Duvet

sense. Something is amiss. Something is banging around somewhere where there shouldn’t be any banging, at least to my immediate recollection. What to do? Do I desert my bed to hunt down the bangs and their originator(s)? Do I pull the my eiderdown duvet over my head and shimmy from the headboard toward the foot of the bed to make myself as small and as invisible as possible? Do I listen intently to catalogue, isolate and eliminate each sound as the normalcy of the night? Do I pretend not to hear…

15 Shocking Confessions From Hotel Employees When you think of a hotel what kind of images come to mind? Do you think about vast beds draped in cool white linen? Maybe you long for the quietness of a hotel room; a place where you can just relax and call room service when you start to feel peckish? Perhaps you are just an exhausted mom who wouldn’t mind spending a little time in a place you didn’t have to constantly clean up. The point is that hotels are meant to appealing. They are designed to…

Spring is about simple, easy changes that shake off winter’s chill and adds instant cheer. But ‘springing up’ the interior of your home takes experience along with an eye for design on what to do and not do. Austin interior designer Michelle Thomas has both the experience and the designer’s eye that comes together in her concept of keep it bright and light for spring. “A good tip is to change the light bulbs from florescent to LED, and add some color with a lamp or lampshade,” says Thomas. “A…

A puddle of water condenses in a ring around the cold cup as I shake my leg under the table, trying to decide how to go about ordering a meal… Joon’s meal – 1150, Coralie’s meal – 1060, Nova’s meal – 660, Ky’s meal – 310 My stomach turns as the numbers cross my mind, Nova’s voice behind the numbers, ordering for me. She’s trying… She got me a salad, but 310 calories… Nova peaks over at me, a reassuring smile finding her lips. God, I love you. The numbers hidden in the plates…

In the 20th generation, feminists reinterpreted and rediscovered Trifles as a feminist play due to the fact that it uses the female ability and patriarchal oppression themes in the domestic world. Although the male was unable to have a reorganization of the search in understanding female psychology, the occurrence of the murder surprised Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale into a new appreciation of the agency to assist one another and also their gender. Because she starts the play with a concrete…

In an unspoken agreement, Tom had packed a bag and officially moved into Booker’s apartment. The dark-haired officer tried his damnedest to make the living arrangement work, but life in the cramped quarters was proving problematic. Tom spent most of the day asleep in the bedroom, the door closed, the defiant act a clear warning for his friend to leave him alone. It wasn’t ideal, being relegated to the couch in his own home was inconvenient, but Booker understood the reasons behind Tom’s behavior…

comfortable, and helps him pull his jeans on. They take their act to the kitchen table, then the living room couch. All the while they are dressing each other with lighthearted tenderness—a dance between partners—until, finally, they collapse onto their duvet, fully clothed in cozy cashmeres and knits, eyes locked in endearment and smiles spread across their faces. This “feel-good” commercial conjures a sensation of warmth, youth, and compassion—and yet, there is no direct tie between fabric…

them in water with vinegar in, it removes mildew odor. Then wash them at 60 degrees. Leave them for a few hours. 13. Question: It smells are often trapped in my bedroom - how do I avoid it? Answer: Open the windows and ventilate! Wash pillows and duvets every three months - and turn the mattress. 14. Question: It's so dusty in my bedroom! How should I do to avoid dust bunnies? Answer: Vacuum under the bed - it's where all the dust bunnies gather. And mop the floor under the bed too. 15.…

I was fourteen, she was eighteen. I laid on her white duvet in our joint room, watching the ceiling fan’s blades spin. She was sober, I know this because she had two completely different personalities when it came to being clean or not. She approached the conversation with regret tinging the perimeter of her…

probably easy to experience. When I look at the paper planes soaring through the room, my pain seems to subside. It’s strange how such a little thing could have such a large impact on my life–my emotions, my physical state. The soft plush of my duvet under my body wasn’t as calming as staring at the paper planes, but I find it soothing in the state of being knackered. Which is one of the things I can’t possibly be right now especially with my mental state. The white blurs suddenly…