Changing Bed Sheets.

How often do you change yours?

Carol Townend
Creative Passions 💖
3 min readNov 18, 2024

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I hate doing laundry.

I find it boring and repetitive, and I hate hanging sheets on the clothesline to dry.

I do get some satisfaction from washing my Bed Sheets though.

I love the smell of freshly washed sheets, and I love the way they lull me into a peaceful night’s sleep.

However; the big question for me is how often do you wash your Bed Sheets?

I usually wash mine every two days because if I don’t, I find my bed becomes too warm and uncomfortable leading to a lack of sleep. I also find that if I don’t wash them often enough, I end up with a bad cough or a blocked nose, and I spend all night sneezing and unable to breathe.

When you don’t change your bed- sheets often enough, not only do they collect body sweat, but they also collect dust particles and dead skin cells which can aggravate allergies.

I suffer from multiple allergies, therefore for me; changing Bed Sheets is an important part of my cleaning routine.

When we have had a hard day, or we have been ill; it is all too easy to want to curl up into bed and not bother changing it.

When you are ill, your bedding can become contaminated with any infection you may have, which…

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Carol Townend
Carol Townend

Written by Carol Townend

You can visit my Amazon page here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Carol-Ann-Townend/e/B09GFV6C1C/ I have a big love for reading and writing poetry and fiction.

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