Since, in my new non-teaching schedule, I’m going to really try to focus on household matters on Thursdays (I’ve done laundry on Thursdays for years, but now I’m going to try to add cleaning to this day as well), I will devote this post to the subject of LAUNDRY.
I could probably come up with more reasons, but here are my top 3:
1. Going up and down the stairs to the laundry room throughout the day provides exercise.
2. I love to see the transformation from clean to dirty, from stinky to nice-smelling. (One of my favorite childhood memories is the smell of clean sheets fresh from a sunny day on the clothesline. Alas, my own clothesline went away when I finished the cloth diaper era.)
3. Laundry is a quiet activity–you can do a lot of thinking while sorting and folding and switching loads.
Question of the Day: What is your favorite “laundry thing”? Alternate QotD: What is the hardest task between dirty clothes and clean ones?
I used to love hanging clothes outside. Now, I don’t have time, so they’re done in the dryer. I used to love doing laundry. Now, I don’t have time, so my family helps. My favorite part is when it’s ALL DONE!