But wait...apparently I don't know how to do laundry (according to him).
Let's start with where the dirty laundry was ending up.
Me? I would either put it immediately in the sorting hamper, or at the end of the day in a neat pile that went into the hamper first thing in the morning.
Him? Thrown on the floor at the side of the bed, on or under the chair near his side of the bed, or occasionally thrown into the closet towards the hamper, but not picked up if it landed on the floor. Dirty underwear would just get left near the toilet or shower at least once a week.
Dirty towels? Same thing! On the floor.
And I will give you three guesses as to who actually had to pick up 90% of his laundry (and the correct answer to any of them isn't RPigM). But I guess that doesn't qualify as cleaning either.
Let's start with where the dirty laundry was ending up.
Me? I would either put it immediately in the sorting hamper, or at the end of the day in a neat pile that went into the hamper first thing in the morning.
Him? Thrown on the floor at the side of the bed, on or under the chair near his side of the bed, or occasionally thrown into the closet towards the hamper, but not picked up if it landed on the floor. Dirty underwear would just get left near the toilet or shower at least once a week.
Dirty towels? Same thing! On the floor.
And I will give you three guesses as to who actually had to pick up 90% of his laundry (and the correct answer to any of them isn't RPigM). But I guess that doesn't qualify as cleaning either.
As to washing the laundry, apart from the fact that I am OCD on some issues (mold and mildew smells being one of them), I will rewash a load if it has been in the washer for more than an hour or two.
(Okay, so I also smell the produce when grocery shopping to check for issues - potatoes, fruit, etc - and reject packages that smell as though they are starting to turn).
The problem is NOT in the laundry - not only was I keeping the clothing cleaner than it had been, but was also washing bedding and towels on a regular schedule - the problem was in a particular type of clothing.
I try to wear natural fibers as much as possible. Not only is it easier to get stains out, but also odors too.
However, someone else in the house liked to wear clothing that was primarily synthetic and synthetic blends.
Unfortunately, synthetics TRAP the odors, and when we are talking about clothing, that means body odors.
And when someone likes to rewear clothing, rather than washing it after each wearing, that makes the situation worse. Especially when they sweat so badly that they are always carrying a towel around.
Maybe their s**t doesn't stink (okay, so that is a lie, his does), but their pits?
But what do I know...because somehow he thinks that dousing himself in cologne makes the other odors disappear (a European thing I guess).
All I know is that even his own family members, as well as a number of my friends and acquaintances, have repeatedly told me that I always smell good.
Yet I don't know how to do laundry. Or clean. Hmmmm....
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