Yes, Laundry! Endless Laundry. We all have to do it and I don't know why I feel like I need to devote a post to it but it is such a large part of my life. I have to admit that laundry has been sooo much easier since the addition of our new washer and dryer (oh, how I love them). But I have a serious problem with Laundry. Part of my problem is that I am mildly obsessed with it. It's not like I am really good at it or anything. I never iron or pre-treat, but I defiantly have a certain way that I like my clothes to be folded.
That said I have cursed myself to doing the job myself. Whenever Ryan tries to help fold clothes I always stop him because he just does it all wrong. I can't blame him it is all me. But I have done it enough that he won't even try to help.My other problem is not sorting the clothes, putting them into the washer, then switching them in a timely manner. No, my problem is that my clean clothes get backed up because as controlling as I am about how my clothes are folded I hate to do it. But not only do I hate to fold them I have some kind of glitch that makes me think that I have to fold all the loads at the same time. Otherwise I would be folding clothes all day long instead of in one 2 hour session. So all my clean clothes stay in baskets getting all wrinkled up for days while we pick through them looking for the things we need and all our loads are washed.
This is not a problem I have alone, I know. I have been in my friends houses during laundry sessions and I know that I am not alone.
I shouldn't be so controlling about it. I need to start teaching my boys how to wash their own clothes. Especially Hayden. I have noticed myself trying to pass my OCD laundry obsessions onto him but he is not being receptive. When I try to show him how to put his clothes away he says okay mom and then just stuffs them into his drawers. Then of course I have to go back and fix it because I can't stand to see clothes sticking out all funny and squished.
I know it is all really stupid and I know that I can't get away from it and I probably won't change my ways but I had to vent a little. I better go...I have to finish folding...again.
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5 comments:
It is so nice to know that I am not the only one who is a laundry freak!! Luckily for me, I only really care about MY clothes, but when I get them downstairs to put away I have to re-fold EVERYTHING. Especially if Logan folded anything. It ain't good...
Does mean you don't want me to wash, dry or fold your clothes when I come to visit? Or did you get your folding habits from me.
That totally sounds like me so don't think it's stupid. Me I like to get the rest of my house clean, all the laundry washed and dried and then be able to sit down fold it all and put it into piles then have everyone put their own clothes away. What is a mother to do :>
I used to be just like you and the looming folding session was overwhelming so I timed my self folding a load right out of the dryer. 7 minutes!! Thats how long it takes to fold it out of the dryer - I have seven minutes. Now laundry is not such a big job - and I am not very nice if the person taking the clothes out of the dryer does not fold them (we are all laundry crazy). We all have to cope with the neverending jobs somehow.
Smile,
Karen
Some day when I am rich, I would hire out two things laundry and house cleaning. Oh how I would give up laundry. I've tried numerous routines, schedules, plans, etc. trying to find the best way to get the laundry washed, folded and put away, and yet-it is still my MOST dreaded task!!!!!!! I hate laundry. Pat told me how she always folded it right out of the dryer and I admit, I think this is the best way to do it, but about once a month I get behind on the constant folding and putting away and end up with a mountain in my room. I could go on and on.
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