The Benefits of Making Your Bed

If more than half of Americans make their bed every day, there must be something to it. Some people say it offers important mood-boosting sensations, such as a sense of accomplishment, organization, and calm.

While there’s no solid research on the benefits of keeping your bed made, there’s a lot of evidence that working in an organized environment and living in a tidy home improves concentration, productivity, and reduces stress.

Making your bed can also improve sleep. The self-discipline required to make your bed every day is the same kind of self-discipline that improves impulse control.

Like any habit, it can take some time to make it second nature. • Habit stacking: Habit stacking, or habit chaining, is when we develop new habits by linking them to old ones or replacing them. To start making the bed, you can link the task to another behavior. One idea might be to leave your phone in the bedroom until after breakfast. When you come back to get it, make the bed.

• Ask for help: Even if it’s your goal, your partner or a family member can help you. You can ask them to check that you’ve made the bed, this can help reinforce the habit or remind you to do it.

• Lower your standards: Making the bed doesn’t have to look like a professional turndown service. For you, it might just be pulling the sheets up to your pillow and making sure to remove the bedclothes before you leave. Maintaining realistic standards can help you get into the habit.

A made bed is great. If you would like to keep your entire home just as tidy and beautiful, the team of cleaning professionals at Latinas House Cleaning can help you keep your home clean, so you have more time to do the things you love. Choose daily or weekly cleanings or simply call us when you need us.