Mathematical Relationships Explained

Before you click away, it's not like I'm talking about sine/cosine, or anything like that. This is something that occurs in my house everyday, and it occured to me that there was a direct correlate.

My Bed.

I have found that there is a direct correlation between the degree to which my bed is made and the level of busy-ness within which I am operating. There are days when my bed looks great--corners tucked in, sheets match bedspread (more or less--it's not Pottery Barn), pillows fluffed and the bed looks really inviting. Then, last week, in the middle of my week from hell, I noticed how bad the bed was appearing. The pillows weren't in place, and since I have a couple blankets on the bed due to the cold, the blankets were not put on right and hanging off the edges in places. The sheet was not folded over the top blanket. That day I was working for part, and Christmas shopping the rest. Piano lessons followed that night. There was one day in which the quilt was strewn across the bed, half covering the pillows which were coming out of the cases already. the blankets completely in view, sheet touching the floor on one side of the bed, and not even under the blanket on the other side. That day, was apparently last Thursday, given what I wrote on this blog, because I was not a happy kid. I worked one job in the morning; one in the afternoon; popcorn obligation and prep for Friday (I would be gone all day at a conference). Then Sunday, the busiest day on record, the bed wasn't even made at all, which is completely against my grain. That's how I know I was too busy. I need a made bed to feel like the day is ready to go. I have this thing about making the bed, even before I go to bed, if that's how busy I am. I want everything evenly distributed and ready for sleep.

Today, my bed is made. It's not perfect, but it's ready for the day. This is my barometer of busy-ness, and I'm glad to say the levels are dropping, exponentially. By next Monday, I expect my bed will look close to perfect again.