keljonma's Front Porch - Settling in and adjusting

Quail_Antwerp

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keljonma said:
DH and I were talking earlier about QAs comment about how comfortable our bed was when they were here. I thought it must have felt comfortable because we had just turned and rotated the mattress and washed and air fluffed the feather mattress. But dh thinks it was the 350 thread count sheets we put on the bed. He swears he sleeps better when we use them. So QA - try finding 350 thread count sheets at a decent price. I bought ours at a closeout sale - back in the day when we spent money on luxury bedding! :lol: Then your bed can be the most comfortable in the world too! :gig
It's just because it was a feather mattress. I really need to get us one. Ernie's grandmother had a King Sized feather bed. When we first moved back from TN we stayed a night with his grandmother on visit. She gave us the guestroom with the feather mattress on the bed. We slept like babies.

I'd forgot about how good that sleep was until we slept on your bed!!! :drool
 

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Hmmm wondering if I can collect enough feathers and down from my birds to make my own......................... :old
 

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keljonma said:
That's a LOT of gallon-sized ziploc bags! :gig
Why not make muslin tubes a little longer than the finished product needs to be? You could make them, clean the feathers and stuff them one at a time then when it is time to make the feather bed all you would do is sew them together (probably add a second layer of muslin above and below) and then machine quilt in big blocks both either on the diagonal (probably best) or at least in both directions. TA DA!

When those people expect folks to change shifts so often they are actually meddling with your health! It takes two WEEKS to get your sleep schedule on track. They have done studies about how this stresses you body and even makes accident rates go up.
I would be looking for a different job if this was me.
 

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Two of my nieces work on crazy swing shifts. They are in their early 20s and single, but it has to take a toll on the body. I couldn't do it. I need regular long uninterrupted sleep. I've been really missing that this week since certain puppy came to live at my place and hates to be alone. :p
 

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My Dh worked swing shift since he was 18. The Steelworkers protected them against the quick returns by having a day off in between. However, if you wanted to work a quick return to grab the overtime, it was fine. They usually take those on a shift that you can catch a nap. Somehow it all worked out.
I agree swing shift affects the family. My stepfather worked it and we had to tiptoe through the house, no friends over most of the time, and suffer through his abusive moods at the dinner table. Dh was never that bad, not an extreme type A, lol.

It's tough for your Dh to be starting swing shift at this point.
 

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Hey Keljon.....just wanted to pop in and let you know that I made that Paula Deen peach cobbler twice now...it is awesome!

My class LOVED it, and two moms had to linger after class to get a plateful :) Made it again for the family and plopped in a big handful of blackberries....YUM!!
 
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