Laundry Day

Apparently I need to do laundry today!  My husband couldn't find anything to wear to work this morning.  I had washed a few loads during the past couple of weeks but most of them did not get put away for whatever reason and now you can't tell what is clean and what is not anymore.  So guess what my activities are today.  I know that sounds like I am just a horrible housekeeper and I admit that I am at times.  My sister and I have analyzed ourselves in that area (well really in all areas but we're just discussing this one today) and we have a theory.  It's our mom's fault.  Growing up our mom kept our house spotless.  I mean obsessively so.  If you set a glass down just to go to the bathroom and came to get it, it was gone.  Rinsed out and in the dishwasher.  And she would start doing laundry every morning at 5:30, the time she got us up to start getting ready for school.  She vacumed, dusted, mopped and whatever everyday.  She just has this idea that everything had to be perfect.  She still does.

And there is no such thing as a junk drawer at my mom's house.  She calls it one but when you open it, it's all organized and she knows exactly what is in it.  Junk drawers are not supposed be all nice and neat and arranged.  A junk drawer is supposed be a jumbled mess of God only knows what.  When you go through you may find a pair of favorite earrings you thought you lost or an old birthday card with money still in it or an important doo dad you need to fix or whatever.  Thing is you have to go through all the stuff to see what is in it, not just open the drawer.  I love the surprises so much I have 3 or 4 of them in my house.

Anyway, as I said, my lack of housekeeping skills is Mommy Issues.  Amy's too.  Oh well guess I will go get started on that laundry now.