Untidy beds may keep us healthy

overheard this topic on radio just a few mornings ago. and found the article from bbc dated a whole five years ago. so this is like old news? anyway the apparently, "failing to make your bed in the morning may actually keep you healthy, scientists believe."

"Research suggests that while an unmade bed may look scruffy, it is also unappealing to house dust mites though to cause asthma and other allergies.

A Kingston University study discovered the bugs cannot survive in the warm, dry conditions found in an unmade bed.

The average bed could be home to up to 1.5 million house dust mites.

The bugs, which are less than a millitmetre long, feed on scales of human skin and produce allergens which are easily inhaled during sleep.

The warm, damp conditions created in an occupied bed are ideal for the creatures, but they are less likely to thrive when moisture is in shorter supply." - source

so now if you're feeling lazy about making your bed every morning, you can simply use this as an excuse! i used to dislike making my bed when i was younger. but as i grew older, i slowly got into the habit of making my bed. though somehow, i feel that an unmade bed is more inviting than a made one. simply because the made bed looks too neat for me to want to mess it up. whereas an unmade bed looks more inviting, as if it's all warmed up and ready for me to sleep in.

okay, maybe those are just my excuses for not having the time to make my bed on some mornings. but i believe not everything in your life has to be so orderly, otherwise where's the sense of adventure and excitement? live in the now and do things spontaneously! :)

"Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on Earth." — Mark Twain