Do You Make Your Bed Every Day?
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (83103)
United States
March 13, 2016 8:02am CST
One habit I got into a long time ago was to make my bed every day.
It's something I do every morning before I leave my bedroom. I just hate having a messy bed and love to crawl into my nice, tidy bed at night.
Of course it's easy for me because I don't have anyone I share my bed with so there isn't another person to worry about when I get up.
So that's my question for today....do you make your bed every day?
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
13 Mar 16
Yes, I learned years ago that the coverings were meant to keep dust from off the sheets, pillows and blankets. So of course, I make it when I get up.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
14 Mar 16
My mother instilled bed making from when I was a child so even now I feel guilty if I let it go and don't make it
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
14 Mar 16
@Marilynda1225 It's a habit and pretty easy. I don't understand not making the bed.
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
13 Mar 16
I dont. I want to, because it looks so nice, but mostly I want to air out the sheets and open the window and let the sun shine on them lolz
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
13 Mar 16
Every morning I re-make the bed after my husband makes it!
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
14 Mar 16
now I have to laugh as that is probably something I would do too if I had a husband
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
14 Mar 16
@Marilynda1225 I give him credit for trying, but I can't let it look the way he makes it look LOL! Don't tell him, sush!
@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
13 Mar 16
I used to, but I haven't lately though. I am going to have to start again, though, as the blankets are all in disarray and I need to keep them straightened. I had read somewhere and not sure where, that we shouldn't make it, becasue of the dust mites. Now, I am not sure why, and what it really said, but I do remember seeing that awhile back.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
14 Mar 16
@Marilynda1225 I don't exzctly know where I read the article, but once I did read it, I decided that I wouldn't make it again, but leave it unmade but straighten it up a bit, so I can just putll the covers up on me when I get into bed.
@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
14 Mar 16
That's interesting as I never thought much about the dust mites
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@LeaPea2417 (37381)
• Toccoa, Georgia
14 Mar 16
Yes, I do make it everyday. I feel like if I don't , it is like not getting dressed. It is a part of my morning routine.
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@LeaPea2417 (37381)
• Toccoa, Georgia
14 Mar 16
@Marilynda1225 Yes, it makes me feel more organized and the house is more neat.
@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
14 Mar 16
Me too...I make it part of my routine and do it after I shower and before I leave my room
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
15 Mar 16
@Marilynda1225 I do nap in my recliner sometimes but then there are times when I am really hurting and the only way I can get comfortable is laying bed.
@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
14 Mar 16
I never nap in bed once I get up...my recliner is my napping place
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
14 Mar 16
Yes I do.... always have done...like you ...I like a tidy bed to get into....
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
14 Mar 16
@Marilynda1225 could be... but when I was young...my parents expected us to make our beds....
@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
14 Mar 16
I only asked this because my grandchildren will leave their bed messy and climb right into it at night. Maybe it's a kid thing?
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Mar 16
@Marilynda1225 My mum always made us make our beds.
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Mar 16
Haha. The answer is 'sometimes' because we have this joke that whoever gets up last makes the bed - which sometimes sees us deciding to get up then trying to fly out of bed to be first! But mostly we get up at the same time and make the bed between us. I know you're supposed to let it air - at least that's what we were taught in home science in school - but we don't bother.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
14 Mar 16
I let mine air while I shower and get dressed. Then I make the bed before I leave my room
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
14 Mar 16
I do like it to be tidy and neat so yes- I make it unless I'm not feeling well or think I may have a nap if I didn't sleep well.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
14 Mar 16
Once I get up I don't lie back down in my bed...naps are in my recliner 
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
14 Mar 16
@Marilynda1225 With my bad hip(s) I need to stretch out now and again and sometimes use that excuse to catch a little siesta- ha!
@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
13 Mar 16
With hospital corners! My mom taught us well.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
16 Mar 16
@paigea Funny, but I kick them out too, but I love a crisply made bed!
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@paigea (36315)
• Canada
16 Mar 16
@Jeanniemaries That is funny that you make them just to kick them out.
@zebra2222 (5268)
• United States
14 Mar 16
I make my bed every day. It may not look perfect, but at least it's neat.
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@RasmaSandra (80784)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Mar 16
@Marilynda1225 nope in the morning we just pull the bed together a bit and then leave it as is.
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@moffittjc (121729)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Mar 16
I get up for work before my girlfriend, so I never make my bed during the weekdays. She'll usually make it once she gets up an hour later. On weekends, when we both usually get up at the same time, I'll make the bed.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
14 Mar 16
Funny how some of us are bed makers and others not so much
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
14 Mar 16
@Marilynda1225 I would never have it any other way! It is something we had the boys learn early on. They are all grown and still make their beds daily. Isn't a made bed more inviting to climb into at night?
@rashkhan (142)
• Delhi, India
14 Mar 16
I have started doing it, initially my maid used to do it for me, but when I saw that my kids too leave it untidy because they know that she'll do it. I started making my own bed because if I want my kids to do this I'll have to practice doing it myself first. To set an example to have to step in first. Now they do straighten things up a little, whatever their little hands are capable of.
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