making the bed

LadyMacBeth_

Dial Hard wrote: »

It's the exact same logic you used.

Brushing your teeth helps to keep them healthy, removing food and preventing plaque, it's needed for hygiene purposes and if you want to keep your teeth. It also prevents bad breath which is not something you need when you're conversing with others. What exactly does making the bed achieve? Keeps the bed healthy?

Dial Hard

Boom_Bap wrote: »

I reckon it's either that or the dishwasher that will ultimately be the downfall of us .

I live with my sister and one of these days she will be bludgeoned to death with an improperly-loaded dishwasher item.

Guffy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgzLzbd-zT4

mrcheez

Nope, you should always leave the covers off the bed to let the mattress "breathe", but I'd make the bed in the evening before getting into bed (unless I was lazy)

pickarooney

LadyMacBeth_ wrote: »

Brushing your teeth helps to keep them healthy, removing necessary food and preventing plaque. It also prevents bad breath which is not something you need when you're conversing with others. What exactly does making the bed achieve? Keeps the bed healthy?

That wasn't the point rased though. The point was
Why do task X when it will be undone later
Not
Why do task X when it has no benefit (beyond the visual improvement and comfort experienced by some posters)

Ciaran_B

If the duvet isn't on the floor then the bed is made.

whoopsadoodles

mrcheez wrote: »

Nope, you should always leave the covers off the bed to let the mattress "breathe", )

You can do that neatly though!

PandaPoo

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

You can do that neatly though!

Or you can fling it on the floor :P

Winterlong

The bed gets made in our house. I would feel like I was not coping with life if I didn't.

But who cares, each to their own.

myshirt

If you were in the Marines in the US and didn't make your bed pristinely they would give you an absolute asses beating.

Ever wonder what the logic was behind that?

Winterlong

myshirt wrote: »

If you were in the Marines in the US and didn't make your bed pristinely they would give you an absolute asses beating.

Ever wonder what the logic was behind that?

Discipline! Last thing you want is to find out too late that one of your soldiers is incapable of following an order regardless of whether they agree with it or not.

whoopsadoodles

PandaPoo wrote: »

Or you can fling it on the floor :P

But how often do you hoover/wash your floor?

lawred2

the_pen_turner wrote: »

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

yep

can't stand an untidy bedroom

but I couldn't care less what anyone else does

Ann_Landers

I make it just before getting into bed, as in I shake out the duvet. I've never understood why beds need to be made in the morning, according to some.

Dramatik

I can't sleep in a bed where the duvet isn't tucked in at the bottom of the bed, don't know why but it drives me mad. I used to go out with this girl who would completely undo my made bed every night before we went to bed, she hated a made bed. To be honest I probably should have seen that as a clear sign that we were incompatible

Ann_Landers

Alejandro Delightful Jackpot wrote: »

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.

Yeah, I'm always bemused when I stay at someone's house and have to spend the few minutes before bed dismantling an intricate installation of cushions and pillows. And then I feel bad throwing them on the ground. I just want one pillow please!

I like one or two cushions on a sofa to hold on to when I'm curled up or a sacrificial cushion to balance a dinner plate on that it's OK to spill food on. But multiple cushions on a sofa or bed just confuse my brain.

lawred2

Ann_Landers wrote: »

Yeah, I'm always bemused when I stay at someone's house and have to spend the few minutes before bed dismantling an intricate installation of cushions and pillows. And then I feel bad throwing them on the ground. I just want one pillow please!

I like one or two cushions on a sofa to hold on to when I'm curled up or a sacrificial cushion to balance a dinner plate on that it's OK to spill food on. But multiple cushions on a sofa or bed just confuse my brain.

you sound uncouth

Ann_Landers

A lot of people have mentioned bed-airing and it reminds of me of one of my mother's quirks from my childhood; we were never allowed to have friends over for an impromptu sleepover or have a sleepover in any season than summer because my mother would get us to drag our mattresses outside to air against the side of the house in the couple of days before the sleepover. We were not allowed to have a sleepover unless the mattresses of our beds had been aired outside. Madness, Ted.

lawred2

that's mad alright

o1s1n

Ann_Landers wrote: »

I make it just before getting into bed, as in I shake out the duvet. I've never understood why beds need to be made in the morning, according to some.

Because your bedroom then looks clean for the day?

Ann_Landers

lawred2 wrote: »

you sound uncouth

What of it? *juts chin*

Let's just say, I've had a turbulent decade that made me realise that a lot of social niceties are just a bit unnecessary. My house is clean, a bit of messiness simply doesn't matter to me.

Ann_Landers

o1s1n wrote: »

Because your bedroom then looks clean for the day?

Oh OK. Why does that matter?

lawred2

Ann_Landers wrote: »

Oh OK. Why does that matter?

Someone could look in your window

Yourself isit

Dramatik wrote: »

I can't sleep in a bed where the duvet isn't tucked in at the bottom of the bed, don't know why but it drives me mad. I used to go out with this girl who would completely undo my made bed every night before we went to bed, she hated a made bed. To be honest I probably should have seen that as a clear sign that we were incompatible

That feels trapped to me. In hotels I always kick the tucked in bits out.

I straighten my duvet when I get up. It feels better

o1s1n

Ann_Landers wrote: »

Oh OK. Why does that matter?

Because some of us like to come home from work to a clean looking home?

Hoovering is also something you should try, makes the place look great.

Ann_Landers

o1s1n wrote: »

Because some of us like to come home from work to a clean looking home?

Hoovering is also something you should try, makes the place look great.

As said, my house is clean. Where did you infer anything about my hoovering habits from my posts?

On the tidy bedroom thing, I don't look into my bedroom much or at all in the evening and if I did, a messy bed wouldn't matter to me.

ScumLord

Using the same bed more than once is disgusting, I burn the old bed and replace it with a brand one with new sheets.

The thought of people using the same bed over and over again send shiver down me spine.

Kimbot

ScumLord wrote: »

Using the same bed more than once is disgusting, I burn the old bed and replace it with a brand one with new sheets.

The thought of people using the same bed over and over again send shiver down me spine.

I sneak into your house everyday and swap the old bed and new bed around so you have just been burning the new beds each time :P

o1s1n

Ann_Landers wrote: »

As said, my house is clean. Where did you infer anything about my hoovering habits from my posts?

On the tidy bedroom thing, I don't look into my bedroom much or at all in the evening and if I did, a messy bed wouldn't matter to me.

So you would hoover a bedroom, literally around an unmade bed, but not make the bed? I find that bizarre.

No i don't make mine in the morning, can not be bothered

Ann_Landers

o1s1n wrote: »

So you would hoover a bedroom, literally around an unmade bed, but not make the bed? I find that bizarre.

Why? They are two separate things. Making the bed (as distinct from changing the bed linen) doesn't make the bed any cleaner. Hoovering the room removes dirt and dust and does make the room cleaner. Making the bed makes it look neater but it is still as dirty as an unmade bed. And indeed, leaving it unmade airs it out better. Making the bed is all about appearances and I don't care about that.

ScumLord

jonnycivic wrote: »

I sneak into your house everyday and swap the old bed and new bed around so you have just been burning the new beds each time :P

I hope you wash your hands afterwards because I'm burning those beds for a reason.

RasTa

Dial Hard wrote: »

It's the exact same logic you used.

LadyMacBeth_ wrote: »

Brushing your teeth helps to keep them healthy, removing food and preventing plaque, it's needed for hygiene purposes and if you want to keep your teeth. It also prevents bad breath which is not something you need when you're conversing with others. What exactly does making the bed achieve? Keeps the bed healthy?

Yeah this. Now remember kids to brush your teeth and make that bed for healthy gums and beds.

Ann_Landers

pickarooney wrote: »

Why brush your teeth when you're only going to eat again in a few hours?

To prevent toothaches and promote dental hygiene which help can prevent some serious ailments. Terrible comparison in fairness.

BetsyEllen

Fitted sheet and a duvet.

The second I get up I fold the duvet back to air the bed for the day, plump the pillows and straighten them up.
Takes all of 40 seconds and makes the room look tidy.

If I came home and the bed was unmade, I'd have to 'make it' before getting in. Luckily I share my bed with no one so this never happens

Kimbot

ScumLord wrote: »

I hope you wash your hands afterwards because I'm burning those beds for a reason.

I dip them in acid

JillyQ

I always make the bed. Hate the thoughts of getting into a messy bed

AidanadiA

When I get out of my bed it tends to look made with the top corner folded down. So I tend to leave it like that, but some mornings I'll straighten it up if it doesn't look good. There is the other times I make it look like I'm still in it to freak out my daughter.

Ann_Landers

lawred2 wrote: »

Someone could look in your window

If someone can look in the window of my third floor apartment bedroom window, we have big problems. The Stilt People are upon us.

lawred2

Ann_Landers wrote: »

If someone can look in the window of my third floor apartment bedroom window, we have big problems. The Stilt People are upon us.

Stilt People could indeed look in your window and wouldn't you like to be prepared for that eventuality?

RobertKK

I only make the bed when it needs to be made, which is not everyday.

willmunny1990

Its a great feeling getting into a freshly made bed, an added boost if the sheets are fresh.

I just couldn't get in and sleep in a tossed up bed, chaos.

WoollyRedHat

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Turn the cover inside out, put your hands in at the bottom corner, grab the duvet by the bottom corner, shake the cover down over the duvet and win at life.

Takes about 30 seconds.

That sounds easy but I have the co-ordination of a pug. I'll wait for the robots.

SEPT 23 1989

My bed gets made once a week if it's lucky

shaunr68

Ann_Landers wrote: »

If someone can look in the window of my third floor apartment bedroom window, we have big problems. The Stilt People are upon us.

Ahem. To the original question, no but I fold the duvet over twice and leave it at the bottom of the bed so the bed gets aired during the day.

Widdershins

I leave the covers over the footboard during the day, and the sheet off. Airs the bed and is less appealing to dust mites. Bed is made before getting into it.

PandaPoo

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

But how often do you hoover/wash your floor?

Every few days, but I'm the type of person who would drop an ice pop on the street and still eat it :O

razorblunt

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

You use a mattress sheet though right?.....right??

Couldn't be arsed with all the fluffy pillows and seven blankets and the likes. Duvet. Four pillows. Fitted mattress sheet.

It takes absolutely shag all time to straighten and smooth out the duvet. Two pillows under, and two pillows on top.

The room looks spotless then and getting into a made bed is far far nicer a feeling.

I hate when you go to a hotel and you come back to the room before the bed maker uppers have been. Place looks like sh*t. I'd go back out rather than get into the crumpledy bed.

Ah yeah, the fitted sheet would be on, generally a high thread count for the summer and brushed cotton for the winter. Don't use the flat sheet under the duvet at all though, drives me mad when hotels have them. My feet feel imprisoned!

whoopsadoodles

PandaPoo wrote: »

Every few days, but I'm the type of person who would drop an ice pop on the street and still eat it :O

As long as you bless it first it's all good!

razorblunt wrote: »

Ah yeah, the fitted sheet would be on, generally a high thread count for the summer and brushed cotton for the winter. Don't use the flat sheet under the duvet at all though, drives me mad when hotels have them. My feet feel imprisoned!

Yeh not able for those tucked in sheets.

Have you ever made the mistake of getting in to brushed cotton wearing jammies? It's like wearing a velcro suit

razorblunt

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

As long as you bless it first it's all good!




Yeh not able for those tucked in sheets.

Have you ever made the mistake of getting in to brushed cotton wearing jammies? It's like wearing a velcro suit

Ha ha I have. I used to wonder why the long legged pants turned into short shorts overnight!