I have spent the last 2 days with some of the worst stomach cramping and tummy bug symptoms known to modern man. This morning I awoke thinking I might actually be able to stomach some dry crackers--if not for the horrid sore throat and sinus pain I am now feeling. Yesterday my dear sweet hubby was actually late to work b/c he had to take the kids to school for me. Why? Because I could not walk--only crawl. Between the toilet and my bed. Yeah. No driving for me. (duh) The only thing that befuddles me is not the tummy cramps, but the backache I was having (????). Makes me wonder if I had kidney trouble instead or something outlandish like that. Who knows? All I know is that I am feeling better today and that I need to catch up laundry. Oh. joy.
Speaking of laundry, does it get on your nerves as it does on mine? I posted a complaint about my laundry recently on another discussion board and a dear friend (with 3 children) gave me a wonderful tip I may just try. She said in her house, laundry baskets/ hampers are only used for clean laundry. Her WASHING MACHINE is used for the dirty hamper. She doesn't keep clothes that bleed so they can all be washed together when the machine is full. LOVE IT!!!! I've been trying that for the last few days and I must say, it is quite liberating! She does admit to keeping a hamper specifically in the bathroom for towels etc., that gets emptied into the washer every morning with what's already there. She also has a cleaning schedule that has every room of the house assigned to a day (with quick pick ups in between) and sheets and blankets for the bedrooms get washed on the day that room gets cleaned. (Genius!!) However, I shudder to think when the last time was that I washed my sheets . . . ugh.
I also had a little revelation of my own recently. I have had a sock basket for almost as long as I have had children. I LOVE the sock basket. I DESPISE matching socks. I was folding towels, washrags, dishcloths and the like a few months back when I thought, "what is the point? who CARES if these get wrinkled?" Then, the lightbulb went off in my head. I STOPPED folding those things (GASP!). So, what do I do? I'll tell you. Dishcloths and kitchen towels get thrown directly in a drawer in the kitchen. Do not fold, do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollars :) My linen closet has four shelves and the floor section beneath the bottom shelf, so there are 5 sections there (right? right.) I put a rubber maid tote(minus the lid) on the floor and a laundry basket on the next 3 shelves. Rubbermaid tote holds small blankets and misc. items. First shelf's basket holds towels and wash cloths (unfolded--just toss em in), second shelf 's basket holds kids sheets and pillowcases(same thing here), and third shelf's basket holds me and hubby's sheets and pillowcases (ditto). Top shelf holds comforters (these are folded--wouldn't be able to fit much up there if they weren't). You see how much folding I have done away with? YAY!! Now if the rest of the clothes would just fold themselves, I'd be all set!
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