This week's fabulous photo from the Museum and Archives of Vernon is a shout-out to National Make Your Bed Day, which is today, Sept. 11.
Boys at the Vernon Preparatory School in Coldstream stand at attention as their beds are inspected,
The U.S.-based National Sleep Foundation says making your bed can "help improve your sleep by reducing the amount of tossing, turning, and restlessness we experience. Reducing all that turmoil in the bedroom offers great returns, such as good health."
Sleep study groups show that participants learn that their sleep environment is a major component of a restful night's sleep. One survey conducted shows that people who make their bed daily more often have a better night's sleep.
Fresh sheets, dark and cool rooms, and comfy mattresses also play a factor in sleep comfort.
"Besides the comfort level, the visual appeal of a well-made bed invites us to slumber," said nationaldaycalendar.com. "Almost like a blank canvas draws an artist to paint, a comfortably made bed calls to us. Who wants to face crumpled sheets and twisted blankets at the end of the day?
"Our bed and bedroom should be a sanctuary. And once our bed is made, very little is required of us but to slip between the sheets. When we're tired, we ask for no more demands from the day, least of all from our bed."
Making the bed on their army camp cots is a staple for participants at the annual Jean Minguy Memorial RCMP Youth Academy held every spring at the Vernon Army Camp.
It's one of the first things participants are taught at the academy, named in memory of the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP officer who drowned on-duty.
So go ahead, observe National Make Your Bed Day by doing just that. Make your bed. If not in the routine of making your bed, Make Your Bed Day is the day.
