Sunday, November 28, 2010

On bed making.

I have started making my bed in the morning.  This has been a consistent habit of only about 4 days, but still going well.  I feel as if making your bed is totally underrated in terms of its ability to improve your day.  Consider the following:

  • Making your bed says, "I'm getting out of this bed and starting my glorious day.  I won't be getting back in it for a while, so I may as well get used to being awake and doing some stuff."
  • Making your bed makes your room look 300% cleaner.  I have the math to prove that if you'd like to see it.
  • Making your bed also makes you want to give the rest of your room a quick tidy so that it can be on par with that fine looking bed.  I personally have a problem with clothes.  I'll try on many clothes and then not hang them up.  This results in a "clothes chair" (I know/hope I'm not alone on that one) which can eventually lead to a "clothes pile," neither of which are attractive in a room.  I'm am trying to break this habit.  I try to hang the things on the clothes chair up once a day.  I figure, that's enough, you know? Maybe even every other day.  We'll see how it pans out.
  • Tell me, how nice is it to come home after a long day of whatever it is  you spend your time doing, and open the door of your room to find a tidy room, a made bed, and a place to rest your weary bones for a moment.
  • And then, tell me, how much better is it to get in a made bed when you are finally going to sleep.  You have resolved the battle between the down comforter and the fuzzy blanket as well as calmed down the sheets a little, resulting in a bed that feels like a peaceful welcome to slumber-town.
  • Also, less likely to lose things in your bed, which I sometimes have a problem with.  Pens, wallets, keys, what-have-you.