Why do you have to stand on a dirty towel when getting dressed? Why not barefoot or slippers or flip flops or whatever? And why then don't you need things on your feet for when you aren't getting dressed? I have a lot of questions about things in this thread, but that's really my number one.
swizz, I think air mattress + sheets + pillows + something to keep guests warm while sleeping + 1 towel per guest is perfectly fine. Everything else is just luxury. And I think it can be hard for people who live in large homes with lots of storage space and guest bedrooms and all of that to relate to the world of urban apartment crashing.
Are your friends driving? If so, I'd ask them to bring their own pillows maybe?
I didn't realize my comment was so controversial! I toss a towel on the floor to protect my floors from my wet feet. I make it a dirty towel so as not to waste a clean one. It's whatever towel is on top of the dirty laundry, and honestly, sometimes it's even a ratty t-short, because like I say, it's to protect the floors, not my feet. And i don't use flipflops or slippers because MY FEET ARE WET. Wet feet in flipflops are slippery, yo! And wet feet in the slippers would make the slippers stinky. And once my feet are dry, I pit on socks and shoes because we DO NOT LIVE LIKE ANIMALS.
Floors have to be protected from water? You don't walk in your house barefoot?
Post by emilyinchile on Apr 17, 2013 11:04:34 GMT -5
In fairness, my floors do have to be protected from water (I lied when I said wood, they are laminate and aren't supposed to get too wet). But I dry my feet in the bathroom, and that pretty much solves the problem.
My husband once referred to me as low-maintenance and I laughed him off. Now, I am positive he is correct. I had no idea that some people were this complicated!
Post by MixedBerryJam on Apr 17, 2013 11:08:50 GMT -5
You know, I'm a a doctor's appointtment with my mom (she's 83 and doesn't drive) and she thinks you're being very mean to me. But she didn't realize my towel obsession until today, and I think she's afraid to say she agrees with you all because she still wants togo to CVS after we're done with the doctor!
In fairness, my floors do have to be protected from water (I lied when I said wood, they are laminate and aren't supposed to get too wet). But I dry my feet in the bathroom, and that pretty much solves the problem.
Mine are hardwood and would probably withstand the dampness of my feet (if we had not already agreed previously that, in fact, my feet are dry from the bathmat) but they havn't been sealed since 1989 so I try to minimize dampness, which is why I was doing the dirty towel thing, which I may or may not do going forward because while most of me is all about comfort, that part of me which is not is all about doing things by rote.
You know, I'm a a doctor's appointtment with my mom (she's 83 and doesn't drive) and she thinks you're being very mean to me. But she didn't realize my towel obsession until today, and I think she's afraid to say she agrees with you all because she still wants togo to CVS after we're done with the doctor!
LoL, you know we're all just kidding with you. If you want to wash all those towels, go to town!
And don't take away your mom's CVS trip! I'd probably have more towels if they sold them at CVS.
If I really felt the need to defend my apres-shower habits with you all, I wouldn't actually be defending said habits.
ETA stupid ipad posted wrong. ... Iwas going to say If Ifelt the need to defend myself, I wouldnt defend myself, I be off crying in a corner! And dont worryabout my mom ... We'll get to CVS, and if she's feeling up for it, we'll also head over to the paint store to pick out a color for my sunroom.