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Idiom: Wake up on the wrong side of the bed
Those of you who are married or in a long-term relationship know one of the first things you did as a couple was determine who slept on which side of the bed.
Single people think about going to bed, but they never think about which side they will wake up on.
Couples with some time under their belts know it is possible to wake up on the wrong side of the bed.
That does not lead to a harmonious breakfast, let me tell you.
When you wake up on the wrong side of the bed, your day starts terribly and only worsens until it’s over. Everything irritates you, and for no reason, you’re in a bad mood all day long.
Determining which side of the bed is yours is as important as deciding who uses the bathroom first.
Unfortunately, once the decisions are made, it is still possible to wake up on the wrong side of the bed, even though you do wake up on your side, the side you fought for all those years ago.
Sometimes you wake up in a bad mood.
Often there is no reason for it.
You wake up on the wrong side of the bed, and no amount of coffee, kisses, kind words, or cake – yes, not even cake – can put you back on track to having a great day.
You can do nothing about it except grumble and scowl your way through the day.
People will notice you have woken up on the wrong side of the bed pretty quickly and will avoid you until tomorrow.
Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test
This post is understandable by someone with at least a 7th-grade education (age 12).
On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 78.
The easier a passage is to read, the higher the score on a scale of 0 – 100.
