Musings on life and laundry

I.hate.laundry no shock, it takes up too much time and just gets dirty again. I even know why I hate laundry. When I was a teenager, my mom worked and still did the laundry, I did the dishes and general straightening (with just the two of us in a 4 room apartment, this was NOT a lot of work) BUT when I annoyed her, the laundry became my job - a punishment. And at 41 I still look at laundry as a punishment. The sad thing, get ready to laugh, I did not realize until kid number 4 came along that they are the majority of my laundry. 2 teenage girls (who are doing most of their own now - thank the flying spaghetti monster) who change clothes hourly it seems and two preteen boys who couldn't stay clean to save their lives. I have to admit it is such a nice feeling when it is all done and the baskets are empty. However it isn't a feeling I get often.