Would you think I was totally crazy if I told you that I think maybe my dishes and laundry are in cahoots together, conspiring against me? Laundry is one of those things that just never gets completely done. As soon as I think every item of clothing in my house is clean, someone decides to spill something on their shirt (just to spite me, of course), change into their favorite jeans, or put on their pajamas, thus creating…MORE LAUNDRY! Since it isn’t going to clean itself (oh, joyful thought), let’s at least get it done and out of the way so we can move onto other, more enjoyable things…such as tickling one of those laundry-making kids you love.
Like washing dishes and wiping up the bathrooms, doing a little laundry every day helps keep it from becoming an overwhelming task. Sometime, I’ll talk about different “systems” for managing your laundy (I’ve used a variety of methods over the years), but for now just try to stay one step ahead. It helps to take a quick moment to at least think about what laundry needs done. Does your husband need clean work shirts for tomorrow, or does your daughter need her game uniform this evening? Are you almost out of towels, or has it been ages since you washed the sheets?
If you start that load of laundry first thing this morning, you’ll be more likely to find a couple of minutes later in the day to fold it and get it put away. Dirty laundry is a part of life. Cleaning it is just one more way that we can show our families we love them. It’s practicing gospel homemaking…one dirty shirt at a time.
Photo credit: Taylor
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