Pillow Talk

The subject of bed pillows came up today, along with bed making in general.

Motivated Mom (my wife) is a big believer in accent pillows for the bed. There are as many throw pillows on our bed as there are pillows we actually sleep with, making twelve pillows in all.

Something is backward in all of this. We hide the pillows we actually use beneath the bed covers or inside pillow shams, while the pillows we'll never use are prominently displayed in places where they could be pressed into service at the drop of a tired head.

Why don't we just get attractive pillow cases for the pillows we use every day and do away with the extra fluff? Bed making is nothing but a necessary evil anyway. Why complicate the process?

Making the bed should consist of nothing more than straightening the sheets as far as I can see. Why strive for decorative perfection every morning just to come home and tear it apart at night?

Think about it. If you knew animals were going to rip the flowers out of your flower box every night, would you keep planting new flowers every morning? Heck, no. So why is a bed any different?