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Airing My Laundry

By Susan Mercedes. Filed in Life  |  
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Are you kidding? Domestic duties and I don’t get along. Don’t get me wrong. I have an extremely tidy household. 

But let’s face it…I don’t cook. Apparently I shouldn’t do other domestic chores either. Specifically LAUNDRY. 

LESSON: When you smell bleach, take it seriously. The cupboard above the washing machine is where I kept mine.

I do laundry all the time. Glamorous, I know! There is often a load in the washing machine, even if I’m at work. It gets dried when it’s convenient for me. So long as it doesn’t stink like mildew, I’m happy.

Well if you have a leaky bleach bottle stored above the washing machine with a load sitting the washer…YOU’RE SCREWED.

I lost my favorite workout pants, a pair of jeans, a fitted sheet (found in the dryer from an earlier load of laundry)…

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This bleached out mess was caused by a slow drip into the washing machine where the load of laundry sat while I lazily ignored it.

And while I was cleaning up that mess and taking photos, guess what happened. Yep…another load ruined. Two duvet covers and 4 pillow cases.

There are no pictures of that catastrophe since I was in tears. I saw $800 worth of bedding fall apart in my hands. All because of a $2.00 bottle of bleach with a hole in the bottom.

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This entry was posted on Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 at 8:30 am and is filed under Life. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

6 comments to “Airing My Laundry”

  1. Comment by Candace:
    Thursday, April 23rd 2009 at 9:14 am

    Now that is just sad! I, for one, detest doing laundry. I put it off to the point where I will go purchase unmentionables just to put it off another day!

    So sorry for your loss.. That just sucks!!

    Susan Mercedes Reply:
    April 23rd, 2009 at 9:21 pm

    Candace: Laundry sucks. Next time try commando versus unwashed new panties. Just not with a full skirt on a windy day when you’re walking outdoors. #justsaying Hugs. I miss you.

  2. Comment by Suz:
    Friday, April 24th 2009 at 4:29 pm

    Ahhhh…sucks. You need a Martha. I will be going home tonight to freshly laundered and ironed clothing. She even irons Liam’s clothes and my sheets! Sorry, I’m still amazed that I could have such a great thing in my life! She’s probably stealing from me though.

    Susan Mercedes Reply:
    April 25th, 2009 at 10:34 am

    Suz: My Martha is named Julia. She doesn’t do my laundry, but maybe I should arrange for that. However, since I don’t roll around in a bed of money every night like you, I may have to wait. ;)

  3. Comment by kel:
    Saturday, April 25th 2009 at 7:22 pm

    This could only mean one thing: Stop doing laundry and just start buying more shit.

    Susan Mercedes Reply:
    April 26th, 2009 at 9:10 am

    Kel: Or I could stop buying leaky bleach. But for now I must buy more shit. By shit, I mean sheets and duvet covers.