I have a date tonight, with my bed, we're totally gonna sleep together.

​For a matter of time savings, I will get to the point without beating around the bed.  “Do you iron your bed sheets?”  Yes, you have read this correctly.  Your bed linens! do you iron them before putting them on your bed?  I laughed when I heard someone said they always do.  In fact, I knew I heard her wrong and I insisted she repeat herself.  When she said that she most certainly ironed her sheets before placing them on the bed, I asked another woman in the room, “do you also iron your sheets?”  She said, “I couldn’t sleep without my sheets being ironed” my mouth dropped open.  Again, in total disbelief, I asked all the women in the room, “you too?”  and they smiled and said, “of course we iron our sheets and that I shouldn’t knock it until I tried it”.

And so, my challenge alive and well – ironing my sheets.  I am passing this challenge onto you as well.  I went home, stripped my bed, washed my sheets, let them ½ dry and then, I ironed my sheets before putting them back onto the bed.  I was so excited to melt into the bed, knowing that I found the magic that so many of us had not known about.  I could not wait to hear David, his cries of pleasure about how comfortable the sheets/bed was. I could not wait to be pleasantly put in my place knowing the Brits had this secret that I was now privy to!  Unfortunately, that is not how the story unfolded.  My completely scientific data point of ONE…  my conclusion was that there is no difference.  The important part of bed linens is the high-quality thread count and being 100% cotton. 
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So, you have heard it from me.  When you come to visit, you will be treated as a highly sought-after guest, but you will not receive ironed sheets.  This is merely to lower any standards you may have before coming. Please know, we do want you to come, but I will be spending any free time researching what fun we can have and not spending it as a Martha Steward impersonator.