Mrs-M
1-27-11, 3:14pm
I'm right into it today. I'm ironing, doing laundry, stripping beds, washing floors, cooking, and dusting. I usually go through the motions of domestic duties in a non-thinking kind of way, sort of in a stupor like mode, but not today! :)
Anyhow, I just checked on some laundry a while ago and caught the clean fresh whiff of bleach in the air and thought, what a great thread topic that would make. A thread on the sights and sounds and smells of simplicity and frugality.
I'm a bit bummed that clothesline drying isn't in my forecast until spring (we live in Canada), but I'm not going to allow that to stop me from enjoying all the fringe benefits of being the staunch practitioner of simple and frugal living that I am.
So, here goes my list of simple/frugal sights and sounds and smells.
The fresh clean mild scent of bleach in laundered washables. (Reminds me of the diaper days in my home when I laundered my kids diapers in bleach).
When hanging/pinning up laundry on the clothesline, giving each item a good and proper traditional whip like snap/crack before tacking it to the line. (Helps remove wrinkles/straightens items for ease of pinning).
The gentle clunking and chiming sound of silverware and plates and things when washing/drying dishes by hand.
How about you, what are some of yours?
Anyhow, I just checked on some laundry a while ago and caught the clean fresh whiff of bleach in the air and thought, what a great thread topic that would make. A thread on the sights and sounds and smells of simplicity and frugality.
I'm a bit bummed that clothesline drying isn't in my forecast until spring (we live in Canada), but I'm not going to allow that to stop me from enjoying all the fringe benefits of being the staunch practitioner of simple and frugal living that I am.
So, here goes my list of simple/frugal sights and sounds and smells.
The fresh clean mild scent of bleach in laundered washables. (Reminds me of the diaper days in my home when I laundered my kids diapers in bleach).
When hanging/pinning up laundry on the clothesline, giving each item a good and proper traditional whip like snap/crack before tacking it to the line. (Helps remove wrinkles/straightens items for ease of pinning).
The gentle clunking and chiming sound of silverware and plates and things when washing/drying dishes by hand.
How about you, what are some of yours?