Y’all are not kidding around about your bed making or unmaking preferences. I mean, seriously? 106 comments on making the bed? I have written posts that are my personal favorites that have received all of 10 comments, and then I throw myself under the bus by admitting I don’t make my bed, and y’all come out of the woodwork.
Stay tuned for Monday’s post where I’ll discuss whether or not I rinse my dishes before I put them in the dishwasher.
It will be riveting!
So, I’m sad to say it appears the bed makers have the advantage over the non-bed makers. It was a close race, but the final results came in like this:
53 people make their beds almost daily, with a few of them being sneaky enough that they’ve figured out how to get their husbands to do it. Nice, ladies. Very nice.
Also, out of this 53, several make their beds at night as opposed to in the morning, which frankly, blows my mind. But if it makes you happy for those 3 minutes, then more power to you. It’s our differences that make this country great.
43 people let me know they are like me and do not make their beds on a daily basis. The reasons ranged from not caring, to knowing that no one sees their room anyway, to rebelling from a childhood of forced bed-making. Too bad these people didn’t know P, because he could have shared his sleeping bag trick and saved them much trauma.
5 people came in as what I’ll call “other”. These are folks that may not normally make the bed, but due to the fact that they currently have homes on the market, they are forced into deviant behavior. Most of them assured me that once their homes sell, they will once again be fellow slackers. Be proud, fellow slackers. And here’s hoping those houses sell sooner rather than later.
I will say that as I tallied the results it appeared, at first, that the non-bed makers were going to win. Y’all started off strong in the early comments, but as the day wore on, more bed makers showed up. I’m sure they were late because they had been straightening sheets and plumping pillows all morning. It’s all about priorities, and hats off to those of you who put reading blogs first. I salute you.
And lastly, I want to answer a few questions and concerns that came up. First of all, in defense of my raising, let me say that I always had to make my bed while growing up. I continued to make my bed throughout most of college and even during married life. Then, 4 years ago, two things happened. We added on a master bedroom to the back of our house, where no one can tell if the bed is made or not even when the bedroom door is open, and we had a child. I’m not sure which of these things holds more weight as to why I no longer make the bed, so I’ll say they both play a role. Back when our bedroom was highly visible, I did, in fact, make my bed every day because otherwise, the whole house seemed messy.
Plus, anyone who came to visit had to walk past our bedroom to use the bathroom and there was really no way to tell people they weren’t allowed to go to the bathroom for fear that they’d see my unmade bed. That would just be cruel.
I change my sheets at least once a week and sometimes more often because I have a child who likes to sneak snacks into my bed when I’m not paying attention. A bed covered in Oreo crumbs is the equivalent of sleeping in the third level of hell. And as far as pajamas, I usually wear the same pair two nights in a row and then move on.
Someone was concerned about my off-white coverlet, so let me assure you that it was purchased pre-child and a huge advantage of not making the bed is that it has stayed clean. Having a made up bed everyday would be asking for it to have a huge grape juice stain on it, so really, by not making the bed I am saving us tons of money on drycleaning and new bedding, not to mention the therapy I’d need if my beautiful coverlet was ruined.
Thank you all for your comments. It has been more than enlightening and most importantly, extremely entertaining. Y’all are the best.