GTKY: How Often Do You Change Your Sheets?

[Bluedaisy]

I sometimes go two weeks but much prefer weekly. They go in with the load of whites.

[ajm11]

It's usually about every two weeks, but my dogs have been jumping into bed with me quite a bit lately, so I've been doing it much more often. It's more like twice a week when they're in my bed.

[Widget123]

I need a SS option. It really depends on how often someone spills something in the bed, how dirty they look, etc. I already do 6 loads of laundry every weekend, and I would prefer not to have to do a 7th if I can avoid it.

[txngrl31]

Washing mine today! I wash them once a week. I love jumping in a bed with clean sheets.

[Bluedaisy]

Apr 10, 2015 11:48:51 GMT -5 @demanda88 said:

We do once a week too, unless there's an extenuating circumstance like we're out of town. DH never knew changing your sheets once a week was normal until we got together....gross.

My DH was like that too.  I don't know if he actually know or was just really lazy because he lived alone.  I do wonder though because his mom is not the best housekeeper...the common areas are really clean but it's totally ok in her house to leave clothes on the bedroom floor and not make beds EVER.  I also don't think she ever cleans the spare bathroom...

[sapphyre0702]

Once a week!

[Bluedaisy]

Apr 10, 2015 11:40:23 GMT -5 @demanda88 said:

Just saw a Martha Stewart video article on this and was thinking about it..random, I know. Maybe I'm nesting?

ETA: for those on mobile, the poll options are once a week, twice a week, once a month, or 'you're supposed to wash sheets?'

Out of curiosity what does Martha say about it?

[tiffbot]

We are SO bad at throwing our own sheets in, despite how awesome it feels when done. I do DS's about once a week.

[veggiemo]

Hardly ever. It's one of those things I'm really bad about. This was one of my FFFC once. Just an FYI I'm a very clean person otherwise. I shower at least once a day (a lot of days I shower twice), keep the house and car clean, bathe DS every single night, etc. I know, I'm just trying to make myself feel better at this point but it's a lost cause. It's gross and I need to do it more often.

[ladymouse]

I try for weekly, but being honest, it's more like every two weeks.

[laurenlou83]

Usually every 2 weeks. Sometimes we have gone 3-4 out of laziness or pure forgetfulness.

[Bluedaisy]

Apr 10, 2015 12:15:22 GMT -5 @pcrunk said:

I usually do them roughly once a week. The dogs sleep in bed with us so in all reality I should probably do it more frequently but I dread it. Complete honesty here.. It's been a few weeks since then they've been changed last. We have a very low bed frame with a king size memory foam mattress that sits down into the bed frame, plus a 6 inch memory foam topper. It's heavy and a major pita to do for a normal person. The last them I changed them it took me a solid 30 minutes just to get the fitted sheet on and I ended up with wicked cramps. I've been putting it off.

I feel your pain!  We have a king size canopy bed so I really struggle to do it by myself.  Thank goodness DH helps to remake the bed.

[carolyngrace]

I'm with veggiemo & @kej0004! Maybe once/month, sometimes longer. I only realized this was "gross" a couple of years back, but still struggle to change my habits. I LOVE that we only have 1-2 loads of laundry/week, and even that gets put off sometimes... I feel like we shower a lot, our room is temp-controlled (no sweaty nights), and if we're getting crazy during sexy time we usually put down a towel. So I'm not too worried about it.

[nettje]

I try for once a week. It doesn't always happen and they may not get change until a week and a half or two weeks. But that's the most I let them go. DH is a warm sleeper... If I don't change them that often, the sheets get ripe. And that's just eww.

[tatersalad]

Once a week because the housekeeper changes them, I wash them. Otherwise it would be once a month or less. I am spoiled by that clean sheet feeling now and look forward to it every week.

[alayne926]

I aim for weekly, but sometimes it's two weeks before I can get them changed.

[Deleted]

Our housekeeper washes and changes them out every other week when she's here. I suppose we could change them in between but it's too much of a hassle.

[kemdupuis]

Clean sheets and freshly made beds are one of my favorite things. I usually change mine every other week, but wish I could find time/the energy to do it every week

[Deleted]

@hazeldublin & @jemomma , hiring a housekeeper was a huge negotiation between DH and me but when I took my new position 15 months that required weekly travel, I knew I couldn't keep up. It took some convincing to spend the $ but DH loves it now too.
Now I'm trying to convince him we should switch to weekly when baby arrives. So far no luck on that one!

[mrsdee1982]

@jemomma, I had a thread about it a while back, but yeah, I was pretty much in the same boat as @demanda88. I finally told DH "I'm done fighting with you about this and I am done killing my 2 days off trying to keep up with the house every week. You won't help me, so I am hiring help." Right now we're only at once a month for a good deep clean, but I'm bringing her in every other week around 38 weeks and keeping it that way until the end of summer at least.

[beersandweirs]

We honestly don't change our sheets as often as we should, probably around once a month, but it's not on a set schedule, so it could be a little sooner or later than that.

[missjenniebean]

Try to change them once a week.

[Widget123]

DH used to have a meltdown every weekend about how I'm not keeping up with the housework, yata yata. He has chilled out a bit, thank goodness. The reality is that the worst of the messes are DD inflicted on nearly a daily basis, so unless a housekeeper is going to come every day, it is what it is. 

[dogmama22]

I'm glad I'm not the only one going almost a month. I just forget about them when I'm ready to do that load and by the time I finally remember, it's usually been three weeks :/

[mcp6286]

Ummm....I have no idea. However often DH does it? I'm not allowed to clean cuz I "don't do it right" lol. So it's kind of like having a housekeeper

[carolyngrace]

Apr 10, 2015 18:27:41 GMT -5 mcp6286 said:

Ummm....I have no idea. However often DH does it? I'm not allowed to clean cuz I "don't do it right" lol. So it's kind of like having a housekeeper

I'm jealous of those with housekeepers and your husband! Mine wouldn't be bothered by a dirty house for months if I didn't point it out.

[mrsmonogrammed]

I must be a Josie Grossie....I don't have a certain amount of time I wait to wash my sheet. Usually just whenever I feel like it/ remember/ have time. I'm washing them now because the rest of you are putting me to shame;)