Home should be a safe haven – your sleeping area, especially.  My office is in my bedroom as well as my alter, my piano, tons of books and, of course, the bed.  I spend a lot of time in this room and I really like to keep it comfortable and inviting. If I’m going to spend so much time in a place, I want to enjoy it. One of the things I enjoy most is a bed dressed with clean, warm sheets, just out of the dryer.  I have a bit of a ritual (I like rituals) for sheet day and I thought I’d share it with you.

I strip the sheets and pillow cases off the bed and start them in the wash.  I then throw all the pillows in the dryer – since they can’t be washed, but still get dust and animal hair and human stuffs on them – I put them in a hot dryer for 20 minutes. When I pull them out, I spray lavender linen spray on them, as well as the mattress and mattress pad. When the sheets come out of the dryer, I do the same with them after putting them on the bed.  Usually, I then slide into bed, even if it’s not bedtime for a few minutes just to enjoy the warm sheets and smell of lavender.  It’s a very comforting, self nurturing thing to do and I recommend it, highly!

Linen sprays can be quite expensive, but not if you make them yourself!  Here’s my recipe –

• 8-10 drops lavender essential oil
• 2 tsp. witch hazel
• 1 cup distilled water

Mix the ingredients together and pour into a spray bottle (available at craft stores, even some markets)

You could do this with any essential oil that you enjoy the scent of. Makes a great gift, too!