Egyptian Cotton

Like a racecar rushing toward the finish, 2008 is almost over.

It has been a busy and unpredictable year. The mortgage market, the real estate market, and the stock market have all been volatile. Gasoline prices have soared, well known banks and retail chains have gone bankrupt, the auto industry is hurting and so are the airlines. With all the bad news on the evening news… it’s easy to overlook the good.

Yes, there are a lot of good things that happened in 2008. Children were born, couples were married, families went on vacations. There were picnics in the park and moonlit walks along the lake. Kids outgrew their toddler beds and parents went shopping for twin sheet sets. If you were looking for a new house, the combination of lower prices, high inventories and low mortgage rates made this the perfect year to buy!

While times of change can result in economic profit or loss, they also provide an opportunity to ponder things that do not change.  I hope that whatever 2009 has in store, you will be blessed with the love of family, fun times with friends, and an abiding faith and dedication to causes greater than yourself.

A Cure for the Holiday Rat-Race?

I enjoy the Holiday season, but sometimes the pace gets a little bit too hectic. With Christmas only 10 days away, a whole list of presents left to buy and even more to wrap, parties to plan, decorations to set up and yes… one more blog entry to write… things can become a bit overwhelming!

Here’s a suggestion that might help: take a few minutes of quiet before bedtime. Snuggle up in your King size Egyptian cotton sheets and slowly sip a mug of your favorite hot beverage.

Take time to remember. Think of fun times with family and friends, vacations by the beach, quiet evening walks, or a child’s squeal of delight at some new discovery. Think of all the things that are still right, good and wonderful about the world we live in. With a little practice, Thanksgiving need not end in November… it should continue throughout Christmas and into the New Year.

Are Twin Egyptian cotton sheets appropriate for Kids beds?

Some parents feel understandably reluctant to purchase luxury bedding for kids because young children have an annoying tendancy of destroying anything they wear, sit on, walk on, or sleep in. Other parent’s are of the opinion that nothing but the finest is good enough for their little darlings.

I believe both sets of parents should consider Egyptian cotton for their kids bedding. By the time kids are into twin size beds, they are usually past the wet diaper stage so stains should not be a problem. Kids are also transitioning from fleece footed PJ’s into more grown-up sleepwear. The softness of Egyptian cotton sheets will remind them of that soft snugly feeling with out being to ”baby-like.”  Although Egyptian cotton is a luxury product, it is also a durable and less likely to show signs of wear caused by wiggly little bodies.  A good quality set of Twin Egyptian cotton sheets should only need to be replaced once or twice between toddler & teen years, possibly making them more affordable in the long run than lower quality bedding products.