I know it may sound weird but one of the things I miss the most about the south was laundry service. I loved being able to drop off my clothes and pick them up the same or next day-all freshly washed and folded, without having to dedicate hours of my life to doing it.
Here’s my thing. I’m obsessive when it comes to my washing my clothes. Not obsessive like most people might think-I have to separate everything and I can not, under any circumstance mix my whites, darks, colours, hand wash darks, hand wash colours and hand wash whites together. I’m sure you can see my problem.
The other problem? I hate folding.
Put it all together and you can see why a laundry service is definitely for me. If I can’t see them washing it all together, I’m fine. And they fold it. All I ahev to do is put it away.
Now here’s my dilemma: finding somewhere near me (in the burbs *shoots self*) that provides this service. It really can’t be all that much more than dry cleaning, I mean, they are literally just throwing them in a machine (I’d totally separate colours), changing machines and then folding them. I jsut can;t be bothered to do it myself.
My dryer hates me. It takes at least 60 to 90 minutes for one load to dry. At least. And that’s not even a large load.
*sigh* Somedays, I’m totally pathetic.
Why “pathetic”? I don’t mean to be a Pollyanna, but you’re not pathetic!
Anyway, I did not know that laundry service was particular to the South, but I’ve never lived outside of the South (though next time another hurricane like “Ivan”, hits–I’m moving to the other “South” (West Texas, New Mexico, or Arizona, specifically)!
I do fold my shorts, and hang-up my shirts and long pants. But I just keep my towels and washcloths in a pile, on the flor–and my underwear in the laundry basket, unfolded. And I never iron, under any circumstances! And though I’m a bachelor, I’d be attracted to a bachelorette who does the same, with her laundry!
Why do most people make their beds, fold and iron their laundry, keep their elbows off the table, shower every single day, etc.? To me, these are all just silly mannerisms, left over from the Victorian Era!