It’s the weekend – AGAIN – thank goodness! I don’t know about you but I certainly feel the stress and tension in my shoulders from a busy work week finally releasing away as I type this week’s post! Can you believe it’s almost Labor Day and BACK TO SCHOOL time already? In the spirit of continuing education I wanted to share some bedroom basics with all of you!
Let’s start with some stats: OMG ladies, a study of young adults in the UK showed that “boys” really are gross like we all thought when we were in middle school. Peep this, the average British man between the ages of 18-25 changed his bedroom sheets only once every 3 months!!! What??? They were literally changing sheets only with the changing of the seasons. Yes, these gents also reported various bed partners sleeping on those grubby sheets. Dirty bed sheets can contain dust mites, thousands of dead skin cells, and even bed bugs. Ewwwww. These unhygienic conditions can cause allergic reactions, asthma flare-ups, allergic rhinitis, and other skin conditions, that could all be avoided with a little Tide laundry detergent!
Ladies, as you send nieces, cousins, sisters, friends, and daughters off to college and you yourself head off on overnight dates remember to keep the importance of changing sheets at the forefront of your mind. Be aware that the same sheets on their man’s or friend’s bed may have been there for weeks on end and it could be time time to tell him to strip – the bed that is – and wash those sheets!
Speaking of a happy and healthy bedroom here are a few romantic bedroom basics we all need to have… scroll below and tell me did we include your must have’s?
1) Clean Sheets
2) Condoms
3) Scented Candles
4) Lamp with dimmer switch
5) Lube
6) Clean bed set – including a comforter that’s not leftover from college – and a spare set for when you regularly change those sheets!
7) Gently used (NOT old & raggedy) pillows. Be sure you replace these regularly too and keep them clean!
Have a safe holiday non-itchy clean sheet weekend
Dr. V