The Lady Makes Her Maiden Voyage!

Ta-dah! This is actually almost a month old, but what can I say, that's life with (small) kids. This day was flawless for laundry-- breezy, dry, and warm. Diapers went up first and were 80-90% dry by the time the washer finished with the second load. (I can fit up to three loads on the lines.) Now that we're back to typical Southern humidity those absorbent darlings are taking much longer, and the load left out and caught in a surprise night rain was hopeless, but I still marvel at my stubbornness in embracing this change before. As each load dries by the effortlessness of evaporation, as I bring in each load, I think, "WOW, I can't believe I was paying money to do this all this time! That was so stupid!" The clothes are crunchy, as expected, but instead of that bothering me it has turned out to be a source of pride. Crunchy clothes are not a sign of self-deprivation in the name of the environment, as I had feared, but rather an indicator of money not wasted, literally, on hot air. At risk of being uber-cheesy, I must say that's pretty cool :)