It’s Friday of the first week of 31 Days of Details.

Here’s my detail for today:

It kind of makes me giggle.

My kids have recently been re-motivated to keep up with their daily checklists.  Thankfully, I have one who is particularly motivated to motivate the others.  (Born leader, desire to boss others around, concern for his siblings . . . whatever the reason, I’ll take it.)

Anyway, one of the easiest checks they earn is putting their dirty clothes in the hamper.  So, my Reminding Child makes sure everyone does that.  And, after losing the opportunity for a check last week because his undie-toss didn’t actually hit the hamper, he makes sure all-things-dirty get in the hamper.

No matter where that hamper may be.

I just noticed yesterday . . . which was THURSDAY . . . . that the hamper was in the kitchen.  Near the laundry room where the laundry was sorted . . . . on MONDAY . . . . but in the kitchen.

Obviously, since they’ve been putting dirty clothes into it, they noticed that it was there.

But they didn’t notice that it being there was anything strange.

Such are the lives of the children of a slob.

My detail for the day?  Move the laundry hamper back to their bathroom.

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