Have you ever had a really bad cold where you are both super congested, can't breathe through your nose at all, yet find yourself constantly wiping the snot that drips out of each nostril? That's how I feel about laundry. It seems to always be clean, but within hours, it's dripping out again from somewhere. I really do wish I could find someone who would come in and do my laundry... the RIGHT way so I could do the rest of my responsibilities. The problem comes with finding someone who will do it correctly. And yes, there is a right way to do laundry!
Let's start with hanging and folding. First of all, nothing should ever be hung or folded inside out. To me, this is common sense, but apparently not everyone feels the same. I know this because when I had the housekeepers coming regularly while I was sick, I asked them to do laundry one day. Not common sense apparently, as I still find things now and then that were hung inside out.
Second of all, if you are looking at the front of a shirt, the open part of the hanger (that goes on the rod) should open to the left. This, so that when you're flipping through the closet to find a shirt, all face the same direction and you don't have to look to the right then to the left to see what's printed on which shirt.
Next, let's look at the subject of SOCKS. Socks can be folded about a thousand different ways, but only my way is the right way. (kidding... kind of). They should be placed on top of each other, folded once in half then tucked inside of each other completely. The final result should look like a bullet that can be chucked across any room with precision. No loose ends, no partial fold over the top, etc.
I suppose my list of needs for laundry isn't too great, but I do admit to having insecurities about telling someone else how to do my laundry when I can't even seem to get it done myself. People probably see the baskets we're living out of and think that I must not care if they ball it up and shove it in the drawer. Au Contraire!!!! I think somewhere along the lines of my life, I've developed the mentality of do it right or don't do it at all. Unfortunately, I take the latter approach. I get my laundry clean and dry and manage to hang up anything that requires hanging straight from the dryer (so it avoids wrinkles with the hope people "outside" don't know about my inability to keep up with my laundry!) but things that require folding are a whole other ballgame. Towels are ok because they're big, bulky and make me feel like I'm making progress. Socks, underwear, undershirts, etc... yeah, that's my vice... and I'm not even so sure that it's a matter of folding, but the putting away that gets me!!! I think my family (except for Lourdes) is old enough to come in where the clothes have been folded and grab their pile (I also stack according to clothing type and owner so all they have to do is literally put it in their drawer. What usually ends up happening, though, is the neatly stacked multiple piles strategically placed all over my king-size bed wind up in the floor at the end of the day because nobody came to get them after I told them they were done. By the time I'm ready to go to bed, exhausted beyond clear vision, things get laid in the floor (stacked neatly) with the hope they will get them the next day... Without fail, someone will come in, in the middle of the night, stumble around, knocking over every last bit of clothes and it's again in a huge pile come morning time.
Clearly you can see my battle.
Now that I've wasted a ton of space talking about random laundry (what fun that was!), I'll move on to another subject. By the way, I type over 120 words per minute, so it doesn't take me but about 5 minutes to write out everything that comes into my mind. Don't think I waste my entire day doing blogging. I'm usually doing it while I'm on the... well, let's just say I multitask. (ROFL).
My boys have taken piano lessons for over a year now from the same teacher. She is from Brazil and owned a music store/shop over there. She is absolutely a lovely human being. So sweet, soft spoken (Like Michelle Duggar) and patient. Rounding the bend on to giving birth to a 4th child, I've come to realize that I need to find alternatives to things I've been doing that accomplish the same goal, while simplifying my own schedule and life. She has so many students, she has them come to her house, versus going to theirs. After much thought, I decided it would be best for me if I could find someone to come to my house so I could keep doing house-things, (whether that means cooking, neverending laundry, cleaning or just dealing with kids.). The current teacher has thousands of teeny, tiny breakable things all over her house. Primarily in the area of the piano and where we sit to wait while each child does their lessons. This makes me nervous!!! I have 3 kids in there and the smaller two want to touch EVERYTHING. Anyway, I've found someone (who is in her mid-late 60's and has played since first grade) to come to the house and teach the kids. She charges the same amount too as the lady we use now! (Bonus!!) Needless to say, I'm excited to embark on this new adventure which won't require me to even leave the house!
So tomorrow, I have to go to MD Anderson Cancer Clinic. I didn't have a thyroid ultrasound last year; the doctor said I could go two years between scans, so this is my first in 2 years. I am nervous!! Even though the blood work came back good, how can I help but be nervous?! Not to mention, the 3 hours it takes me to get there (yes, it should only take 45, but I always get lost because the freeways scare me, so I drive inside streets.) They don't ever schedule the scan on the same days as the appointment with the doctor, which totally stinks because that means TWO TRIPS down there within a week or two's time. Wish me luck!!
Well, it's about that time again. I have to go get ready to go to Noah's school to have my daily lunch with him. When we decided to put him into public school, I made the decision to go eat lunch with him everyday with the goal of avoiding any exposure to peanuts by other students. He loves it and so does Lourdes. It's nice to see him during his day and get to talk to him (plus he's still not embarrassed to hug on me in front of all his buddies).
haha, ok... so i have imagined how you fold your socks (and reread like 3 times to ensure I was thinking correctly... I plan on trying this next time we are at the mat) and am slightly disappointed because I thought I was one of the select few who knows your secret about your favorite place to type.... =)
ReplyDeleteI'll be praying for you, let me know how it goes!! <3