The Best Thing I Did For Myself Was Upgrade My Bedding
My bed throughout college and beyond was a plush, dense jungle of layers and textures that I could get lost in, but that’s apparently not how “adults” outfit their beds. I had thought that by giving up my jersey cotton in favor of percale and Egyptian, I would never be satisfied. Man, was I wrong.
Up until last year, I hadn’t realized that I had truly been limiting myself in my most sacred space. My skin had become accustomed to densely woven sheets that could handle the intense wash of a commercial machine and had worn themselves into the perfect texture of a vintage t-shirt. But that’s not all that’s out there, and shouldn’t be the gold standard in anyone’s mind of softness. So, I grew up.
Finally having sheets that don’t pill or stick to my legs in the summer like a damp tank top was eye-opening. I’m here to tell you, it’s worth the extra coin and the extra time searching for the brand and fabric you enjoy, rather than quickly finding something at Target and plopping it into your shopping cart.