Yes, up there with some of my favourite things is, in fact, doing the laundry! I know I am a very weird person, however I do get such delight in washing dirty clothes.
I love sorting the darks and whites, towels and sheets... and now - all of Alex's itsty bitsy baby clothes, bibs and cloths!
I love love love hanging out the clothes to dry on the line, on a lovely sunny day, with just a little wind! I must admit to being slightly OCD about this though! I do like to have the socks hung in pairs and all the undies on the same line (all facing in the same direction!)... and yes, I do like all of the clothes to be facing me - i.e. all the 'fronts' face towards the house! But no - I don't match the colour of the pegs to the colour of the clothes, as I know some people do.... I don't go that far.... (*thinks* I must take more zinc & magnesium to cure this OCD!!)
I adore the smell of clean, dry washing as you take it off the line and bring it inside. It's a small achievement in the grand scheme of things, but it's just so nice to have clean clothes, towels & bed linen!
Now folding and putting away these clean clothes - I can manage this, but its not my favourite thing in the world to do.... but, I do love to have all of my clothes right there, where I can see them, so I can decide what to wear for the day!
Ironing - well that just doesn't happen in my house. Have you seen me wearing any 'clothes that might crinkle' in a while? No, didn't think so. Ironing is just a very occasional thing for me. After working in a must-be-ironed uniform for almost 5 years, I avoid using the iron and ironing board at all costs! If Daz wants a shirt ironed, he can do it himself!
Ok, must go; Load #1 is waiting to be hung on the line and load #2 for the day is halfway through the cycle.... and Alex could wake at any moment!
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