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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 196969" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Two things come to mind. </p><p></p><p>First - my mother's Great Depression method - first, keep an eye on the sheets and turn them end for end before they wear through. Then if/when they wear through, save the good half. Never try to patch old fabric, but don't throw it away either. Keep it for a baby wrap for hot weather - you swaddle a baby in old, worn sheets for the hold plus the cool.</p><p>But you sew the two good sheet halves together using a flat French seam.</p><p></p><p>2) Give him a pedicure. he will love it. He probably needs heavy-duty skin care and callous removal, but your sheets will thank you. My recommendation - you can buy special foot callous creams (we got some Avon ones).They're cheap. Or you can make your own - use vegetable oil base. Or sorbolene. Add a small amount of essential oils of ti-tree, rosemary, lavender, peppermint (it will tingle and feel a bit warm, but it's stimulating). If you mix the oil with the sorbolene, or use oil alone, you get a good oil rub.</p><p>For a good but inexpensive pedicure for him, get him to sit with his feet in warm soapy water in a plastic dish or bucket. You need plastic, because it will be easier to clean without scratching it. And what comes off his feet will probably scratch porcelain or enamel.</p><p>Soak the feet, then if you can while they're wet, scrape off the dead skin. This will probably take repeat treatments over subsequent evenings. Do it in the evening, at least you can be sure his feet will be CLEAN at bedtime. To remove callouses you can either rub with pumice or I sometimes just rub with my fingers. You won't get it all at once, so don't wear yourself out. Trim the toenails while they're soft (go carefully - sometimes the nail bed grow up very high and it hurts to cut them as short as they should be). Go around the edge of the nails, into the cuticle etc and scrape out any dead skin with an orange stick. Use an emery board to file the edge of the nails smooth. Patch any damage with a nail repair kit bot DO NOT use coloured nail polish if he is likely to get upset - you need him on-side for this. I mention the patching because I've had to do this with one of husband's toenails, he gets a vertical crack to the base of the nail and he gets infections through the crack in the nail. In fact, he's due to get the nail re-patched. I use fibreglass nail patches but in the past I've used anything for the patch, including muslin. Or worn sheet fabric.</p><p>Next step - anoint the skin generously with the massage oil. The sorbolene (or any other cream-based lotion) is water-based (or at least has more water in it) and will keep the skin soft. If it's a weekend and you can work on his feet first thing next morning, use this and then some oil. Then the next morning, another application of sorbolene can help you remove more callous, the cream will have kept it hydrated.</p><p></p><p>End the session with the oil. Again, be generous, but not so much that you stain the sheets. If you do, then a rub with a bar of soap before washing should shift the oil.</p><p></p><p>To use the oil - make sure the skin LOOKS well-lubricated, not scaly or flaky at all. If you can, make him wear COTTON socks to bed, or at least around the house before bed. You can get thin ones that should still let his feet breathe.</p><p></p><p>To apply any lotion or oil, just pour it into the palms of your hands to warm it up, then spread it smoothly over the skin of his feet. Don't just focus on the calloused areas, do the whole foot. massage round the heels, the ankles, under the sole (firmly, to avoid tickle problems) and between the toes.</p><p></p><p>He is probably going to make some smart-alec remark about you on your knees in front of him, working on his feet. Let him. You are doing something FOR YOU but don't let him know that. Let him think you are doling this because you want to pamper him, you want to try a little TLC on a tired husband after a heavy day at work. Because if HE thinks it's all for him, you have a chance of milking this to your advantage later on. And if you even hint a little, it could be more than a footrub!</p><p></p><p>Having said all this, I know husband is going to expect to be met at the door this evening with a plastic tub of warm soapy water to soak his feet in...</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 196969, member: 1991"] Two things come to mind. First - my mother's Great Depression method - first, keep an eye on the sheets and turn them end for end before they wear through. Then if/when they wear through, save the good half. Never try to patch old fabric, but don't throw it away either. Keep it for a baby wrap for hot weather - you swaddle a baby in old, worn sheets for the hold plus the cool. But you sew the two good sheet halves together using a flat French seam. 2) Give him a pedicure. he will love it. He probably needs heavy-duty skin care and callous removal, but your sheets will thank you. My recommendation - you can buy special foot callous creams (we got some Avon ones).They're cheap. Or you can make your own - use vegetable oil base. Or sorbolene. Add a small amount of essential oils of ti-tree, rosemary, lavender, peppermint (it will tingle and feel a bit warm, but it's stimulating). If you mix the oil with the sorbolene, or use oil alone, you get a good oil rub. For a good but inexpensive pedicure for him, get him to sit with his feet in warm soapy water in a plastic dish or bucket. You need plastic, because it will be easier to clean without scratching it. And what comes off his feet will probably scratch porcelain or enamel. Soak the feet, then if you can while they're wet, scrape off the dead skin. This will probably take repeat treatments over subsequent evenings. Do it in the evening, at least you can be sure his feet will be CLEAN at bedtime. To remove callouses you can either rub with pumice or I sometimes just rub with my fingers. You won't get it all at once, so don't wear yourself out. Trim the toenails while they're soft (go carefully - sometimes the nail bed grow up very high and it hurts to cut them as short as they should be). Go around the edge of the nails, into the cuticle etc and scrape out any dead skin with an orange stick. Use an emery board to file the edge of the nails smooth. Patch any damage with a nail repair kit bot DO NOT use coloured nail polish if he is likely to get upset - you need him on-side for this. I mention the patching because I've had to do this with one of husband's toenails, he gets a vertical crack to the base of the nail and he gets infections through the crack in the nail. In fact, he's due to get the nail re-patched. I use fibreglass nail patches but in the past I've used anything for the patch, including muslin. Or worn sheet fabric. Next step - anoint the skin generously with the massage oil. The sorbolene (or any other cream-based lotion) is water-based (or at least has more water in it) and will keep the skin soft. If it's a weekend and you can work on his feet first thing next morning, use this and then some oil. Then the next morning, another application of sorbolene can help you remove more callous, the cream will have kept it hydrated. End the session with the oil. Again, be generous, but not so much that you stain the sheets. If you do, then a rub with a bar of soap before washing should shift the oil. To use the oil - make sure the skin LOOKS well-lubricated, not scaly or flaky at all. If you can, make him wear COTTON socks to bed, or at least around the house before bed. You can get thin ones that should still let his feet breathe. To apply any lotion or oil, just pour it into the palms of your hands to warm it up, then spread it smoothly over the skin of his feet. Don't just focus on the calloused areas, do the whole foot. massage round the heels, the ankles, under the sole (firmly, to avoid tickle problems) and between the toes. He is probably going to make some smart-alec remark about you on your knees in front of him, working on his feet. Let him. You are doing something FOR YOU but don't let him know that. Let him think you are doling this because you want to pamper him, you want to try a little TLC on a tired husband after a heavy day at work. Because if HE thinks it's all for him, you have a chance of milking this to your advantage later on. And if you even hint a little, it could be more than a footrub! Having said all this, I know husband is going to expect to be met at the door this evening with a plastic tub of warm soapy water to soak his feet in... Marg [/QUOTE]
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