Got the laundry done, including the bedding, and including folding and putting away. And that’s about it, apart from some partial kitchen unfracking.
I did, however, get a decent amount of writing done on a new short story. I also drew up a budget and a debt snowball payment plan, and if we stick to both of those we’ll have everything but Husband’s student loans and our mortgage paid off in four years.
Otherwise, I was just plain tired. I figured that this might be my last chance to be lazy for a while, and taking the opportunity to get some rest before starting a new job seemed wise.
That’s my excuse, anyway.
Got the laundry done, including the bedding, and including folding and putting away (1). And that’s about it, apart from some partial kitchen unfracking (2).
I did, however, get a decent amount of writing done (3) on a new short story. I also drew up a budget (4) and a debt snowball payment plan (5), and if we stick to both of those we’ll have everything but Husband’s student loans and our mortgage paid off in four years.
Otherwise, I was just plain tired. I figured that this might be my last chance to be lazy for a while, and taking the opportunity to get some rest before starting a new job seemed wise.
That’s my excuse, anyway.
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Seems to me you got an awful lot done for being “lazy.” Maybe your ideas about what a normal baseline of unfucking is are starting to shift?
Ah, yes, this again. Basically, the argument (which was challenged even within that article:”Professor Andrew Wardlaw, of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology, agreed.He said: ‘Mites are very important in asthma and allergy and it would be good if ways were found to modifiy the home so that mite concentrations were reduced. It is true that mites need humid conditions to thrive and cannot survive in very dry (desert like) conditions.However, most homes in the UK are sufficiently humid for the mites to do well and I find it hard to believe that simply not making your bed would have any impact on the overall humidity.’”) is that making your bed causes a humid environment in which dust mites flourish.
- Wash your sheets. Regularly. Weekly, at least.
- Vacuum your mattress. I do this monthly. It takes about four minutes.
- If you’re truly concerned about mites, then neatly fold your top sheet and blankets/comforter/duvet down at the foot of the bed, straighten your pillows, and consider your bed made.
How frequently am I going to need to remind everyone that if I post “make your bed,” and there’s someone in your bed, or you’re in a different time zone, or you’re still sleeping, or your cat is sleeping and doesn’t have legs and can’t move, or you sleep on a pile of sticks without sheets or pillows, JUST DO WHAT YOU CAN WHEN YOU CAN. You don’t have to post your excuses. In fact, please don’t.
emblazonet Asks:
unfuckyourhabitat Said:
I get a surprising number of people who come up with as many reasons and defenses for not making their bed as possible. I explain it a little here.
But dudes, if you don’t want to make your bed or think it’s stupid, that’s cool. The level of hostility and defensiveness around bed-making is kind of surprising to me. Not every system works for every person, and that’s fine.
(and take your vitamins, @contenthousewife)
Do it.
