If you know me at all, you know I tend to lean towards the OCD side. I’ve never been diagnosed or anything, but my uber-organized ways, along with my love of office supplies, and constant desire to be surrounded by cleanliness, is ample evidence of my tendency.

One of the ways this comes out is by making my bed each and every morning. Even if I don’t have time to do any other cleaning in the morning, I make my bed before leaving the house. There’s just something luxurious feeling about getting into a made bed at night. The sheets are smooth without any wrinkles or evidence of last night’s tossing and turning or sleeplessness. Making my bed also keeps cat hair off my sheets because Sammy and Zoey love to nap on my bed during the day. If it’s unmade, they’ll climb through the sheets and blankets and usually leave their toys buried in my bed for me to find later.

Thanks to the teachings of my mom when I was little, I’m a pretty big stickler for how my bed gets made. Each morning when I was growing up, my mom and I made the beds at our house together. She taught me how to properly make a bed, removing the wrinkles, creating hospital corners, and making certain the bed looked perfect. Those lessons have served me well into adulthood and I firmly believe that making your bed is a sign of good breeding.

A few days ago, I came across a blog that I’ve fallen in love with called Faded Velvet. Donna, the woman who writes it, also owns an antique/vintage store of the same name in Hartville, Ohio. It’s a good thing she’s in Ohio because if she were located here, I swear I’d go broke in her store. Take a look. You’ll see exactly what I’m talking about. Anyway, she wrote a fabulous blog post titled “Make Your Bed!” Clearly, this is a woman after my own heart. In her post, she walks readers through step by step of the proper way to make a bed. Donna’s post spoke straight to my soul and got the OCD in me all atwitter.

Thank you Donna for reminding the world of the simple pleasures in life and how to properly make a bed. Too many people don’t know, but thanks to your tutorial, all excuses are now out the window.

Go read Donna’s post, make your bed, and then call your mom and tell her you made your bed today. She’ll be proud of you.

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