I have something to tell you guys. I am 32 and I have a
blanket. I sleep with this blanket every
night since I was pregnant with Noah. I don’t sleep well without it. If I am
going on vacation for more than a week, I bring it with me. It is not a small
blanket by any means, It’s a queen sized quilt. It is just the most comfortable
thing in the world to me. This blanket
is 10 years old. It has been falling apart for the last couple years. A few
months ago, it ripped. It didn’t rip on the sides but down the middle. I had to
get up really quick and I guess I kicked up my legs and then it happened. I was
so sad. I know it was just a blanket. I
am 32 years old, suck it up and move on. I couldn’t, I tried to sew it back
together. I can’t sew so that didn’t work. I was heartbroken. I was trying to
figure out how on earth to save my blanket. I thought, maybe I could find one
exactly like it. I was unsuccessful. I then went shopping at Target. I didn’t
find anything I liked. I decided that I would just staple it back together. So
I made my precious blanket in to Frankenblankey. It is green after all. Even
possibly the color of Frankenstein himself.
Even though I stapled my blanket, I don’t think it is
working too well. For the first few weeks I had to sleep like I was in a cocoon
and it was weird. The staples are falling out, and I have to be careful where they
are at all times. I think it is probably time that I retire my beloved blanket
and buy a new one. I would want something similar, in color and thickness
because I want to be warm enough but not sweating every morning. I would like a soft and comfortable quilt to
sleep under. I am looking in to allergy free down bedding. I like the feel of
down but not all the feathers and sneezing it brings. I am sure I will love this blanket as much as
the old one, if I take the time to find the right one. I will probably also
keep my old blanket in a closet and remember all the times I held baby Noah
wrapped in it, all the shows we watched together with it and how we would go in
our cave with the spiders, scurrying along as we played pretend.
