Naked Day!

I finally figured it out! The answer is Naked Day! It's the only way I can beat the Laundry Monster! After three days of trying and failing to get the clean clothes folded and put away before the dirty clothes jumped back into the hamper -it came to me. Naked Day! This is the only way I'll win this silly game I play. If I don't let my kids wear clothes then they can't get them dirty, right? I ran it by my husband today and he only laughed. He's not taking me seriously. Actually, I'm not taking me seriously either. However, the thought of actually implementing this made me laugh! Such a silly thought lightened my spirit while I loaded, unloaded, folded, and sorted...again.

A little later in the day I was quickly filling up the 275 water balloons Binyam received as a birthday gift in between laundry loads. We've been waiting for a beautiful day and in my impulsive way I decided today was the day. So, while waiting for the dryer to do it's thing I quickly filled, tied, and piled the water balloons - one by one - until the package was empty! Did I mention there were 275 of those slippery things? All the while, I was pondering how water balloons and laundry are so similar! A job done only to be undone in moments. The call of motherhood.

My first thought when comparing the two was that at least water balloon fights produce squeals and belly-laughs. But then I remembered Liberty skipping past me this morning after rummaging through her clean clothes pile and saying, "Oh goody, you washed my favorite pair of shorts." I guess both are worth it. This reminds me of a song that I heard for the first time last month and now it frequently circles my minds' play list.



Hope you can smile in your tail-chasing today! And if Naked Day ever is put into effect in your home - let me know how it goes!