The Dirty Truth…

I woke up this morning and plotted my Friday plans. friday I’m an adult. It’s Friday. It’s summer. What should I do?

If you guessed LAUNDRY, you are exactly correct. Not only am I doing laundry, but the DIRTY TRUTH is….I’VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO IT ALL DAY!

laundry Now, I’m not crazy. I’m not even a fan of laundry. In fact, as a single lady with a closet and dresser full of clothes, I often go a couple weeks without doing a single load. So, why was I excited? Because….the last time I did a complete load of laundry (meaning washing, drying, folding/hanging) in my house was on May 18th!

That was the day that my dryer quit heating. A week later, a repairman discovered that my dryer was still heating but that wait the outlet had burnt a prong on the cord causing it to “kick off”. Then, I waited. And waited. In fact on three separate afternoons, I waited for an expected electrician to stop and replace the outlet. Fourth time is a charm, and on Tuesday the outlet was replaced. On Wednesday, the repairman returned to replace the dryer cord. So….on Friday, I was looking forward to washing a couple loads of laundry at my house.

Oh, did I mention that I did wash a load during that month and just placed the clothing leak on hangars in various rooms to dry? Well, guess what I found out during that experience. It turns out that there was a partial blockage somewhere in the pipes, so the drained washer water went into the shower as well as a bit on the floor. GULP!

Now, I’ve lived here 20 years, and this has happened a few times. Each of those times, the homeowner took care of it. got this Alas, I told myself, “You have almost a half-century of wisdom. Man up and take care of this on your own!.” So….some generic drain cleaner was split into Tuesday & Thursday treatment, and today…TWO loads washed and NO…I repeat NO water in the shower or on the floor. I told the feline roomies the good news, but they didn’t seem excited.

So, why did I write this? I mean lately my posts have been a bit bigger and deeper. Today, I simply want to remind you to be thankful for the mundane papers bm parts of your day. Be grateful even for those chores you dread. I mean, I loathe cleaning the toilet, but I would most certainly miss having a toilet to clean. Grading papers is not one of the highlights of my life as a teacher, but without grading papers I wouldn’t be able to know what my kiddos know and don’t know. I hate the stench of gas on my hands when I fill my car’s tank, but not having a car would be a challenge. Not having a job to buy gas for the car would be stressful.