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Success and the Laundry
By karen | February 2, 2007
It’s on my back, hanging on and holding me down, much like the proverbial monkey. I know it drains my energy. I struggle against it. I don’t know why. It’s just a part of life.
I’m talking about Dirty Laundry. No, No nothing so titillating as “dirty little secrets, dirty little lies” ala Don Henley,
No, nothing quite that exciting, not at all.
I’m talking about the everyday, mundane, everybody’s got it type of dirty laundry. Yes, that would be clothes that need to be washed. In my case it is an entire families clothes that need to be washed.
I can go on and on about why I hate laundry. The thing I hate the most is that you can’t just get it done already. No, No you must sort. Then you must wash. Then hours later you must dry and hours after that you must fold and put away. It takes all-day and then some, especially in my case.
I have to say that in all of those hours of getting it done I have been distracted to such an extent that it is often forgotten. Forgotten in the washer for days, (sure I’ll be embarrassed) and forgotten in the dryer for days (yeah, I’m embarrassed again). And I don’t even want to talk about the laundry baskets (ugh, I hate laundry baskets). No, No. You see my attentions are much more focused upon anything other than the laundry, as anything is much more fun, much more interesting, much more inviting.
But there is a consolation in all of this, a great truth that has come forth.
“Behind every successful woman is a pile of dirty laundry!”
Aha! I am vindicated!
Oh and by the way, that goes for men too. Laundry is an equal opportunity employer and my husband has my blessings, my permission and yes, even my encouragement to do the laundry anytime he wants to. And I do admit that he often does do the laundry.
So….
“Behind every successful human being is a pile of dirty laundry!”
Yes, that does sound better!
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This article is included in the Carnival of Family Life located at An Island Life
This article is included again in the Carnival of Family Life but this week February 26, 2007 it has a new home at Modern Sage Online.com
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February 8th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
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February 19th, 2007 at 12:20 am
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February 19th, 2007 at 10:14 am
Amen, I hate laundry as well. I try to get my husband to do it every so often, or at least tackle it as a twosome.
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February 19th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
I hate doing laundry! LOL But I feel so dang successful when it’s all clean, folded, and put away hehe I’m here from CFL
February 19th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
I think we should all focus on that successful feeling of completion when it is all done! What do you think?
February 25th, 2007 at 10:32 am
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February 25th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
Ahhh!!!! I’m not the only one!!! Ever had to rewash the load? Yep, me, too. Several times. For a while, I was forbidden from folding. My husband couldn’t take the way I folded, so only he would do it.
Now, it’s whoever can get to whatever can be gotten to!
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February 25th, 2007 at 11:10 pm
[…] Join us for the 43rd edition of the Carnival of Family Life, hosted this week at Modern Sage. Here are a few posts that I enjoyed. Happy Monday! I’m not the only one with laundry battles! Thanks for letting me know I’m not alone, Karen. Gotta remember the important stuff, like a good family day. Thanks for the reminder, Liza! The Princesses are alive and well in many of our homes! Diane shares her princess story. […]
February 26th, 2007 at 12:33 am
Yes, but we have vindication!!!
Behind our success is a pile of dirty laundry!!
February 26th, 2007 at 3:57 pm
Amen to that!
Hugs,
Holly
Holly’s Corner
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July 23rd, 2007 at 2:39 pm
Few… I thought I was the only one who felt so strongly about laundry.