (can any cat?) when I strip the bed to wash the sheets > (as I just did) and replace them with fresh ones. Even before I really got [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Jill :-)Liz wrote: > Jill.... you might consider buying 2 twin mattresses (you can buy [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Double X King Size to accommodate all the kitties... and I!!!!!!! :-) > Liz Mine is not the wooden frame. It's a regular metal frame with a king box spring on the bottom and a waveless king mattress on top. I've seen those things you can insert in the middle to "connect" 2 twins. I'll have to do some measuring. I'm still not sure that would be wide enough for this frame, but I'll check it out. Gotta make some money first ;) Thanks! Jill >> Persia can't stand it (can any cat?) when I strip the bed to wash >> the sheets (as I just did) and replace them with fresh ones. Even [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >> -- >> I used to have a handle on life...but it broke off. > Persia can't stand it (can any cat?) when I strip the bed to wash the sheets > (as I just did) and replace them with fresh ones. Even before I really got [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > and the dirty ones are chugging away in the washer. And Persia had her > happy fill of changing the sheets with Mommy :) I just had to buy a king-sized mattress and we're going to be paying for it for *YEARS*! But I really had no choice - a 20-year-old, sagging mattress just doesn't go well with degenerative disk disease and fibromyalgia (I've spent the last 4 weeks sleeping on the futon in my sitting room). We went to Foleys' "lowest prices of the year" mattress sale, chose one of the lower-end mattresses, got 15% off for the sale, got another 10% off for using our Foley's card, and *STILL* spent $1,048.89!!!!! That's freaking ridiculous. I keep telling myself I'll spend 1/3 of my life laying on it, but still - sheesh!!! <BIG SIGH> We just can't seem to catch a break financially - I've resigned my self to never retiring, I'll just work until I drop at my desk (if I'm lucky and they let me). Hugs, CatNipped > Jill > Persia can't stand it (can any cat?) when I strip the bed to wash the sheets > (as I just did) and replace them with fresh ones. Even before I really got > started, she was wide-eyed, watching... oooh, you know what's gonna happen! Bitties LOVE when we change the sheets! It is such great fun to make cat sized bumps under them! It is like being in a box! (We are afraid one day we will overlook the catshaped lump and leave them trapped under the sheets! Catnipped: My allergist was appalled to learn that the mattress I slept on was upwards of 30 years old...When DP and I got our first place (previous to that I'd been sleeping on dorm beds, my former landlord's son's bed, cots, friends' couches, or a camp pad, depending on what was available where I was staying) my parents bought us a mattress as an ersatz "wedding gift". My first new mattress ever. Yes, you are spending 1/3 of your life on that mattress--it is a worthwhile investment. (But I know the feeling. All my joy at having a summer job has faded to discover that the $$ I thought I'd have for entertainment and clothing has faded in the face of car repairs, increased rent, etc. There's something wrong about winning a job and working hard in order to maintain a low standard of living...when the reason you sought the job is to live better.) --Fil <snip> > (But I know the feeling. All my joy at having a summer job has faded > to discover that the $$ I thought I'd have for entertainment and > clothing has faded in the face of car repairs, increased rent, etc. > There's something wrong about winning a job and working hard in order > to maintain a low standard of living...when the reason you sought the > job is to live better.) Just think what it would have felt like if the car repairs and increased rent had arrived *without* you getting the job! I found that it takes quite a while after starting a new/better job before you realize that the normal swing between months with extra bills and months with a few dollars left over for fun has gradually shifted so that the expensive months are easier to handle and the months with a few extra dollars left over come more frequently. SignatureCheryl > Just think what it would have felt like if the car repairs and increased > rent had arrived *without* you getting the job! [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > the expensive months are easier to handle and the months with a few extra > dollars left over come more frequently. Months? I had a ten week contract. It ends today. Ah well. In two weeks I'll be teaching again....so I don't have to fret about income...I'm just stuck at my $100-a-week-after-food-and-rent again, unless I can pick up some odd jobs on the side. And so much of that $100 gets sucked up in gas.... --Fil > Months? I had a ten week contract. It ends today. Oh, ten weeks isn't long enough to make long term differences. I was thinking of getting, say, a year-long contract (does anyone get full-time long-term work any more?) after a period of unemployment. > Ah well. In two weeks I'll be teaching again....so I don't have to > fret about income...I'm just stuck at my > $100-a-week-after-food-and-rent again, unless I can pick up some odd > jobs on the side. And so much of that $100 gets sucked up in gas.... That sounds great, well, except for the bit about buying gas. SignatureCheryl > > Persia can't stand it (can any cat?) when I strip the bed to wash the sheets > > (as I just did) and replace them with fresh ones. Even before I really got [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > --Fil Yeah, I hate living from paycheck to paycheck and never feeling like I'm getting ahead. Normally I deal with it better since this has been happening to me my entire life - but I'm still feeling a bit down (I see my doctor next Wednesday - AT LAST!!). Hugs, CatNipped > Oh well, at least I have the fresh sheets and pillow cases on the bed now > and the dirty ones are chugging away in the washer. And Persia had her > happy fill of changing the sheets with Mommy :) I just changed the sheets, too. Imagine not one, but two curious kittens 'helping' with that. I end up with two bed bumps under the covers. When I made the bed this morning, I had just thrown the cover over the bed, when two heads poked out on the side. So cute! No time to get the camera, of course. Oh, and I finally got my new bed all assembled, so I don't have to sleep on a mattress on the floor any more. Mmmmmm, I slept so well last night! SignatureMarina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >Persia can't stand it (can any cat?) when I strip the bed to wash the sheets >(as I just did) and replace them with fresh ones. Even before I really got [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >Jill Nothing perks the ol' Stink up like changing the bed. I got a new cover for the day-bed (Stinky's special property) last week, and I think he rolled all over every inch of it. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > Persia can't stand it (can any cat?) when I strip the bed to wash the > sheets (as I just did) and replace them with fresh ones. Even before > I really got started, she was wide-eyed, watching... oooh, you know > what's gonna happen! [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > this maneuver with a cat who thinks it's all great fun and you have > me swearing, laughing, swatting and being swatted in return. Then of > course, she has to get under the sheet(s). > > Before it gets cold outside I really need to drain this slowly leaking > sucker and buy a regular King mattress... might have to take out a > loan. heheh. I can't seem to find just a mattress; everyone wants to > sell me the box spring and frame, too. I don't need those! > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Jill Is it really hard to buy a king mattress only? Our bed doesn't go with a box spring and we will want the mattress only. I hope we don't run into problems! -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > > Before it gets cold outside I really need to drain this slowly > leaking > > sucker and buy a regular King mattress... might have to take out a > > loan. heheh. I can't seem to find just a mattress; everyone wants > to > > sell me the box spring and frame, too. I don't need those! > Is it really hard to buy a king mattress only? Our bed doesn't go > with a box spring and we will want the mattress only. I hope we don't > run into problems! > -- > Britta Just a suggestion for saving money. I once designed my own king sized mattress, sectioned so could be like a sofa bed, and had very high density foam made to order. Much, much cheaper than a king sized mattress. Also, it's best if they cover it with some made to order fabric. Don't know now but it was about 1/4th the price of a king mattress back when I had it done. Very light. Can move it easily. Portable. If it's too foamy, a cotton futon makes it heavenly. And now back to the regularly scheduled postcasts... >>> Before it gets cold outside I really need to drain this slowly >>> leaking sucker and buy a regular King mattress... might have to [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Portable. If it's too foamy, a cotton futon makes it heavenly. And now > back to the regularly scheduled postcasts... I love sleeping on futons. We slept on one for 5 years in Vancouver. Our mattress here in Thailand is made of something like foam over a coconut husk core. It's very comfy too. I actually don't really like the spring mattresses very much. Dennis has this weird habit of lifting his leg about an inch while he sleeps and then dropping it down. This makes a spring mattress jiggle and it wakes me up. But Dennis says he wants a proper mattress when we move to Australia. He says he should have a proper mattress because it would be better for his back. I guess we'll have to see what's available once we get over there. -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > I love sleeping on futons. We slept on one for 5 years in Vancouver. > Our mattress here in Thailand is made of something like foam over a [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > his back. I guess we'll have to see what's available once we get over > there. I dislike spring mattresses too. I had one which was getting uncomfortable - I almost never get backaches unless I have been sleeping on too-soft mattresses. I had previously slept on thin foam mattresses in the usual student residence type places, and liked them. So, not knowing about the possibility of having a foam mattress made, and wanting something a bit thicker than cheap student mattresses, I went to a local store and bought a foam set, the firmest one they sold, and actually one of the few they sold. I've been using it ever since, turning it regularly to even out the wear, and I expect it to last for years yet. SignatureCheryl |
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