How many of you make your bed every morning?

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   lindaceeposted 13 years ago

   I do because it makes the bedroom look nice and I like to crawl into a tidy bed at night.

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      Just Ask Susanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I make mine everyday as I hate to make it before I go to bed at night.

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      lady_love158posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I do too but today I was running late because... well I had to rush out but normally I make the bed.

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      sweetmummyposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I make my bed nearly every day.  It does make the room look tidy, and I heard once, "A bed well made is a bed well slept (in)."  That totally makes sense - I usually do sleep better when my bed is made when I crawl in it.

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      Frieda Babbleyposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I use to be diligent about this, but then life happens and it happens early, so there's not always time

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      sharing the skyposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I have made a commitment to doing this every morning after I rise. I had a hard time doing this before but making it a routine has made it close to second-nature.
      
      I see how a neat and tidy bed can make a room look nice or uplift its atmosphere even. There's also something nice about going to bed at night in an organized, clean bed just waiting for you.

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      CollBposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I quickly make my bed in the morning just after brushing my teeth and having a bath.  It's just really nice to be able to get into a nicely made bed in the evening and now that a friend had brought me a decorative pillow as a gift, I put that on the small table near it and not on the bed covers! 
      
      So a nicely made bed but which doesn't go well with the decorative pillow I was given - still it's found its place on a small table not too far away, haha.
      
      It makes a difference seeing a nicely made bed at night though.

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      kimberlyslyricsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      not one time :

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      kimberlyslyricsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I lay corrected, there was one time in 97, sorry

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      vocalcoachposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I used to make it every day as it looks so nice all made up.  But I recently learned that it is better to let the bed air out during the day. That works for me.

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   paradigmsearchposted 13 years ago

   If you make your bed right when changing the sheets, making your bed every morning is a 5 sec. breeze.

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   Hestia DeVotoposted 13 years ago

   I tend to air out the bed during the day.  Given that you lose up to a pint of moisture into the sheets from your body heat each night, it really does make for a fresher bed than making it up and trapping all that effluvia.
   
   And the cat has no complaints about an unmade bed.  She likes to get in there and burrow about.

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      cheapsk8chickposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      If you have effluvium it may be time to change the sheets

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   Lovesloveposted 13 years ago

   I like to make my bed every morning...it makes th eroom look nicer with the throw and matching cushions which are coordinated with the decor of the rom

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   Rafiniposted 13 years ago

   I don't 'make' the bed in the morning, but I do throw the covers back over the bed.  The loose covers allow air to circulate and freshen the bed better than replacing the covers every morning after getting up.

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   camloposted 13 years ago

   I never make my bed; I really don't see the point of it.

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      Joy56posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      but you do tidy it up a bit, before you get in of course......

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         camloposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Well yes, I pull the quilt straight before getting in. Takes about one second.
         My mother always insisted that beds were made, and I always wondered what harm an unmade bed could possibly do.

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            Joy56posted 13 years agoin reply to this

            no harm, but mum knows best,

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   Polly Cposted 13 years ago

   I like to leave it for most of the day, with the windows open to air it. That's not because I'm lazy in the morning, I just prefer the way it feels.

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      camloposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I'm very lazy in the morning. Actually, I never do anything at any time unless I have to.

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   KristenGraceposted 13 years ago

   I sort of throw the covers over the bed, but I don't "tuck in the sheets" and such.

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   SomewayOuttaHereposted 13 years ago

   ...Bob makes it...

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    thisisoliposted 13 years ago

    I make the bed every morning, because the wife makes me

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    Joy56posted 13 years ago

    i am working on it since i saw this thread.... honest.

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       sarovaiposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Good.

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    Victoria Stephensposted 13 years ago

    I'm a bit of a cave woman in the mornings, "does not function till had tea", hehehe!  Then after that I'm ready for anything, even fluffing up the duvet xxx

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    gypsumgirlposted 13 years ago

    Nope, don't make my bed regularly. The only time the bed is made is once a week when the sheets are washed.  When putting fresh sheets on, I make the bed.  Otherwise, each morning, I just throw the covers back over loosely as many of you do.  No tucking, no fluffing...

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    Dame Scribeposted 13 years ago

    I have matching sheet n pillow sets with a contrasting sheet. I fold the blankets over like a accordion n leave it at foot of the bed unroll it when goin sleep )

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    travelespressoposted 13 years ago

    These days never!!!!  But as I live in a hotel (part of my contract) its always made for me.  It's a lovely treat.

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    GermanDelightposted 13 years ago

    When my bed is unmade at night I know I was extremely busy that morning.It usually is made as soon as I have my coffee.

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    Shayla Ebsenposted 13 years ago

    Maybe once every few months... I guess I'm lazy.

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    fastfretaposted 13 years ago

    WOW! Until I saw this thread I thought most people make their beds in the morning. If I leave my bed unmade I'm usually sick, and even then I can't sleep unless I get out of bed and make it up. I then walk around it for a few minutes before getting back in it.

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    manlypoetrymanposted 13 years ago

    Mom...is that you asking this question?

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    Pcunixposted 13 years ago

    I do. 
    
    I get up hours before my wife. I clean the kitchen, run the dishwasher, neaten up the living room and might do a little dusting.  When she gets up, I go in and makeup the bed while she is in the bathroom.

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       cheapsk8chickposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Holy smokes!  The rule in our house is last one out has to make the bed

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          Pcunixposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          My wife has some physical problems. I like to do as much as possible so that she does not have to.

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             cheapsk8chickposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             That is so super sweet!  And it sounds like you do it ungrudgingly, which makes it sweeter.

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                Pcunixposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                Well, why wouldn't I? She is my BFF.

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       Home Girlposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       It is sweet. Never had a chance to meet a man like that, never thought a man like that existed. Nice.

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          prettydarkhorseposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          sweet indeed

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       GmaGoldieposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Pcunix - you are a gem!  Wow!
       
       Can you write a model husband Hub for me to send to my new hubby?  He is great but making the bed too!  Wow!

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    Neville Walkposted 13 years ago

    The only time I make my bed is when I am changing the bedclothes.  After that, I don't bother, until it is time to change the sheets again, which I do every year, whether they need it or not.

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    starme77posted 13 years ago

    I usually make it in the middle of the day - like - when I get done working on my writing - then I clean the house

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    cheapsk8chickposted 13 years ago

    Bed must be made every morning.  Otherwise the room isn't tidy.

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    Greek Oneposted 13 years ago

    No, I don't.
    
    I think that is the responsibility of the woman who owns the house I am slithering out of while she sleeps

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    Moonchild60posted 13 years ago

    I make my bed as soon as I get out of it.  Habit from childhood to save time and not have to think about it before going to school.  Now I can't possibly cope unless the bed is made.

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    prettydarkhorseposted 13 years ago

    Me me me, I like it made up, then my baby will jump and scatter all over...

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    Maddie Ruudposted 13 years ago

    I don't make it in the morning; I'm part of the airing-out-the-sheets crowd.  But either my partner or I makes it when we get home from work, so it is made by the time we go back to bed.

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    pjwritesposted 13 years ago

    Mom always told me to make my bed first thing in the morning. Her philosophy was it required discipline, lessened chaos, helped you feel more in control, and put you in a better mood.
    I think she was right. Since I started making my bed every day, it has been easier to keep the house tidy overall, and it definitely improves my mood not to live in a messy house.

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    BobbiRantposted 13 years ago

    I doubt I'll go down in history for making my bed look nice every day so no I don't do that.  Meh!

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    melporposted 13 years ago

    I make my bed up every morning before I eat breakfast. I have been doing this since the age of six.

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    SweetMarie83posted 13 years ago

    I very rarely make the bed...my mum says it stems from my childhood when it took us a year to sell our house and I had to make my bed every single day and I would say 'after we move, I'm never making my bed again' and it pretty much stuck I guess!  I like to let it air out, but I do tidy and straighten the sheets and when I change the sheets, I'll make the bed properly.

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       brandonhart100posted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I don't make my bed unless I am showing my house or have guests coming over.  Truth be told when I go to a hotel I actually throw off all of the extra sheets and pillows and grab one blanket from the bed and lie down (Usually I bring my own flat pillow). 
       
       Guess I'm just a simpleton.

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    amiiee99posted 13 years ago

    I do that everyday. Infact for the past twenty years I ve been making my bed. nice n clean

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    lorlie6posted 13 years ago

    I try.  I take naps during the day-health related-and enjoy the comfort of a made bed.

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    Doc Snowposted 13 years ago

    "How many of us make it messy", or "how many of us make it neat?"
    
    It depends which you are asking!
    
    ;-)

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    Sierra Mackenzieposted 13 years ago

    My husband makes the bed every morning.  Not too well, I might add.  That's funny...

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    That's the wayposted 13 years ago

    I do... Every morning! It is exhausting, I don't like to sleep in my bed since I'm making it up! ))

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    H.C Porterposted 13 years ago

    I make my bed about 95% of the time...maybe not first thing, but at some point within the day. I like to crawl into a freshly made bed, but I make it more so because my kids will crawl onto my bed (sometimes without but mostly with little shoes which come with mud) I would rather not wash my sheets on a daily bases...makes the electric bill sky rocket 

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    A la carteposted 13 years ago

    almost never..maybe because I spend most of my life traveling

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    imatellmuvaposted 13 years ago

    I'm with Frieda on this one. I diligently made my bed every morning. A well dressed bed, actually makes a room look good, even if other things aren't tidy. BUT then I stopped, and now could care less.

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       cheapsk8chickposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       We really are long lost twin sisters.

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    Mishaposted 13 years ago

    My wife does hers

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    Extinct Soulposted 13 years ago

    I do! or my will whip me when I got home

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    premit88posted 13 years ago

    i do, cos my mom says it is unauspicious to touch the bed after you woke up......unless you feel drowsy and need a bed again..........i still think it sucks...

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    wormdoposted 13 years ago

    I barely ever make my bed. I make it if someone's coming round so it looks nice, but otherwise I don't bother. I figure it's just going to get messed up again that night.

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    LeeWallsposted 13 years ago

    When I get out of bed that's the first thing I do.

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    NateSeanposted 13 years ago

    Only when I'm in someone else's home, or when I'm in a situation where I am absolutely required to. (Having guests to your place is a good time as well. Don't think for a second that your bedroom is off limits to guests.)

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       anniedeeposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       These are the general rules I follow. Otherwise, I make my own bed maybe a dozen times a year. What a waste of time.
       
       
       Besides, studies show it's healthier to leave your bed unmade
       http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/4181629.stm

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    optimus grimlockposted 13 years ago

    i stopped doing that a few years ado, drives the little woman nuts

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    GmaGoldieposted 13 years ago

    I learned in college to make my bed every day - it doesn't feel like the day has started until the bed is made and the dishes are clean.

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    fdoleacposted 13 years ago

    I just pull the comforter up over the pillows unless I am expecting company.

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    camloposted 13 years ago

    Although I say in my previous post on this thread that I never make my bed, because it seems a complete waste of time, I just remembered the time before quilts/duvets were popular. Back then, we had blankets and sheets that would become a tangled mess that was totally impossible to sleep in if the bed wasn't made every day.
    My mother taught me how to make a bed as meticulously as is done in a hospital - and how tedious that was every single day ...

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    earnestshubposted 13 years ago

    I usually leave the bed to the animals in the daytime, and sleep in it at night. I use a couple of dogs as blankets on a cold night, and the cat to keep my belly warm. I did make the bed some years ago, but until the mice move in I don't wash the sheet, but when I do I'll make the bed again.

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       camloposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       This reminds me of a neighbour I had. He was about sixty and always immaculately turned out in that Blake Carrington sort of style.
       One day, a water pipe burst in his flat when he wasn't home. The door had to be forced open and ...
       Inside, the walls were a nasty yellowish brown, there was a yellowed calender with naked ladies on the wall from 1972, every inch of floor was occupied with piles of old newspapers and magazines, I won't go into what they found in the bathroom, and the bed clothes were black with grime. I can't imagine he would have slept in them, but I guess he did, because there would have been nowhere else to sleep in all the mess.

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          earnestshubposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Wow! That is an experience I am glad I didn't have!

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