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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 11:04 AM
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Poll question: Do you make your bed every day?
My mom always insisted and it stuck - I can't stand an unmade bed. The rest of my house can be a disaster area but I have to have a tidy bed.
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 11:05 AM
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1. Hell. I don't even make it TO my bed
every day.
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RetroLounge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 11:12 AM
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6. ...
:rofl:

RL
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youthere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 11:07 AM
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2. I can't stand the idea of crawling into an unmade bed.
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Sequoia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 04:45 PM
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29. Me either, Big time pet peeve of mine.
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unpossibles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 11:08 AM
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3. I don't even make my room
when the bed does get made, it just stands out as the clean spot in the room.

On the other hand, I try to keep the living room neat. sorta.
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bikebloke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 11:08 AM
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4. I feel like a slob if I don't.
Plus, when you go to bed that night, it's like the bed is fresh.

When a friend found out that I make my bed, she said someone ought to marry me.:shrug:
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JitterbugPerfume Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 11:10 AM
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5. almost every day
?
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Omphaloskepsis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 11:12 AM
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7. I always thought that was only a hotel/military thing.....
I would rather spend the time loving myself.
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Squatch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 11:12 AM
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9. Ewwwww.
TMI
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 11:15 AM
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I don't like to love myself in an unmade bed
:rofl:
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Squatch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 11:12 AM
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8. My maid makes it every day.
I'm on TDY and staying in a hotel.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 11:14 AM
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10. everyday without fail, i hate having an unmade bed.
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 11:14 AM
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11. Hell, no
I'm pretty sloppy with stuff like that.
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reyd reid reed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 11:15 AM
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12. Every single day,
even if it's right before I crawl into it. I can't stand to get into a messy bed.

:scared:
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Jimbo S Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 11:55 AM
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13. delete
Edited on Wed Apr-04-07 11:58 AM by Jimbo S
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Jimbo S Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 11:59 AM
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14. I wake up before my wife does
it's up to her whether or it not it gets done.
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 12:10 PM
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15.  Read this about making your bed every day!
From: How to Cheat at Cleaning by Jeff Bredenberg

The average bed can house as many as 1.5 million hideously ugly microscopic creatures called dust mites. These miniature monsters produce allergens that you breathe in while you sleep and this is a major cause of asthma and other illnesses. The mites thrive on the moisture in your bed covers and mattress. When you make the bed, you're sealing the moisture in - tucking the little dust mites in just the way they like it. However, when you leave the bed unmade all day, the moisture escapes and the dust mites die.
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 06:51 PM
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38. I hope I can remember this when someone tries to make me feel
lazy for not making my bed. Wonderful info.
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mentalsolstice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 01:47 PM
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16. What counts as a made bed?
We pull the sheets and cover up and that's it. No tucking, no decorative throw pillows, no shams...However, I don't like crawling into a bed of day-old crumpled sheets!
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 01:56 PM
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18. That would count for me
Though not for my mother, who insisted that sheets must be re-tucked properly and bedspread tucked and rolled over pillows.

I simply smooth my sheets and blankets and fluff my pillows which go on top of the comforter. If it's really messy, I will re-tuck but not usually.
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scarlet_owl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 01:53 PM
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17. I never make my bed.
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KG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 03:03 PM
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19. never. what's the point?
Edited on Wed Apr-04-07 03:03 PM by KG
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 03:06 PM
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21. I haven't the faintest idea
It was one of the things drilled into me as a child and I cannot feel comfortable in an unmade bed. Funny what sticks. I don't mind dirty dishes in the sink or clutter but an unmade bed bugs the heck out of me. :shrug:
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 03:18 PM
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23. "Drilled into me as a child" - how true,
I make the bed (like you, not to my mother's standards but it's made, and with an old fashioned bedspread because I like the look )and no dirty dishes in the sink at night Dust,on the other hand, should pay rent because of its lengthy tenure.
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alarimer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 05:22 PM
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32. Yeah. I'm just going to mess it up again
and it wouldn't match the rest of my room then, if it was made.
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CTyankee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 03:04 PM
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20. Hubby makes bed. I make coffee. That's the deal. n/t
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 03:08 PM
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22. Yes (nt)
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Pacifist Patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 03:22 PM
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24. A bit anal in that department myself.
Couldn't care less if the boys have made their beds or not, but mine has to be made up or I can't stand it. My entire bedroom could be a disaster area, but if the bed is made it feels like a neat and tidy sanctuary.
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 03:23 PM
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25. 98% of the time.
I've done a better job since we have a house keeper.

I love coming home the day she cleans.
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grannylib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 03:33 PM
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26. I didn't always, but lately I've gotten into the habit and it really makes it
much easier to keep the rest of the room clean as well.
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cwydro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 04:03 PM
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27. I kind of throw the comforter over it...
but the cat gets pissed if I do much more than that.
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Lowell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 04:23 PM
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28. I can't make my bed
it is always full dogs.
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SPKrazy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 04:46 PM
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30. I do however usually make it to my bed every night
does that count?

:D
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Evoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 05:01 PM
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31. HA!
Edited on Wed Apr-04-07 05:03 PM by Evoman
I wouldn't even have top sheets if my gf didn't insist. I like to sleep with one, untucked blanket on a bottom sheet. My gf makes our bed occasionally, but evertime she has added blanket or sheets, I just sleep on top of the stack with my one blanket. I can't stand tucked in sheet...I get hot to easy, so all kinds of body parts are sticking out from under the blanket.
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Maineiac Donating Member (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 05:24 PM
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33. Why make it when the next time I see it, I'll be crawling back int it?
The most I'll do is straighten it out before I leave.
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 05:29 PM
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34. I used to, but the beagle just unmakes it while I'm gone,
so what's the point?
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Joey Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 05:46 PM
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35. Yes, every morning
A habit that I learned in the Army.
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lost-in-nj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 05:49 PM
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36. Its an obsession
My room is not clean unless the bed is made....
I even hate to leave a bed unmade in a hotel room.....
But I do :)


lost
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Nicole Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-04-07 06:36 PM
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37. Yes, twice a day.
I make it when I get up in the morning.

I make it again when I get up from my nap in the afternoon.
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