Un-Checked Imperfection

I like a made bed. I mean truly, who doesn’t? There is something complete about a day when, at the end of it, you can slip between the cool sheets of a neat bed. I try hard to make the bed everyday. I’m laughing at myself as I type this because I know for a fact that my bed is a mess currently. Some days other things win out.

I remember one day I was upstairs rushing to get my shoes on, so I could run out the door. My family was waiting for me in the car. I ran past the bed and then stopped. I glanced at the strewn covers over my shoulder. “Well, maybe if I do it really quick.” I grabbed the blanket and sheet simultaneously and tossed it on the bed. I tucked the bottom edges, fixed the pillows and then realized I’d put the sheet and blanket on sideways. They only came about three-fourths of the way up our bed.

I knew I didn’t have time to fix it then, but I decided I’d get to it later. Then another thought hit me. What if I just left it? What if when Tony and I climbed into bed we giggled about how our blankets only came up to our belly buttons. What if the imperfection paved the way for a much needed light-hearted moment? Why would I want to rob us of that?

Some imperfections are just worth going un-checked in our lives.

Tagged as: Imperfect, imperfection, Inspirational