Well, diminishing returns don’t set in until the third or fourth or nth wipe—the first wipe removes some quite dangerous and smelly material.
And on the other hand, making one’s bed has zero health or smell benefits that I can see, and won’t even impress 99% of the people one runs into—since they won’t be in your bedroom noting how unusual it is your bed is made and how very Conscientious you must be.
I roll around a lot when I sleep, and I find making my bed daily virtually eliminates my tendency to pull the sheets off completely any given night. Whenever I do pull the sheets off they end up in a tangle that takes a lot of time and effort to get back into any useful state.
Then in that case, you don’t need anyone lecturing you—you will do it just to get a better night’s sleep. And in my own case, I find ‘made’ beds much harder to sleep in.
You’re definitely not the only one. If I have to sleep in a made bed, I will carefully unmake it first. Bedding preferences are idiosyncratic enough that declaring one style to be Right is obvious hubris.
there might be health benefits to an unmade bed. I heard of one study that found that a made bed was more conducive to bacterial growth than leaving your sheets open to the air.
This is why I leave the bed fully opened while I get ready in the morning, and make it after it’s aired out a bit. Also, this is way easier since switching to just a duvet in a cover rather than multiple sheets and blankets.
Well, diminishing returns don’t set in until the third or fourth or nth wipe—the first wipe removes some quite dangerous and smelly material.
And on the other hand, making one’s bed has zero health or smell benefits that I can see, and won’t even impress 99% of the people one runs into—since they won’t be in your bedroom noting how unusual it is your bed is made and how very Conscientious you must be.
I roll around a lot when I sleep, and I find making my bed daily virtually eliminates my tendency to pull the sheets off completely any given night. Whenever I do pull the sheets off they end up in a tangle that takes a lot of time and effort to get back into any useful state.
Then in that case, you don’t need anyone lecturing you—you will do it just to get a better night’s sleep. And in my own case, I find ‘made’ beds much harder to sleep in.
You’re definitely not the only one. If I have to sleep in a made bed, I will carefully unmake it first. Bedding preferences are idiosyncratic enough that declaring one style to be Right is obvious hubris.
For a long time I preferred using a sleeping bag for just that reason.
there might be health benefits to an unmade bed. I heard of one study that found that a made bed was more conducive to bacterial growth than leaving your sheets open to the air.
I remember hearing somewhere that bedbugs prefer made beds, too.
This is why I leave the bed fully opened while I get ready in the morning, and make it after it’s aired out a bit. Also, this is way easier since switching to just a duvet in a cover rather than multiple sheets and blankets.