Process Essay

The proper process of making beds is a very important process for someone awaiting a house guest to know.  People like to make their beds in the morning to return to a welcoming, restful place.  If not, they “return to a rumpled, tangled mess in the evening”[1]  The house owner must know all the secrets to making their guest comfortable and fell right at home.  Beds have been around since people have, and now we have the secret to making the perfect bed.  The first few steps are making sure you have the correct tools in order to make the perfect bed.  “A bed is a personal place of rest-choose bedding that will please the person sleeping there”[2], so first you may want to find out what sort of allergies the guest may have, and if they have a sensitive back or not.  Then buy bed sheets, a bed skirt, and a bed pillow, which is like a top cushion that goes over the mattress. 

Place the bed skirt on top of the box spring and place the mattress on top of that.  Next put on the bed pillow to ensure the guest is comfiest.  Make sure that the bed pillow has absolutely no wrinkles so the following layers look as nice as possible.  Following the bed pillow is the fitted sheet with the elastic corners.  Place that on the bed and tuck it as far under the mattress that it may go with no wrinkles on the surface.  Then take the regular sheet and spread it over the mattress with no wrinkles, and tuck in at the foot of the bed.  Tuck the sides of the loose sheet on the sides at most two thirds of the way in making it easy for the guest to enter the sheets without having to untuck the sheets.  Tuck in the corners hospital style take the corner “at the bottom corner and hold it out.  Tuck in what is left hanging down, then let the edge fall down and tuck it in as well”[3]  The next part is the comforter or a heavy blanket.  Place it on the bed and smooth out.  Place the pillows in any way that looks even and lovely.  Lastly, any decorative pillows and stuffed animals may help the guest feel at home, so that is suggested but not mandatory.

A bed made the correct way is a way to keep a house guest from never wanting to visit again.  If the bed is not comfortable, then the guest may feel crabby during the day.  The bed making process will not only help one with pleasing guests, but it may help please them selves.  For example, the bed will “look nice, stay clean, and be the place you would like to sleep.  Putting it all together neatly at first will even make daily bed-making easier!”[4]  The bed is always important even for daily events, for example, school, sports, exercise, or spending time with family or friends.  If someone does not achieve a good night’s rest, then it will affect the daily activities.  If there is something wrong with the sleeping area, then there is going to be something wrong with one’s day.