Quick update: making my bed, military-style, fell to the wayside. As nice as it was to climb under those sheets, it was a bit of a hassle to fix every day. I had to move my bed a few inches every time, and that was enough for me to forget the entire thing. I still make my bed, but I lay the sheets on rather than tuck them in. Maybe one day I’ll pick it back up, but for now, I’ll settle for almost as nice. Now, to the real post. While any blog that’s available to the public is meant for public consumption, the genuine reason I wanted to start this was to get into certain habits by making myself accountable to random people on the internet. It’s said that we should have a buddy when attempting to grow new habits, so why not avail myself to every single person on the planet? So what habit am I looking to start? And, more important, is it going to be like my bed-making habit, where I settle for good enough? Anyone who knows me as a person—which is about two or three peop...
Bed: Made Life: Working On It For whatever reason, today—a random Tuesday in the middle of April—is a fine day to start my life. Now, this isn’t the first time I’ve made such a proclamation, at least to myself. There’s been many a time that I took stock of what I had and said, “Yup, time to take charge of this mess.” I’m sure this isn’t unique to me. We have a holiday at the start of the year dedicated to starting our lives anew. But today, yes, today. Today is different. Today I took stock of what I had and took some charge of it. No holiday prompts, no societal expectation. All it was, was me saying it needed to be done . Thus, the made bed. Making a bed doesn’t seem like much. Put the sheet on, make it look nice, and you’re done. But as this article at the Art of Manliness shows, there is a proper way. And it is more than throwing a sheet down. It involves tucking in the sides, making hospital corners, and—fine, not that much work. Sti...