You either make it, or you don't. If you don't, there's still hope for you. I have converted my husband into a bedmaker, but my boys could argue against it until the cows come home. Much to my delight my daughter has started making her bed more regularly now that she is in college. There are lots of studies about the benefits of making your bed each morning. Admiral William McRaven, author of "Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life... And Maybe The World,"

Do you live in a home without overhead lights? It wasn't until we built our house in 2005 that I realized why so many homes are built without them. They are a costly upgrade! Our lighting budge was blown out of the water in a nano-second. We did take the hit and put in recessed and overhead lights throughout and have never regretted it for a moment. I go into lots of homes that are dark, even with the lights turned on. I am not a trained lighting expert, nor do I play one