Those who know me well, know I am about as neat and tidy as they come. I can't tell you how many times I have cleaned a glass sitting on a table all too early "Hey have you seen my water glass"? "Oops I just washed it."... When It comes to making the bed I am no different. IT MUST BE DONE! I achieve a sense of calm from making the bed...order...and honestly it makes me function better all day... or as Gretchin Rubin, of
The Happiness Project website writes: "It's nice to start the day feeling that I've crossed something however minor off my list. It starts me off feeling productive, disciplined, and efficient."
As a matter-of-fact, making the bed and other positive habits like flossing your teeth, and putting away the laundry are all considered key-stone habits. Habits that create positive momentum and increase your ability to achieve other goals. In,
The Power of Habit, author Charles Duhigg explains the unique power of key-stone habits specifically making your bed..."making your bed every morning is correlated with better productivity, a greater sense of well being, and stronger skills at sticking with a budget (I'm still working out that budget part). It's not that a tidy bed causes better grades or less frivolous spending. But somehow these initial shifts start chain reactions that help other good habits take hold." So there you have it...real concrete evidence on the benefits of making your bed...or you could just have a kid to remind you...as Isabel put it the one or two times the bed was left unmade..."Mom you forgot to make the bed"!
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