Need a lie down!

Old Age ain't for cissies (I think it was Betty Davies who said that).

I’m finding this thread very reassuring. I strip my bed in the morning, make it up in the afternoon and put the washing through the next day.

I’m 70 (though only for another week or so!) and so far I’m doing ok. The worst thing for me is getting up and down from my knees, I just can’t do it now without needing to haul myself up with the aid of a chair or something. I’ve been decluttering and getting up and down from low cupboards is such a pain.

I do think mattresses have actually got heavier over the years! For a start, they’re much deeper than they used to be and now have all sorts of fillings in them.

Lathyrus there are some cotton coverless duvets, as long as your washing machine can take the load.

www.finebedding.co.uk/collections/night-lark-cotton-waffle-collection?_gl=1*7ofagu*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..&gclid=EAIaIQobChMImZbqwuPajwMV1aNQBh3DZzwPEAAYASAAEgLU6PD_BwE&gbraid=0AAAAADc9c7ZDkQMlbBTLvs96YjnTl-tOp

If you like a fleecy coverless duvet, they even do those. The 10.5 tog does fit in my washer. I’ve yet to find out how long it takes to dry, especially since the rain is torrential today. My experience with fleece and tumblers varies, and since this is new, I don’t want to risk it, even though it says can be tumble dried on a low heat.

AGAA4

I used to be able to clean the whole house and do the garden without stopping now I have to pace myself and have regular breaks. Getting old isn't much fun.

The great thing about getting old is that there's nobody else's timetable. I can take as long as I like. And if I don't feel like it, just leave it for another day.

I am feeling like a lie down this afternoon, I had to drive to the dentist to get a brutal, deep, back filling. She is gentle as can be but this type of filling takes it out of me. I drove home safely afterwards but have reached my limit today

I also get tired really quickly .
I went to yoga this morning and did a mini shop .
Since I returned home I've been sitting down for two hours .

butterandjam

AGAA4

I used to be able to clean the whole house and do the garden without stopping now I have to pace myself and have regular breaks. Getting old isn't much fun.

The great thing about getting old is that there's nobody else's timetable. I can take as long as I like. And if I don't feel like it, just leave it for another day.

That's me too 😁 There's absolutely no one who can tell me what I should or shouldn't be doing (although there are those who try, but I just agree and ignore them. They're only showing that they care.).

I keep the cupboards prepped so if I decide not to go shopping we can still eat. I'm another one who strips the bed in the morning and makes it up later in the day. We sleep in separate beds so it's one bed one day, the other bed the next.

I'm the same..but at least I'm above ground

oh I feel so much better about myself now.. having always been a quick and quite busy person, I hate getting old. 89! no one to help me with anything.

I think this weather makes everything dark, wet and depressing. Certainly makes you more tired.

I am a couple of months past my 90th birthday and am now beginning to feel I am slowing down! At present I still only have a sheet and throw on my bed and change the bedding every other week. Housework is now done in 'batches' depending how I feel! I do have a stick vacuum for upstairs as I can't carry my normal one up the stairs any more. The garden is big, on a slope and is now too much for me so have a gardener coming to quote for looking after it. Luckily I still drive as there is no public transport in the rural area where I live and, although I walk my dog, the distance to the shops prohibits me walking to them!

I've been looking after lively two year old since 6 am. Dressed, breakfast, park, swimming(getting us both dry and dressed is the worst bit) then some shopping for DD which ended up being five shops on two different retail parks, home made lunch and washed up. He's now watching Disney and if anyone says he shouldn't be watching screens I might cry. Over two hours till parents are home then three hour train journey home, that's if the three trains run on time last week one was cancelled so was a four hour journey.

I didn't think I'd have the energy in my 70s.

TanaMa

I am a couple of months past my 90th birthday and am now beginning to feel I am slowing down! At present I still only have a sheet and throw on my bed and change the bedding every other week. Housework is now done in 'batches' depending how I feel! I do have a stick vacuum for upstairs as I can't carry my normal one up the stairs any more. The garden is big, on a slope and is now too much for me so have a gardener coming to quote for looking after it. Luckily I still drive as there is no public transport in the rural area where I live and, although I walk my dog, the distance to the shops prohibits me walking to them!

I think 90 is the new 50. Did you see Amanda Barrie being interviewed on the BBC last week? She looked fantastic and so full of life.

Another one here at 80 years old and I also puff and pant when changing bedding. It’s not something I look forward to .
I am still able to do it, but I don’t enjoy it and glad when I’ve completed it.

The struggle with the double duvet cover gets me really bad tempered.

Also, hair washing and drying is exhausting for me too.

The worst feeling is when you stripped the bed to make it up later and forget then have a rude awakening when you enter the bedroom at bedtime.

Well done Henetha 👍
I am a few years younger than you, but I have done nothing other than a short walk .
I have spent the best part of the day,on the sofa, trying to erase my granddaughter’s ex-boyfriend (who broke up with my lovely GD) from a Xmas family group photo. Found a lovely free App called PicCollage. It’s fascinating what you can do. So now I’ve erased him, I can have that photo printed and framed.

I've washed my coverless duvet and must say it's not the same. It's now sort of floppy. It's just as warm and soft though.

Mt61

Usedtobeblonde

I started a thread some weeks ago about Night Lark duvets.
They are coverless and go in the washing machine.
They are an absolute boon for those like me who have struggled to change bedding.
I put my new 10:5 tog duvet on last week, washed the summer one, rolled it up into its own supplied bag and put it into storage.
I really struggled before I bought them.
It is showering, washing my hair and then drying it which tires me out.
I do have to sit down after that and I can’t put washing out on the line anymore.
However as GG said it beats the alternative.

So do you have to wash that duvet often?
Or do you use a flat sheet to make it spin out longer?
Might be an idea for my mum.

I bought one as a result and absolutely love it, it is so warm and cosy too and easy to turn in the nigh. Easy to pull the bed up when it is aired each morning. It has so many benefits. I bough a single for my single bed only a 4.5 tog but I am really warm underneath it. I used to have changed o a 15 tog by now. I am considering buying a double for my single bed to have the extra duvet to snuggle in but not sure what tog I need for the winter. I am always cold having an underachieve thyroid. Any suggestions?

Aveline

I've washed my coverless duvet and must say it's not the same. It's now sort of floppy. It's just as warm and soft though.

Mine it not I just washed it and hung it up to dry outside, it is as new and absolutely perfect.

To go with it I also bought a Fall & Rise fitted sheet, expensive but it just slips on and even show what is the short side, without having to search around it. I don't mind changing the bed at all now.

I bought the dark purple one and had two pillow cases included. I don't use that size pillow cases so if anyone would like them they are welcome to them, I am willing to post them, just let me know.

Usedtobeblonde

I started a thread some weeks ago about Night Lark duvets.
They are coverless and go in the washing machine.
They are an absolute boon for those like me who have struggled to change bedding.
I put my new 10:5 tog duvet on last week, washed the summer one, rolled it up into its own supplied bag and put it into storage.
I really struggled before I bought them.
It is showering, washing my hair and then drying it which tires me out.
I do have to sit down after that and I can’t put washing out on the line anymore.
However as GG said it beats the alternative.

I have a top sheet under the duvet, which means I don't need to change the duvet cover every time I change the bedding. It makes life a lot easier.

changing the bed in our house is a major job! i have hip problems plus very bad RSI in my wrists so really struggle, my partner has a bad back and shoulder so bed making has to be between us. i can usually manage the bottom sheet but OH hates doing pillow cases which is a bit of an issue with my wrists but get there eventually. duvet cover is a joint effort and then a five minute lie down!!

I used to be able to clean the whole house and do the garden without stopping now I have to pace myself and have regular breaks.

I do the same, but it's more because it's all so boring after doing it for so many years 😭

If I put my earbuds in and find something interesting to listen to on the radio I can keep going much longer!
"Desert Island Discs" is a favourite, often the most unlikely people have the most interesting life stories.