The other day I was in a cleaning mood. Does that ever
happen to you? Sometimes—and this does not happen often, just to
clarify—I just want to clean everything…some cleaning fiend takes over my body
and before I know it, I’ve scrubbed my whole bathroom, cleaned my room, taken
out the trash, done three loads of laundry, and gone through my giant pile of
old mail. It’s awesome. The last time this happened, I actually
made my bed, too. And I liked it so much, I made it again the next day,
and the next.
Confession: I never make my bed. Like,
ever. What’s the point, right? But I've been making my bed for about a week now, and I love coming home to a
neat little made-up bed so much that I can’t wait to make it every morning
knowing how satisfied it makes me. I feel
like I have my life a little bit more together. This sounds ridiculous,
right? Well, I actually looked this up to see if the habit of making
one’s bed was correlated to happiness or
something—some sort of psychological phenomenon—and what do you know, it is!
According to one study, making your bed every day can help
you be a more productive person; it even suggests that it can make you a
happier person! Making your bed is known as a keystone habit, a habit
that promotes other good habits, like flossing, sticking to a budget, etc.
After a few days of
making my bed, I can tell you I’ve been a smidge more productive (and have
therefore had some more free time), kept my room neat, and been more
organized. Plus, my room feels more comfortable and relaxing at the end
of the day. All of those things make me happy…so yeah, maybe I am happier
now that I make my bed!
Make your bed and see what positive habits it cultivates!
