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    • Posts: 429 Member
      Husband did shifts of 4 nights, 5 off, 4 nights, 1.5 off, 4 days. He did that for 15 years so I have a longstanding bad habit of not bothering to make the bed. I did however change the bed more often than I do now that he does permanent days. Making it as well was just a thankless job!
      Unfortunately I haven't been too good at encouraging my teens to make their beds either. They will not be popular when they fly the nest and find partners!
    • Posts: 13,274 Member
      Been pondering this lately....

      Should I make the bed everyday?
      What's the point if I'm the last one out of it...and usually the first one to get into it...and no one is coming into my bedroom during the day but me??
      It's barely worth the calorie burn...I mean, what, 5 calories? Phhhht.
      But there is something to be said about crawling into a nicely made bed - like when you stay at a hotel - jump on it, wrinkle it up a little, then get cozy. I think I sleep better when I get into a nicely made bed - the blankets are tight and I can pull them just right.

      So yeah, that's my question for the week. And no, I'm not lazy. Just really efficient. Usually. What say you?

      I never make the bed. I agree. It's an inefficient way to run your life.
    • Posts: 1,119 Member
      i never make the bed. don't see the point.
    • Posts: 715 Member
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      I have to pee first.

      HAHA! This!
    • Posts: 1,227 Member
      I love the idea of making my bed every morning. and most mornings it's fairly easy to because the sheets sometimes don't get as messed up. I like it only in case there are visiters or what not. plus, it just makes the room look nicer and tidier

      reality: i don't have time in the morning.
    • Posts: 1,286 Member
      I pull the covers back but I'm usually out the door before my husband gets up. And he tears apart the bed when he sleeps..kind of drives me crazy...I appreciate a nice made bed with all the sheets and blankets tight. Oh well.
    • Posts: 721 Member
      My mom drummed in that mantra- "One's bed must be made everyday." My daughter is forever challenging me about this as to why I insist she makes her bed every morning. My response is this is what I was taught & I am passing it on. Who wants to get into a wrinkled bed.
    • Posts: 180
      I dont move much in my sleep so I just pull the covers up and straighten my quilt.....
    • Posts: 1,272 Member
      make the bed. or at least straighten the covers.

      instantly neatens the room and that makes a difference! :smile:
    • Posts: 1,036 Member
      Sleep on the couch. Problem solved.
    • Posts: 845 Member
      I usually make the bed when I get home from work but that's just because the comforter tends to end up in a giant wad on the floor. My bed usually looks like someone had a grand mal seizure in the middle of the night.
    • Posts: 608 Member
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      HAHA! This!


      I think she meant "subconsciously," not "unconciously".. lol. But yes, I also read somewhere that people who make their bed daily are usually more organized and dependable in other areas of their lives too. Although, I don't know if they are organized and dependable because they make their bed or if they make their bed because they are organized and dependable... Worth a good ponder for sure.
    • Posts: 116 Member
      I don't have to make my bed. My husband is the last one out so he does it! But its always made when I get in it!
    • Posts: 13,274 Member
      Actually they say making your bed every morning is good because it's the first activity done for the day. It unconsciously gives you a feeling of accomplishment to start the day

      That seems to be a philosophy for someone who doesn't do much. I definitely have better things to do than straightening sheets and blankets that will be a mess again soon enough.
    • Posts: 356
      But there is something to be said about crawling into a nicely made bed - like when you stay at a hotel - jump on it, wrinkle it up a little, then get cozy. I think I sleep better when I get into a nicely made bed - the blankets are tight and I can pull them just right.

      You do realize you answered your own question??? Then again, maybe not :huh:
    • Posts: 1,682 Member
      I straighten and re-tuck my covers when I get out of the bed but I do not fully "make" the bed and put all the fluffy decorative pillows on it everyday.
    • Posts: 6,998 Member
      I never make my bed unless the sheets have just been washed. =)
    • Posts: 13,274 Member
      I never make my bed unless the sheets have just been washed. =)

      :drinker: That's when mine gets made.
    • Posts: 2,827 Member
      I hardly ever make our bed unless I know somebody is coming over. I actually enjoy snuggling under a tangled "nest" of mismatched blankets and pillows better than slipping into a neatly made bed, anyways. Though our duvet cover is really pretty, so sometimes I make the bed just to make the room prettier. :)

      same. :)
    • Posts: 324 Member
      I only make the bed if
      1. Male friend coming over :wink:
      2. I know people will be in my room. Like if we're having a party (all the girls like to keep their purses in my room and use my ginormous mirror :grumble: )
    • Posts: 1,326 Member
      Ewww...don't let your pets into your bed...Shaking off cat-hair? What the...?.... *shudder*
    • Posts: 98 Member
      I make the bed every day..... However my son does not hesitate to destroy it lol
    • Posts: 3,412 Member
      Should I make the bed everyday? Hell no. You're just going to sleep in it later, right? Skip a step and get a couple extra winks of shut-eye. I don't even make it when I'm having a girl over. In fact, the last time I had a girl over, I had her help me make the bed before we destroyed it. True story. Right babe?
    • Posts: 390 Member
      I make mine every morning. I love getting into a made bed, and my room doesn't feel clean if I don't make it, and I am kinda nutty about a clean house.
    • Posts: 1,280 Member
      If it were up to me, the bed would get made every time I washed the sheets. So every couple of months or so. Fortunately it is not up to me.
    • Posts: 1,682 Member
      Should I make the bed everyday? Hell no. You're just going to sleep in it later, right? Skip a step and get a couple extra winks of shut-eye. I don't even make it when I'm having a girl over. In fact, the last time I had a girl over, I had her help me make the bed before we destroyed it. True story. Right babe?

      BAH HA HA HA HA HA!

      true story. I'll help you make the bed any f#cking day of the week.
    • Posts: 1,998 Member
      I make mine every morning. I love getting into a made bed, and my room doesn't feel clean if I don't make it, and I am kinda nutty about a clean house.

      Agree!! My husband makes the bed too, if I don't have the time to do it. We both like to have the house clean, neat, and organized.
    • Posts: 868 Member
      If it were up to me, the bed would get made every time I washed the sheets. So every couple of months or so. Fortunately it is not up to me.

      Whoa... wait... every couple months?

      I hope you're being sarcastic. Ours are washed every weekend.
    • Posts: 610 Member
      My husband makes the bed every day...nothing like getting into bed at night and the sheets are nice and tight :-)
    • Posts: 1,360 Member
      I don't make the bed up, like with all the throw pillows/decorative cushions everyday....only do that when we are having a gathering as we like to use our bed to put guests jackets on.

      I will sometimes straighten the sheets/blankets out before I climb into the bed for the night, especially if the flat sheet has come untucked at the food of the bed, but, we aren't very restless sleepers, so there ususally isn't a crazy mess to the bed anyway.
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