The first day’s results are in on the New Laundry Routine.
First, I love not worrying about laundry today. No nagging concern about whether or not my family will have clean undies tomorrow; their drawers are full. Second, I got my normal feeling of frustration this morning wondering what on earth I had to wear today, only to walk into my closet and see MULTIPLE options, all clean and hung up. And since the laundry was completed yesterday, they were all immediately wearable, not wrinkled up from being shoved in the “clean pile” for days on end.
The only negative: I realized that although I had done a load of jeans, I hadn’t included MY jeans. I’ve decided to wait until next week. I’m trying to remind myself that pre-kids I used to wear jeans multiple times between washes. When the kids were little bitty, I HAD to wash everything after one wear because it was guaranteed to have snot, spit-up, ETC. on it somewhere. They’re mostly out of that stage now, though, so it’s really okay to wear jeans a couple of times.
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A Few Great Links:
Yesterday, on Orgjunkie.com I read this post called Seven Habits of Highly Successful Housekeepers. Doing this blog, I’m learning the truth behind each of the habits discussed. Several are things that I resisted for most of my life, convinced that they didn’t apply to me or that they weren’t the true deciding factor in why other people were neat and I was a slob.
And, totally unrelated to housekeeping, is this post on Erma Bombeck at Second Blooming. The post made me laugh and cry and I’d love for you to enjoy it too. While you’re there, check her out. She consistently makes me laugh.
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Today I:
Made bed.
Emptied dishwasher.
Swept kitchen.
Cleaned up kitchen.
Did a 5 minute pickup.
Checked bathroom for clutter.
Last night I:
Wiped down bathrooms.
Made lunches.
I've just found your blog today. I feel as though I could have written all of this. I have let my house get so far behind and it just depresses me each day when I come home from work. I will try and start my journey because you have motivated me. Thank you.
Good work on the laundry, Mama! So glad it is going better for you.
I just adore your transparency. It is so refreshing.
🙂
-Lauren
That's hysterical that you watched everybody's jeans but yours! I'm afraid I remember times in college when I didn't wash my jeans for weeks. Eww. Thanks SO much for the link! I truly appreciate it.
If I had a quarter for every time I washed everyone else’s laundry but mine, I’d have enough to go to the laundry mat and wash ALL our clothes.
I remember Erma. I can’t relate to the station wagon she drove but pretty much anything she wrote about raising the family and family interactions is still gold.
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