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Friday, April 27, 2007

Nobody told me there'd be days like these...

You know, most of the time I'm really OK with not being a "traditional" girly-housewifey type. I don't own lipgloss or a curling iron; my choices in "supportive undergarments" tend toward sports bras rather than Victoria's Secret; I don't own a knife sharpener; and I honestly couldn't tell you what a good price for tomatoes is.

Now, don't get me wrong; I'm not stereotyping here. My "Princess Bride" sister can manage all of these things and more - including the best pie pastry ever - and she owns a Swiss Army knife which puts my own to shame and can whip up a duct-tape wallet in about 7 minutes flat. (Also, her house is usually much cleaner than mine, and she owns an ironing board to boot!)

And most days, I am totally fine with the fact that my skills and interests and inclinations lie elsewhere.

Most days. But every once in awhile, I feel like I'm missing something crucial. It's not that I'm feeling a crazy need for an ironing board at this point, or that I'm likely to acquire a Kitchen-Aid mixer any time soon...but I ask you:

IS there, in fact, a way to change a duvet cover without practically having to climb inside the fracking thing, or getting all tangled up in it like some kind of abstract fabric origami performance art piece?

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Not that I have discovered. But if you find one I'm willing to trade my secret to the pie crust for it.

"Princess Bride"

Sarah, Grand-Dutchess of Serendipity said...

Don't cover your duvet. Get a nice inexpensive comforter that you can run through the wash and line-dry.
Housewives and mothers everywhere know that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It's ok, you dont have to thank me. I already have a pretty deadly pie crust recipe of my own.

Rabbitch said...

Yes. But we're not going to tell you how.

Rebecca said...

I can't even get a duvet cover on without a whole body experience...and I don't do that girly stuff (wedding plans are making me crazy - do people actually like this stuff?)...but I love kitchen appliances. Oh, and I own three or four irons (you need them to melt your wax, or iron your fabric for quilting, etc.) although I can't remember the last time I ironed any clothes.

Anie said...

I thought the whole point was to make up the bed TOGETHER and then, all hot and energized by the experience, continue on in the bed TOGETHER. Was I given the wrong instructions;)