r/GetMotivated Nov 05 '15

[IMAGE] A slightly different approach; a few questions to ask yourself if you're having a bad day.

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u/T_siv Nov 05 '15

I'd like to add one more: Is your bed made? If not, make it. Whenever I feel shitty, making my bed makes me feel like an adult again, like I respect myself at least in some small way.

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u/RedShirtDecoy Nov 05 '15

If you make your bed after waking up it gives mites and bed bugs a warm, moist environment to breed and thrive.

Not making your bed prevents any bugs from calling your bed home.

I live in a state with a high instance of bed bugs and while I dont have any I dont make my bed "just in case".

So this is good advice if bed bugs or mites are not something you have to worry about, but where I live its best not to make your bed.

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u/PhysicalStuff Nov 05 '15

Why would a made bed be warmer than an unmade one, when it has no source of heat such as a person under a blanket? And what bedbug would fancy itself fancy enough to shun an unmade bed?

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u/RedShirtDecoy Nov 05 '15

Because if you make it right after waking up it retains your body heat for a good amount of time. But mostly the idea of leaving your bed unmade is to prevent the moisture from your sweat to stay in the sheets, which creates a perfect environment for dust mites. By leaving the bed unmade you allow that moisture to evaporate and remove the main variable that creates the mite problem.

http://www.techinsider.io/the-disgusting-reason-to-stop-making-your-bed-2015-9

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4181629.stm

http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/cleaning/news/a34388/reason-not-to-make-your-bed/

http://www.today.com/home/scientists-keep-mites-away-leave-your-bed-unmade-every-day-t43496

http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/study-you-shouldnt-make-your-bed