Making an Occupied Bed

Having had a few surgeries I was always amazed at how the nurse’s aides were able to completely change the sheets of a bed with me still in it. I was instructed and helped to roll to one side; and the side of the bed devoid of my presence would be stripped and remade. Then I was turned to the other side where the process was repeated.

It was fascinating.

Cosmo, my goldendoodle is my most faithful companion. And unlike Jasper, my former dog, he does not patrol the doors and windows all day long, seeking out intruders. Instead, Cosmo follows me from room to room as I go about my chores.

Often times, when I am upstairs, he jumps on the bed—which is problematic if the bed is unmade. I must drag his dead weight out of the rumpled sheets and comforter to complete my bed-making task.His response is to then jump up on the other side of the bed.

The process is/was unending and most definitely inefficient.

And so I needed to become inventive.

So I watched a YouTube video on How to make an occupied bed.

And now, each morning I successfully change or fix the bedding with my loyal canine in it.

I am proud to say that I have become rather skilled.

It’s one more thing I can add to my resume—as if the list wasn’t already long enough.