My blankie has a first name, it's H-O-L-E-Y

I have a confession to make.

I don't always make my bed in the morning.

And since I'm being honest here....

Actually, I rarely make my bed at all.

For example, if you were to just unexpectedly show up at my house any given day, my bed would not look like this:

It would look more like this:

**gasp**

I know, I know....some of you out there are probably freaking out right now, and deleting me from your blog lists.

Please don't! I'm trying to do better!

HONEST!

I took the first step in making my bed looking more presentable today.

First, some backstory.

You see that ugly peach, cream, yellow and green comforter in the second picture? I bought that thing about 20 years ago to use in my then "updated" bedroom.

I bought the comforter set, the curtains, the wallpaper, the pillows.....everything to completely change the look of my master bedroom. I wanted to get rid of the old "country" decor I had, and update the room into the 90's!

Well, I used the curtains and the comforter set, but the wallpaper remained in a drawer until we moved here two years ago.

Yes, I was a slacker even then.

I loved that comforter. I slept under it every single night.

Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall.

We just used that comforter, nothing else.

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Another confession, I don't use a top sheet either.

Never have.

**gasp**

And there goes the rest of you!

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Anyway, when the peach and green decor of the early 90's made way for the "Barney purple" bedroom of the late 90's....

(You wouldn't believe it unless you saw it....

Let's just say, the paint started out as "eggplant", and ended up the color of Barney.)

I couldn't bear to part with my comforter.

It was so soft and comfy and just smelled good.

So, we just kept sleeping under it, and covered it up with the new "pretty" comforter.

When we actually made the bed, that is.

This continued, year after year.

We would get a pretty new comforter set, but continue to sleep under that old, ugly 1990's comforter.

When we moved into this house, and got yet another beautiful new comforter set, we still continued sleeping under "old faithful".

Much to my hubby's dismay.

He thought that once we moved here, the old comforter would be banished to the back of the closet, or better yet, the garbage.

WRONG!

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Well, up until about 6 months ago, "Old Faithful" had held up pretty well.

Sure, she was worn and faded, but there wasn't a single hole in her.

She kept us warm in the winter and cool in the summer.

Then I started noticing a thin spot here, and a thin spot there.

THEN, I noticed stuffing.

OH NO!

My most favorite blankie ever is starting to come apart!

I mean, how dare a comforter that has been washed at least once, and sometimes two or three times a week for the past 20 years start to come apart?

What poor workmanship!

So, I started thinking about ways I could save my precious cover.

I thought about patching and sewing all of the worn areas, but I quickly realized that would only be a temporary fix.

Then I decided to try to make a cover for it out of two flat sheets.

You know, since we never use those...lol.

But, I don't sew very well, and I hated to bother my mother by asking her to help me.

So, I started looking into duvet covers.

It's a great idea, however, attractive duvets can be really pricey!

I mean, I don't mind paying a little more money for something that is going to last, but since I was only trying out this idea, I hated to spend a ton of money for something if we ended up hating it.

So, I just kept looking for sales, and on eBay for the perfect one.

THEN, during a chance run-to-the-bathroom visit to Ross (for Jameson, not me), I came across this:

TAH DAH!

"Old Faithful" has a purdy new dress!

It's not a "perfect" match to our current bedroom decor, but for $18.99, it's pretty dang close!

It washed very well, and didn't shrink at all.

It also came with two pillow shams and three pillows!

WHAT A BARGAIN!

This is NOT replacing our current GORGEOUS comforter set, it is just what we will be using to sleep under every night.

Any time we know company is coming over, we will still use our "good" set to make the bed.

But this way, we can still wash it once or twice a week, and save the wear and tear of our old comforter, and protect our new comforter as well.

Now in the mornings, when we throw this cover over the bed, our bed will at least look "sort-of" made.

Hey, it's a start!