I hate housework. I hate everything about chores. The time it takes, the repetitive monotony, the cleaning up after other people, the smell, the dirt, splinters, the paper cuts, all of it.
But, most of all, I hate laundry. The washing and drying part isn’t so bad. It’s the folding and putting away that gets me. It’s like making a bed every morning. You’re just going to sleep in it again in a few hours, seems like a waste of time. Same thing folding clothes. You’re only going to get them wrinkled again, why bother?
Confession: I usually just make my peeps dig for socks and underwear in a phalanx of laundry baskets hidden behind the living room sofa. There are overflowing heaps of unpaired socks languishing in obscurity. Wads of dress shirts on endless dry cycles to keep down on the creases and crinkles in the fabric.
The only aspect that is remotely redeeming about doing laundry is the occasional payoff.
I’ve told the peeps, if they leave money in their pockets, I get to keep it.
I almost have enough saved for a new car.
I’m grateful for:
- Peeps who forget to clean out their pants pockets
- A house I can complain about having to clean
- Crisp, clean dollar bills
- Hyperbole
Thin spiral notebook 
YES! Me too. I have a jar in the laundry room specifically for storing my monetary finds, though it’s usually change and not paper, sigh.
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Coin is the norm, but occasionally I hit the motherlode, and find enough green to buy lunch out.
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I also hate laundry. Mostly putting away. Folding it is my other least favorite part. But it’s fun to find treasures!
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All four of these things to be grateful for made me smile.
(Plus a little “tip” for your work is nice! 😉 )
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Hyperbole is my favorite. We can always do with more of that 🙂
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Always!
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Ha! I do not pair up socks. We all wear the same nondescript white or black socks. They are all in a laundry basket in our bathroom closet. Outside of that my peeps all have to do their own laundry, except my husband…he breaks stuff.
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See, that is the smart way to do things. I’m not someone who tends to do things the smart way.
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Who are your peeps?
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My people… my husband and son. They forget to empty their pants pockets before throwing them into the laundry. Any found money automatically becomes mine.
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Hubby thought he had it sussed to avoid unpaired socks by always buying BLACK.
Thing is, there are now so many different shades of mismatched or unmatched black socks, it makes you wonder why he bothered!
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That is funny! I have the same problem with my husband’s socks. So many black and dark blue socks that I still have to match up or they look weird together.
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My Dad always had a good one liner for practically every occasion, and odd socks was no exception. If he was wearing an odd pair by mistake, he’d say it was the fashion as he had another pair exactly the same!
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That’s great! I’ve done the same thing with a pair of blue and brown shoes.
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What is it with unpaired socks? We’ve got a literal basket full. Where the heck are they!!!!
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I have a bin in the laundry room full of unpaired socks. It’s like there are sock eating gremlins hiding in my dryer.
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