Luandry Day
That’s right laundry day. That’s whats on the agenda today, separating colors, loading, unloading, folding, and putting away. I also had a little fermenting party, milk kefir, water kefir, and kombucha, all fresh and getting ready to be devoured. The kids are playing in the bath after making mud puddles outside with the water hose and I am taking a quick break to blog a bit about laundry.
Laundry is great and it’s even better that I can do it all in one afternoon. Today I plan on going through each piece of clothing and putting aside a pile for the Good Will. Both William and Briana have gone through bit of a growth spurt and much of their pant are high waters, rising well above their ankles. It’s amazing to watch them grow at such speed. I am a bit speechless about how quickly time passes and how quickly they grow distantly, independent. I am not needed at every moment to hold, coddle, feed, soothe, bathe, bathroom, and so on. They can fix their own snacks, pick out their own clothing, go potty by themselves, play independently of me, and so many other things. It’s a bit depressing to think about, really, I need a puppy or something (we know how well that goes over).
I almost find a bit of kinship with my fermented friends, laundry, and even keeping the house clean. These things are becoming my companions…really! I talk to the little gnats that have invaded my kitchen, not very nicely, but I talk to them nonetheless. You see its been hot so we have to open the house up to cool down, along with letting the cool air in, I have let a few pesty pest in, gnats are so annoying and they LOVE anything fermented. Well, that was a bit pointless.
I wonder if all moms feel this way, you know, about house cleaning, laundry, or house chores being some kind of comfort to them?
Well the dryer just stopped. Time to unload and load.
Commentary
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On August 20, 2009 Vivian said...
I envy you! I feel the most sane and “myself” when I have the day to just do housechores and work at my home and kiddo. I find each day a bit torn between that and work, feeling that I never catch up and am never really on top of anything in particular! I just keep telling myself “this too shall pass” and there will be plenty of time (SOME DAY) to get laundry done in one afternoon! lol