I know. I’ve been yakking about laundry all week.
(Sometimes that happens, y’all.)
I just get excited when puzzle pieces unexpectedly fit because a routine is working.
Puzzle pieces like this towel that I used as a knee-saver when I was cleaning that horrendous spot on the playroom floor last weekend:
Pre-Laundry Day, I would have been overwhelmed by the thought of that towel and all the grossness it had touched. I’d have wanted to wash it, but would have been paralyzed by the fact that it was just ONE thing on the never-ending list of things that needed to be laundered.
I would have questioned the justification of washing IT when we were standing way too close to the edge of Undieless Cliff.
And most likely, the washing machine wouldn’t be available anyway since I’d need to re-wash whatever was in it.
But the washing machine was empty. And I felt no pressure to wash anything else first since it wasn’t Laundry Day.
I did throw in a few other dark towels, and that load put me AHEAD on laundry instead of behind.
Go me!!
--Nony
Yes, ahead of the game is awesome!!
You’ve finally worn me down. First laundry day starts right after breakfast. 😀
Ahead is always better than behind. And maybe God is trying to tell some of us to catch up on our laundry, too. Not me, of course. Yeah, right. 😀 😀 😀
Don’t you love it when your systems work! Good for you!
I recently experienced this delightful phenomenon when my 4 year-old threw up in the middle of the night. I was able to strip the bed and put all the sheets straight into the empty washer. I had to do the same again two nights later for my 7 year-old, but by then the first load had been washed, dried and put away in the linen closet.
Laundry day is the worst day of the week, but at least now it usually only happens once a week!
Laundry day is the first thing I was ever able to progress to. Laundry day (along with all its laundry math knowledge & power) has been a most marvelous gift to our house. I fought it. I fought it hard. “I have a bad back, I’ll never be able to do that all in one day…” Oh. My. Heavens. It was a struggle at the beginning (see aforementioned laundry math), but I’ve been actually enjoying the laundry, having clean sheets, actually washing bath mats regularly. And knowing which clothes I wear/love.
Thanks Dana, for sharing this. Eventually I’ll learn to take it there now. I am improving!!!