Resolution #210: Make My Bed Daily... Or... At Least... Try Not To Mess It Up Nightly As I Sleep...

Date: 7-29-2014

Due Date: 7-29-2015

Resolution: In general I'm of the school of thought that there's no real need to make your bed on a daily basis. You're just going to mess it up when you go to bed. I developed this logic when my bed was located in a bedroom.

Sure I'd make it when I thought there might be a chance I'd have a visitor but for the most part, both I and my bed were left undone.

My bed is currently in the living room because I prefer to live in a studio with an art room than a boring one-bedroom apartment with a bedroom.

Since I started cleaning my apartment on a weekly basis, as part of Resolution #46,  I've become somewhat of a tidy person. I wouldn't go eating anything off my floors, but I no longer let my place get to the point where I am as overwhelmed by the clutter.

The first thing I do every Sunday is to make my bed. That alone is usually enough to make it look like my job is almost done. Once the bed is made it's just a matter of picking up laundry, doing the dishes, wiping down the flat surfaces, and vacuuming.

As a baby step to get to the point where my apartment is tidy all the time, I'm going to start by making my bed on a daily basis or at least try not to mess it up nightly basis in my sleep.

Result #210: I Was At 100%… Making My Bed Daily In My Apartment… That Dropped After The Move… But… I’m Back To 100%… Now That I’m Settled In!!!

Update #1: The Conclusion…

Date: 7-29-2015

I was really good at sticking to this resolution when I had my apartment in Seattle. I literally made my bed every day or slept on top of the covers with a small blanket if the weather was right. Since moving home I've slipped up a bit as far as keeping my room in order but I'm still pretty good at making the bed.

I think the problem is that I'm still adjusting to the change, feeling a bit lost, depressed, trying to figure out my place on this planet. I feel this is more of a transitional phase which leads me to create a mental block from truly making this home. This sucks because I also know it's going to take me some time to figure it out so I should just settle in.

Maybe if I let go and settle I'd stop feeling stuck and get back to making progress.

We'll see if I can pull that off.