A map of a routine.

Making my bed. To me there is nothing quite as sad as coming home to an unmade bed. If I climb into bed at night and I haven't made my bed in the morning it feels like last night, yesterday and all that tags along with it remains left behind. This could be the ghost of bad dreams, or perhaps a day I'd rather forget. The rumpled sheets, pillows askew and the comforter tossed aside. It's almost like a crime scene. What happened here, exactly? Even with a lovely nights sleep and a stellar previous day it is still time to renew. This is why I created the routine of making my bed every day.

Making my bed is my way of starting fresh & setting the scene for a brand new day. I like to fluff the pillows and shake their creases out. Shake out the imprint of me on my feather bed and duvet. 

Now it is time to reassemble the pieces. Most days I put every bed item back as it was the day before. But because I have graphic design inclinations the overall finished look of the bed must combine these elements in balance & harmony:

• color
• texture
• size

Sometimes I make my bed (just like when I work on a creative project) I will step back and look at the view. If an element seems out of line I will adjust it. Keep in my that my bed had many pillows, covers and chenille blanket. 

Does this behavior make me a touch mad with perfection tendencies? Or, does it fulfill my theory that art can reside anywhere?