Making your bed every morning is a really good habit. Are you among the people who prefer to make the bed or among those who, due to their hurry, simply arrange sheets and blankets quickly before going to sleep?
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Making your bed every morning is a really good habit. You are among the people who prefer make the bed before leaving the house in the morning or among those who, due to their hurry, limit themselves to arranging sheets and blankets quickly just before going to sleep?
It sounds almost unbelievable, but the simple action of making the bed can have big repercussions on the rest of your day. Those who like to leave their room tidy before leaving the house, for example, will start their work commitments with the calmer mind.
According to research from last year, however, not making the bed would help keep mites away, but we continue to believe that leaving the bed unmade is not the ideal solution to avoid the risk of allergy: it is better to take care of the cleaning the mattresses, change the sheets more often, choose anti-mite pillows, in hypoallergenic materials, and simply let the bed air for a while before making it again.
Here are some good reasons to find some time for make the bed every morning.
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Find the time you need
Perhaps in the rhythm of your morning you fail to find time to make the bed. Finding a few minutes to dedicate to this small task, however, could help you learn how to carve out space for other activities that you consider more pleasant but which usually set aside because you always have seconds counted. Maybe it's time to rearrange your priorities.
Live the present in awareness
How many mechanical actions do you carry out almost without thinking about it before leaving the house in the morning? Some people make coffee, dress and brush their teeth almost like robots, with their minds completely projected towards the rest of the day. So from the first minutes after waking up they forget the present moment. Making your bed with a minimum of concentration also means savoring the awareness of living "here and now".
Our bed reflects who we are
Our bed and our whole house reflect a part of us. For example, they make our tastes known to others. They show us as more or less creative, meticulous, tidy or messy people. Making the bed could help you start the day in a positive way: in a few minutes you will have completed the first task of the day, after which you can dedicate yourself to all the others one by one, perhaps maintaining the same lightness.
Create good habits
Learning the good habit of making your bed every morning could help you spark a real one virtuous circle which will allow you to take some time for yourself before leaving the house every morning. For example, you will know that immediately after making the bed you will still have time to at least make it one of the many useful things to start the day always fit and healthy.
Also read: 10 things to do in the morning to stay fit and healthy
Get a reward right away
After creating a new habit like making the bed, you will understand that doing a simple task in a few minutes but still in a workmanlike manner gives an immediate reward. In the case of making the bed, the reward is above all aesthetic. When you return home and when you go to sleep you will find fresh sheets and a bed like new ready to welcome you for rest.
Overcoming laziness
Starting the day by completing a simple task will make you feel calmer and help you improve productivity in the following hours. Deciding to make your bed every day is indeed a good boost for overcome laziness, just that same lack of desire to act that could push you to constantly postpone much more important tasks.
Lead by example in the family
Making your bed every morning means dedicating a gesture of care and attention to truly special people: yourself. But it doesn't stop there. In fact, if you don't live alone, with this simple gesture you can set a good example for the whole family. Children are unlikely to love making their own beds if they notice that parents neglect this task.
Make better choices
Good habits, even more so than decisions made after long reflection, help us to make the best daily choices during the day. A good habit such as making the bed in the morning every day, for example, involves choosing to dedicate a few more minutes to our home and our well-being before going out. Other decisions to be made in the following hours could follow the same philosophy.
Save time
Making your bed in the morning probably takes less time than at any other time of the day. If you are running out of time but want to leave your room tidy, by now you have surely adopted a routine that allows you to make your bed in no time. When you are tired, once you get home from work, you probably won't have the same efficiency.
Rest better
We don't think about it very often, but the truth is we spend at least 30% of our life in bed, during night sleep and for a few more naps. In short, the bed where we sleep is really important to us. Finding a well made bed at bedtime makes us feel at home and immediately pampered. Making the bed carefully will help us make our room even more welcoming.
Marta Albè
Photo source: Peerfit
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