Tweak: Make the Bed
When I was a kid, nobody ever made me make the bed — ever! So it’s probably not an exaggeration to say that my bed was made perhaps 30 times in my childhood. As a kid I never really saw the point of making the bed — after all, as my kids sometimes point out to me nowadays, it’s just going to get slept in again in a few hours.
However, if you were forced to make your bed as a child and you don’t do it now as an adult, you may feel resistance to starting. Maybe the idea of having to make your bed makes you feel a little bit rebellious. But perhaps you feel like you “should” make the bed. If this describes you: Back away from the Make the Bed Tweak now and go find a Tweak that sings to you! Come back to this Tweak when you feel in your heart that a bed-making habit would be an expression of the nurturing and care you’d like to show yourself. The Tweaks are not about “shoulds” and I want you to choose Tweaks that give you a sense of joyful anticipation. Read more