Not only does she seem wonderful, she gets you. in my experience, that's the rare part.

Omnis:

And I'm not one to make the bed. Seems easier/faster to tuck it up when company comes.

Pix:

I think, Omnis, you might just want to make the bed when company is coming. Duvets and throw pillows make it easy.

A nice fluffy comforter (duvet? I think they are the same thing) covers a multitude of not bothering to get the sheets straight sins.

billytea

I come to sing my wife's praises.

And we shall join in on the chorus. She is indeed praise-worthy.

askye, anti-stress~ma for you. Wacky GPS system....

bonny, that's a perfectly cromulent visualization. Ginger, you are in my thoughts, and sometimes my thoughts look a bit like this, or like erika's story.

sj, I don't think anyone finds packing an easy thing to do. I don't have any advice for you, though. I'm sure in the end you will get it figured out.

O-a, you might want to check out Apartment Therapy to get ideas for utilizing furniture in small spaces. yeah, they have some crazy-expensive things in some of their posts, but I've gotten some GREAT deco/solution ideas from their site.

I'd search studio apartments there, even though I don't THINK you're getting a a studio (need more coffee) but looking at what others have done in studios or teeny apartments can give you some great ideas.

askye, much -ma to you!

Yeah, I'm a big fan of duvet with cover, and no flat sheet. It's a little hassle when you wash the cover to put it back on, but that's less than the daily hassle of straightening sheets. Then all you have to do is flop the duvet on the bed and it's more or less made.

I have at times gotten rid of both fitted and flat sheets, and slept between two quilts. Totally comfy. Who said the only way to make a bed was with those sheets, anyway?

I think, Omnis, you might just want to make the bed when company is coming. Duvets and throw pillows make it easy.

Du-whah? ::snerk:: I dunno. As a guy, won't I loose a lot of 'man-points' having a duvet? ::/snerk::

Erin, what is this Apartment Therapy you speak of?

omnis, just don't call it a duvet. Refer to it as a "that thick blanket-thing" and your Man-Cred will remain intact.

I LOVE just having a duvet, but my DH is totally old school when it comes to the bed--sheets, hospital corners, the top sheet folded over just so. He makes it every day, so it isn't a big deal, but I miss my old duvet days..

Omnis-- a duvet is GREAT, Something like this: [link] Then, you have just a bottom sheet and you straighten the duvet over it and you're done! Tidy-looking and comfy bed, and no fuss.

What's the difference between a duvet and a quilt and a comforter?

There are plenty of non-girly comforters out there.