the fitted sheet: a tutorial

I'd like to state for the record that I hate folding laundry.  I'm not sure what the problem is, but for some reason once the laundry is clean and dry I would just rather keep it in a pile in the corner than fold things and put them away like an adult. Unfortunately, this is a task that I need to complete regularly in order to maintain the veneer of my grown up-ness.

The other day, during a particularly frustrated folding session, I happened to have washed two sets of queen sized sheets.  Now the size of the sheets is the first problem - it is exceedingly difficult to fold sheets that size on your own.  The second problem is that I'm far too precise.  When I fold the sheets, I want them to fit together in a neat stack in my linen closet.  Ladies and gentleman, folded fitted sheets were not meant to appeal to my personality type.  I tuck the corners, I line up the edges, I do the hokey-pokey and I turn myself about.  Each and every time I end up with a bundled mass

Since I'm alone 99% of the time, the only place for me to express my chagrin was Facebook.  I never expected the outpouring of support and camaraderie that followed.  I knew I wasn't alone - my fellow folding brothers and sisters rallied together to provide a range of advice and tricks for the task at hand.

Today, a week later, I am pleased to report that I folded my sheets with little to no trouble.  This historical milestone was made possible by the following set of instructions provided by Ms. Corinna:

1. Put your hands in two of the fitted corners and turn inside out 
2. Line up seams of corners and tuck one into the other 
3. Put paired corner on one of your shoulders
4. Repeat with the two other corners (Now the sheet is folded in half)
5. Repeat steps 1-3 (Now the sheet in in quarters.
6. Now you can make it into a nice rectangle and fold into desired shape.