Messy Bed
Making your bed is easy and rather straightforward, unfortunately though most of us find it bothersome. Well, in my opinion, I think most of us think that way because what is the point of making your bed when, one, nobody is going to look at your bed anyway, two, you are going to mess it up again at night and lastly, why do it when you can do other things. I mean if you have kids, surely even they would be too lazy to fix their beds. However, this is never a good practice in etiquette, personal hygiene and self discipline for both yourself and your children. Most especially if you have heavy sheets like deep pocket flannel sheets, the task becomes more cumbersome. Nevertheless it should be done and did you know that it is really easy once you put your mind to it.
Clean Bed
To begin with, you shouldn’t think of this as a tiresome and menial task that shouldn’t be bothered with because starting off with a pessimistic mind will only discourage you more from making your own bed. Start off the day thinking that you should make your bed and your deep pocket flannel sheets because you want it to look orderly, hygienic and of course, think of yourself as a responsible adult. One way of making your bed easily is using the short cut method or the “lazy person’s” method. You can do this by holding your comforter on both corners and stretch it as far as you could to cover the entire bed and when you are done, slowly slide out of your bed without pulling the cover with you, voila, it is done. For your kids, you can always reward him or her or make a game out of it to see who makes his/her bed the fastest and the neatest. Although giving him rewards or even punishments if he/she does or does not make his/her bed, respectively, can be a bad practice for your child early on. It would be better to instill a sense of responsibility and self-discipline in your kids so that they’d have the initiative to do it themselves.
Below is a short video from the Clutter Busters showing what I’ve been saying all along. Have fun making your beds and your deep pocket flannel sheets. Remember think positive and it shall be done.
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