With so much not quite right with the world, I have to focus on what I can control.
I learned from Gretchen Rubin, one of my most helpful authors, something that can really start my day with a moment of happiness is my bed well made. This also helps to put everything on a positive path before I leave my room.
To help make this even better, I got a new spread and shams and even a couple of throw pillows for Christmas from my mother-in-law.
So even though I did not know what all this day would bring, I started with a moment of order and happiness. In the days to come, these moments may be harder to find so I will choose to make at least this one before I leave my room each morning.
The Life Blend 
I love this idea! In fact I also made my bed this morning (not as neat or as coordinated as yours) in hopes to come home to something positive. What a coincidence!
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It is a great sight at the end of the day.
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So true,we need order and happiness. Good idea to focus on making the bed.
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I don’t have a lot of order all the time, but have taken pleasure in my bed.
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I followed the “make your bed every morning” routine all throughout college, and I really did find that it would set my day up for success. I’ve fallen away from it since. I need to get back to it!
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And for some the opposite is also true. If you were forced to make your bed, you can get happiness from just leaving it. I have not once come home to a made bed and wished I hadn’t made it. Sometimes I just have to say – well at least I made my bed today!
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Great advice, order and happiness can come from little things like a neatly made bed.
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I know it is not true for all, but it is true for me. Helps me feel more put-together to face the day.0
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Yes, there’s nothing quite like having a neat and well made bed to welcome you at the end of a day, especially in this time of uncertainty!
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For some reason, this is a hard habit for me to form and stick to, even though I love how a well-made bed looks. And I read a good post from Gretchen Rubin yesterday about staying calm and avoiding anxiety during a pandemic. She’s such a calming writer and thinker!
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Agreed! And she says that you may also gain happiness by not making your bed.
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