Jo's Blog

I'm not especially houseproud. In fact I'm quite untidy yet I yearn to be a tidy person. The problem is I'm essentially lazy and there is almost always something I want to do more than tidy up.

Most domestic chores are fine, I don't particularly love or hate any of them. Apart from washing. Washing is rubbish.

Follow up:

I cannot believe the amount of washing a family of five generates. I could have my washing machine working morning, noon and night and I still wouldn't keep up. I'm also not very good at washing. I know, it seems ridiculous to not be good at something that is very uncomplicated, but it would appear that I can't manage it at all. I never manage to keep socks paired. I often fail to get stains out of clothes. I can frequently shrink things. Sometimes I even dye things.

I wonder if I cut down the amount of stuff we had then would it all seems simpler. Perhaps everyone in our house should just have three outfits? One to wear, one to be in the washing machine and one to be in the tumble dryer/ironing pile. Then at least I wouldn't feel consumed by the sheer volume of stuff. Yet given our attempts at potty training thus far three outfits would last Kitty til lunchtime at the latest.

So I guess the only alternative is to not let the washing get me down and to make sure that I keep on top of it. We are starting a new system of washing baskets. Perhaps that will help? Any tips though are gratefully received. More from the mundane reality of real life soon.