You lug the basket of wet clothes out to back yard. You hang the clothes on the line. When they're dry, you fold them, place them in the basket, pick it up, and carry it indoors.
You know the clothes are dry.
You know that the water has evaporated.
So what is it that is so delightful about picking up the basket and finding it light and airy? No heft, no lugging required to take it back indoors. There is no reason on earth that the change in weight of a basket of laundry should make a person happy. But it does make me smile anyway.
Thursday, July 07, 2011
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When I took the queen size comforter to the launderette to wash, it weighed about a ton getting it from the washer to the dryer!
ReplyDeleteI also like waking up in the morning 1 1/2 to 2 pounds lighter than when I went to bed. :)
"So what is it that is so delightful about picking up the basket and finding it light and airy?"
ReplyDeleteI think it also has something to do with the wonderful smell of clothes dried on the line that engulfs you as you carry the basket of laundry into the house.