“If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed. If you make your bed every morning, you will have accomplished the first task of the day. It will give you a small sense of pride, and it will encourage you to do another task, and another, and another. And by the end of the day that one task completed will have turned into many tasks completed.”-Navy Seal Admiral William H. McCraven
It so simple you might be thinking Really?! Making my bed? That’s high enough on the priority list to make Day 2?! Yes!! Absolutely. For two reasons. First: it’s easy and requires very little effort (#win). You basically just have to stand up, turn around and rearrange some covers and pillows. It takes mere minutes and you can still be half asleep. Easy peasy lemon squeezy as my five year old (who makes her bed every most days) likes to say. The fact that it’s so easy leads to {the more important} reason number two: one small seemingly insignificant act creates a ripple effect throughout your entire day. Every time you walk into your bedroom you will see two things: an accomplished task AND a tidy bed. (I think of it like I do the kitchen sink. If there are no dishes in the sink then the kitchen feels clean). That neatly made bed may just encourage you to pick up the laundry on the floor or carry the hamper to the laundry room. Or {gasp} put that pile of clean laundry away! It may even ripple out to other rooms in your house. Yes please!!
The cue is easy for this habit. All you have to do is wake up! Then create the routine of pulling the covers up and straighten the bed before doing anything else. (Ideally you should be the last person out of the bed to keep everyone happy). The reward for this habit is the best! Nothing feels better than getting into a well made bed at night. So if you do it first thing in the morning you’ve eliminated another thing you DON’T want to do at the end of the day when you’re tired and just want to go to bed. You’re welcome!
Don’t forget to continue drinking water today!!
Light and Love,
♥ k