Living here South Africa I am learning to enjoy the simple things in life. One thing I hated more then anything in the States is starting to be a joy here... aka the dreadful laundry! I use to literally let loads and loads of laundry pile up and finally I would say ok, ok Sarah today is the day you must con core mount stinky-more. (Cause hello when your house is out numbered by boys you could smell that nasty laundry miles away!) Then I would spend the whole day sighing and moaning as I wash-fold-put away. Plus I would always find clothes I forgot were in the washer waiting for me with a musty aroma that would take several washes to get rid of. Hence my hatred for laundry!
Now here in South Africa dryers are very uncommon and if you do have one you use it only when necessary. Seeing as my husband is needs only kind of guy we still have not purchased a tumbler (as they call them here). I quickly came to learn I can not let my lovely laundry pile up, because with out a dryer there is no way to knock that laundry out in one day. So my new daily routine is as soon as I wake to throw a load of laundry into the washer so that in hour (cause for some reason they take a lot longer to wash here) I will be able to hang my first load of laundry and then get my second one in before it is to late for the clothes to dry by the end of the day. Oddly enough this way seems way more difficult then in the States yet, I enjoy it is much more. I dont' know if it is the accomplishing something so early in the day that I feel I have been a successful stay at home mom or the peace and tranquillity of hang the clothes up in the fresh air with the sun beating on my head. Or that I feel connected with my pioneer roots or maybe I watched to many Amish movies and Little House on the Prairie when I was little that sub consionsly I have always longed to do things in a simply efficient way? Whatever it is laundry is still not a joy in my life but, it has become strangely refreshing here in South Africa.
I guess we as woman have been doing laundry for years and will continue to wash and keep our loved ones clean for years to come. I am just grateful for all the Lord has blessed me with and that I don't have to wash as the majority of the world does!
