Laundry and Growing Up: Out of Control

Wrote on Thursday, November 15, 2007, right before the computer strike.

Here is the thing--- I have so much laundry that it no longer fits into the basket, or the area around the basket and it is starting to trickle into the rest of my room. I am guessing around 5 loads worth, and we are not talking small nicely sorted loads. I mean stuff as much of whatever you possibly can into the machine type loads. So I did what any logical college student would do. All you responsible people are thinking “oh, she did the laundry.” No I actually did one load. But I have failed to mention that I am going home in 5 days and you know what that means---Mom and free laundry. Now you responsible ones are thinking that I am so irresponsible that I #1 let the laundry situation get so bad and #2 I then did one load of a mixture of lights, darks, softs, towels, dryables and nondryables just to get through the week, and #3 now I am going to allow my mom to take care of the problem for me. I know irresponsible…and that is what I would have used to do. Mom would still do it for me if I would want her too, but I not going to let her do it since it is a serious amount of laundry. Maybe I am growing up. No one ever told me that part of growing up was being embarrassed by the amount of laundry you have. I guess whatever it takes to get one to do their own laundry, embarrassment is included.


Wrote on Wednesday, November 21, 2007, while doing laundry and homework.

Here is the thing---I am doing laundry. And lots of it. I wasn’t too far off on my guess of 5 loads. Right now we are on load #3 and we have at least one huge if not two regular sized loads left. I guess I am growing up.
The computer is fixed thank the Lord and Chris. He is a little computer genius. “Oh, it wasn’t a big deal. Just ran four or five commands on it and it just starting working no problem.” Let me tell you what a big deal that actually is. I am now able to do homework (mixed blessing) and check my email and bboard and facebook. You all know the drill. I never realized how dependent I am on my computer. It was a little unsettling to know that some parts of my life come to a halt when I am not able to use my computer.

Such is my life---computers and laundry.