Don't Make Your Bed Day
About Don't Make Your Bed Day
When is Don't Make Your Bed Day? This holiday is always observed on December 21
Without a doubt, this will save you a few minutes of your time in the morning. Today is Don’t Make Your Bed Day. On this December 21 holiday, you get to avoid a somewhat pointless chore, if only for today. Researchers tell us that about 45% of us make our bed every day. Only 7 percent of us never make the bed. So, that means the rest of us perform this task sometimes. Most likely, mom made this task a routine daily chore during our childhood. As a result, we somewhat kept this habit into adulthood.
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Today’s Theme: “You made your bed, now you have to lie in it”. Author Unknown
The Great Make or Don't Make Your Bed Debate
There is much debate on whether you should make your bed every day or not. Here are the arguments for both sides:
For Making Your Bed:
- It creates a neat and tidy appearance if someone comes into your room.
- It promotes good habits.
- According to researchers, it enhances mental health.
Against Making Your Bed:
- It takes time in the morning that is better spent on other activities.
- No one can or should go into your room, So, why does it matter?
- An unmade bed promotes evaporation of moisture in the sheets and blankets promotes bacteria growth.
How to Celebrate Don't Make Your Bed Day
Here are some fun things to do during this holiday
- Don’t get out of bed. Rather, stay there all day. Then, you don’t have to make the bed.
- If you do get up, do not make your bed.
- The night before this holiday, tell all your friends not to make their beds in the morning.
- Let your parents know that this is a holiday and you will be following it in good spirit. So, they won’t get mad about your messy bed as you rush off to school.
Today's Quotes
“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” – – Benajmin Franklin
“I’m so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.” – – Muhammad Ali
History and Origin of Don't Make Your Bed Day
In 2014, fifth-grade student Shannon Barba of Tijeras in New Mexico created Don’t Make Your Bed Day. Shannon was tired of this daily morning chore. He felt it was time-consuming as he rushed to get ready for school. He wrote a petition that many fellow students signed. Then, he sent it to Congress.
Shannon chose December to celebrate this annual holiday because it is the shortest day of the year. And, he felt that he could do more valuable and useful things with less time available on this short day.
This Day in History
In addition to today’s holiday, many other things happened on this day. Accordingly, here are some of them:
- The Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth, Massachusetts. (1620)
- Pierre and Marie Curie discover radium. (1898)
- Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was born on this day in 1926.
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More December 21 Holidays
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