making the bed

the_pen_turner · 25-07-2017 12:32AM #1

do you make the bed in the morning.
a friend of mine called round yesterday . we went into my room to get something and he was shocked that I don't make my bed.

I never make my bed unless I'm changing it or expecting visitors. not even for my GF. now its not left in a ball on top but half made .

older folk used to be on about making the bed. they said it has some magical powers to help you through the day

do you make your bed

Cutie 3.14 · 25-07-2017 12:38AM

I cant leave the bed unmade, it just feels unnatural to me. Chaotic almost.
If a bed is unmade when I have to get into it to sleep, I have to make it first and then get in

Permabear · 25-07-2017 12:39AM

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DontThankMe · 25-07-2017 12:39AM

Nope never do the last thing I want to do in the morning when I just wake up is make my bed.

dd972 · 25-07-2017 12:40AM

''Did you make your bed Neil?''

''Err, no, I bought it''

Stigura · 25-07-2017 12:41AM

I sleep on a futon. Amongst a Dog Pile.

These days, if I can just break the new, biting, pup off the quilt and chuck the lot over the wire? I'm happy.

But, yeah; I remove the bedding. But, then I just hang it off the inside 'line', for all to see. But, none come. So, it doesn't matter a f**k.

_Whimsical_ · 25-07-2017 12:44AM

I alternate between being neat and tidy and... not.

The other night I tossed and turned so much the top of my duvet was at the bottom of my bed when I woke up. It's still there and I'm looking at the buttons right now facing me up at the top.

Other times I make it, but in the laziest way possible. My sheet is firmly fitted and doesn't move so I don't need to worry about that. On mornings I'm feeling tidy I make the rest of it while I'm still in it. That's shaking and fixing the quilt in place, fluffing pillows and then sliding out ninja style so as not to create a crumble.
Then I survey my handwork and congratulate myself on cheating time and the natural laws of the universe and housework.

The Backwards Man · 25-07-2017 12:47AM

Never trust a person that can't straighten their duvet in the morning

_Whimsical_ · 25-07-2017 12:55AM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Never trust a person that can't straighten their duvet in the morning

Ah see, I'd never trust a person who'd prioritise duvet straightening over all the good stuff waiting for them, life, toast, tea, an extra 3 min watching breakfast tv etc!

GLaDOS · 25-07-2017 12:56AM

Making the bed can encourage the proliferation of dust mites, which can aggravate the likes of allergies and asthma.

Personally I dont bother cause I'm only going to get back into it at the end of the day and mess it up again

The Backwards Man · 25-07-2017 12:57AM

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

Ah see, I'd never trust a person who'd prioritise duvet straightening over all the good stuff waiting for them, life, toast, tea, an extra 3 min watching breakfast tv etc!

If it takes you three minutes to straighten your duvet you're doing it wrong

endacl · 25-07-2017 12:57AM

I do, but only to avoid the 'why didn't you make the bed I always make the bed when I'm last up' conversation...

r93kaey5p2izun · 25-07-2017 01:01AM

I only have a duvet to deal with. I usually straighten it out but leave it folded back to air out the bed. I wouldn't place a high priority on bed making. I couldn't be dealing with it if there were lots of sheets and blankets to contend with.

vegetables · 25-07-2017 01:16AM

Duvet. Fold it over twice, leave the window ajar. Nice and fresh for later.

No foostering.

Mountainsandh · 25-07-2017 01:19AM

I tend to "open" the bed rather than make it.
I just pull the duvet right up to let the inside part of duvet + fitted sheet get the fresh air when I open the window.

I do enjoy coming in to the room to see a dressed up bed occasionally, but most of the time I couldn't care less.

Arghus · 25-07-2017 01:33AM

I've genuinely never thought about this before.

I leave it as it is. You're dead to me now bed I think whenever I leave it in the early afternoon.

LadyMacBeth_ · 25-07-2017 06:19AM

Sometimes I make the bed but usually only if someone is coming over (ground floor apartment so you can see into the bedrooms and a cat who forbids doors to be closed). Most of the time I just slither out and abandon it. Seems like a pointless task as I will get into bed again that night and mess it up. My OH usually makes the bed anyway because it bothers her.

The_Valeyard · 25-07-2017 07:23AM

Make your bee you lazy feckers. It takes less than an a minute.

Edit: bed, no bee you ninjas

Tigger · 25-07-2017 07:33AM

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Make your bee you lazy feckers. It takes less than an a minute.

make-easy-toilet-paper-roll-bumble-bee.1280x600.jpg

The_Valeyard · 25-07-2017 07:46AM

Tigger wrote: »

I give you a c+

whoopsadoodles · 25-07-2017 07:53AM

My chest is tightening at the thoughts of all the unmade beds.

osarusan · 25-07-2017 08:31AM

It's a duvet. I'll grab the sides and do that that upward flicking action so that it unfurls and then settles down roughly flat. Takes about 5 seconds.

johnnyskeleton · 25-07-2017 08:34AM

Yes. I also wash myself feed myself and clothe myself.

mad muffin · 25-07-2017 08:36AM

As soon as I wake up, I take a piss, and make all the beds. Then go down stairs for a coffee.

Shenshen · 25-07-2017 08:41AM

Yes. I shake out the duvet, pull the sheets underneath tight again and fluff up the pillows.

If I can't do it in the morning (because the OH is still asleep in it when I get up), I do it at night before getting in. Why would anyone want to sleep on a flat pillow with scrunched up sheets?

Day Lewin · 25-07-2017 08:47AM

The bed is far more comfortable to get into if the sheets underneath are flat and smooth. And the quilt is fluffier if it is shaken out. And pillows un-squashed in the middle.
It only takes 30 seconds, honestly.
I fling back the covers and toss pillows on the floor when I'm going out to the shower or loo: on return, smooth sheet with hands, shake and replace quilt, toss pillows back on. Done. A minute, max. Bed now very comfortable to get into! Aah, the welcoming arms of sleep!

cnocbui · 25-07-2017 09:03AM

All those people who make their beds in the morning - have you heard the phrase "you have med your own bed, now you have to lie in it"?

Well rather you than me - ewww!

Untidy beds may keep us healthy

Research suggests that while an unmade bed may look scruffy it is also unappealing to house dust mites thought to cause asthma and other allergies.

A Kingston University study discovered the bugs cannot survive in the warm, dry conditions found in an unmade bed.

The average bed could be home to up to 1.5 million house dust mites.

The bugs, which are less than a millimetre long, feed on scales of human skin and produce allergens which are easily inhaled during sleep.

The warm, damp conditions created in an occupied bed are ideal for the creatures, but they are less likely to thrive when moisture is in shorter supply.

'Small glands'

The scientists developed a computer model to track how changes in the home can reduce numbers of dust mites in beds.

Something as simple as leaving a bed unmade during the day can remove moisture from the sheets and mattress so the mites will dehydrate and eventually die
Dr Stephen Pretlove

Researcher Dr Stephen Pretlove said: "We know that mites can only survive by taking in water from the atmosphere using small glands on the outside of their body.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4181629.stm

Shenshen · 25-07-2017 09:12AM

cnocbui wrote: »

All those people who make their beds in the morning - have you heard the phrase "you have med your own bed, now you have to lie in it"?

Well rather you than me - ewww!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4181629.stm

Always nice to see people read articles to the end :

Professor Andrew Wardlaw, of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (says) It is true that mites need humid conditions to thrive and cannot survive in very dry (desert like) conditions.

However, most homes in the UK are sufficiently humid for the mites to do well and I find it hard to believe that simply not making your bed would have any impact on the overall humidity.

In short, if you have asthma, get a dehumidifier. It'll do a lot more for you than just leaving your bed unmade.

jester77 · 25-07-2017 09:16AM

Making the bed.... such a weird phrase. Just picturing you all, with your timber, plains and saws every morning trying to make a bed!

chakotha · 25-07-2017 09:57AM

I straighten the duvet.

Sounds like a better idea to pull it back so as to air the bed tbh.

Dial Hard · 25-07-2017 10:02AM

An unmade bed makes the entire room look messy, imo.

I get up, fold the duvet back, go do my bathroom stuff, make my tea then make the bed when I go back upstairs. Bed gets aired, room looks tidy, win-win.

making the bed

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