"Hey Jack, thanks for all the clarification on this. Very interesting stuff!!!!"
Making Your Bed
Ever since I read this post I have been making my bed every morning. I cant begin to say how much it has affected me, I am a lot less grouchy in the morning and the true benefits don't appear until you get home from a long days work and the first thing you see in your room is a perfectly made bed.
A good trick I started using is, make it the first thing you do when you get out of bed, I think most guys need to go to the loo as soon as they get up so you definitely move a lot faster when you need to go and it really wakes you up jogging down the hall after your finished. I found that if I waited I was a lot less inclined to do it.
If you aren't already doing it then I suggest that you give it a go for a couple of weeks, you wont go back.
A good trick I started using is, make it the first thing you do when you get out of bed, I think most guys need to go to the loo as soon as they get up so you definitely move a lot faster when you need to go and it really wakes you up jogging down the hall after your finished. I found that if I waited I was a lot less inclined to do it.
If you aren't already doing it then I suggest that you give it a go for a couple of weeks, you wont go back.
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Permalink Reply by John Moser on -
I have an air mattress, this won't work.
I used to make my bed the easy way (straighten the sheets and throw blanket on top) but gave up on the practice as a waste of time. My parents are obsessive about this, and often times my mom will scream at my dad for trying to sleep in on a day off because she can't make the bed ... at five in the morning. There is a reason I don't talk to these idiots much anymore.
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Permalink Reply by Shawn Mcfarland on -
hmmm.....
If I tried to make the bed at 5:00 am while 'She Who Must be Obeyed' slept. I probably wouldn't see sunrise. Good thought though.
It also just feels better to get into a made bed.
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Permalink Reply by Andrew on -
I used to always do this then got lazy about it after my divorce. Recently started again and your right, it does feel good.
Love coming in after a long day at work to a neat, organized room.
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Permalink Reply by Adam Brus on -
I don't make my bed. I figure, what's the point? I'm gonna get it messy the next night. I'm not a clean freak by any means so this is probably why I don't care too much.
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Permalink Reply by Eric D. Brookshier on -
While I am clearly not a neat freak, I do make my bed every morning. It’s part of my morning ritual, right along with coffee and shaving. When I was married I left for work before she did and it never got made. A made bed says to me that this person pays attention to detail. Besides when people stop by I’m never worried what they might see. Everything is neat , tidy and fresh
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Permalink Reply by Nick H on -
As I'm getting older (not old yet) I find that I enjoy a morning ritual to start my day. It includes making my bed, shaving, showering, and eating breakfast. Its weird how these simple tasks now help me "get up on the right side of the bed" because I was never the type to be grumpy in the morning when I was younger.
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Permalink Reply by Pete Noy on -
Unfortunately I'm out the door at around 3:50 AM and my dear wife is still asleep. However I do agree that seeing a clear and made bed is sometimes a real joy.
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Permalink Reply by Don Davis on
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I have make my bed almost every day for the pas 16 years. Yesterday I had to leave the house long before everyone else got up and when I got home after a nice 21 hour day and the bed was still not made. This caused an arguement between the wife and I, as I made the bed, which I promptly got into and went to sleep. So the point is that even though making the bed can be a great thing, it can also lead to being completely neurotic about it also. I guess that I need to stop and get some flowers on the way home.
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Permalink Reply by Alex J Inman on -
along came polly has a funny thing about making beds - the amount of time spent doing it adds up - 6-12 hours a year. a night's sleep or more lost per year by getting up a minute or 2 earlier to make the bed.
in addition, i like the feel of an unmade bed. the sheets are arranged like a caccoon and the pillow is pre-formed to my head. i can climb into bed and instantly continue my slumber where i left off last night. it feels warmer too when it has not been properly made.
twice a week it has to be made to get everything back in order - mostly this is when the sheet or comforter fail to cover my feet. or when company could potentially see my room. after all, i'm only a slob when no one is around to call me out on it (or secretly judge me - like my mom).
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