What a big baby I am

Have a ever told you how much I hate to do laundry. I really really do. I would clean toilettes, wash floors, and scrub dishes before I would choose to do laundry. I put clothes in the washer, then I usually forget about them until the next day, so I either have to wash them again or if it has not been too long I put them in the dryer, then forget about them in there, until they are nice and wrinkly. Then I usually run it one more time so I don't have to iron and I bring them upstairs to fold(How much energy have I just wasted???). But instead of folding them right away I usually wait a couple days until I really need something in that basket (how ridiculous am I?). Then I fold, and they usually sit there again in the basket nice and folded for way too long. Occasionally, I will get a load done in one try and it won't sit in the basket, but lately that has not been the case.

Now, I know what you are thinking. You are so lazy because it really does not take long to fold clothes and put them away. I know this. But I still fight every aspect of the idea. My roomates in college know this about me. My laundry basket was always over flowing because I would wear everything I owned before I did laundry (this is why I have so many pairs of socks and underwear, I can go much longer before I HAVE to wash). My poor husband has to deal with the laundry baskets in the livingroom for days.

Something funny is on Sat or Sun I usally do most of the laundry, so when I bring the clothes upstairs to fold I usually set it down then think to myself "My floors really need to be vaccuumed and washed" So that is what I do. Then I clean the counters, then I dust the whole house, then I clean the base boards, then I clean the bathroom. So, pretty soon our house is spotless, and then I dont feel like folding the laundry...... Such a viscious circle for me. Oh well....someday hopefully I will grow up because I don't want to set that example for my kids. Well that is all for this morning.

Jeans Day!!

So today I get to wear jeans to work!! I know for many of you get jeans friday or something similar. We do not. I work at a hospital still run by a Catholic ministry. So I basically come in contact with nuns and priests daily. Sister Rosali was our main speaker in orientation. They take modesty very seriously. "Skin" is not aloud. We even have to wear nylons every day....blah (I do get away with wearing dress socks with slacks rather than nylons). But I must say it is nice not seeing cleavage and yucky feet.

But today is an exception, we are cleaning out our offices and the storage room, so we get to wear jeans! We only get to wear them if we are not going into the main hospital, and if we are we either have to change, or not wear our badge. The funny thing is even though we all talked yesterday about how excited we were to wear jeans, I still hesitated in the morning because I didn't want to be the only one, or have the wrong day. It's funny how rules affect onself and how much I realize I am a rule follower, not a breaker. I still have a nice sweater on, but I brought a fleece vest just in case at any point I don't want to get my sweater dirty...which might be all day ;-). Anyways, I wanted to share my joy today as I walk out of the house in my Gap jeans, and my worn, but loved Danskos. Its just the simple things that I am reminded to appreciate. Jeans and comfy shoes......

21

Nick, Joelle, Brad and I all went to 21 last night (the movie). I would recommend it to anyone. It was very fun, and surprisingly little nudity and swearing. It was fun and definitely worth the $19 we spent. Anyways....why are you reading this, and not playing outside in the sun?????

A few things you should know......

And if you know me at all you know that I am a sucker for animals! My animals are my little children. I am pretty sure our dog has more pictures of him than my first child ever will. Nick told me he was going to build our cat (Olive) a cat condo. The first thing I though was "NOOOOOOOO, they are so tacky!" But once he finished it, I really liked it. He matched it to our furniture and color scheme (he knows me so well). So here are a couple of pictures of Olive enjoying his new condo.



Even though it takes up most of our dining room, we have a happy cat, that doesn't get on the counters as often, whoo hoo!



Some books and papers are laying on the floor in our office at the moment, and somebody made it his home. OKAY, a lot of books and papers are lying on the floor, maybe he is laying there because my house is a mess and there is no where else to lay.


And here are some pictures I took of Gage, because I can't help it, and I don't have kids to pose yet. He got a bone because I just gave him a bath and he didn't create any tsunamis this time. You can tell his face is still wet.