I would take umbrage should I hear anyone describe me as a " slut," or more vernacular,"lazy cow", or even "a bit blind to what needs doing", but, I have to admit to taking my time to get around to matters domestic.
Not only have I an aversion to washing, scrubbing, polishing vacuuming dusting etc but I also have little energy these days so 'prioritise' those things I can't any longer avoid.
Today I was determined to wash my sitting-room curtains. For those who have been reading this blog for a while, they were hung, new, when my sitting room was redecorated.
I know that curtains never look the same again once washed but felt it was time (almost three years) to see off some of the dust which has been making my throat (already suffering from a virus) even more sore.
The label on the curtains says "dry clean only", a phrase I seem unable to translate. To me this is a clear indication that they need a little care when washing.
Tentatively, I washed just the one pair initially to see whether I had once again got away with my reading of the label, and surprise surprise, they emerged from the washer and later the dryer in perfect condition.
The second pair is currently enjoying my version of "dry cleaning".
Contrary to popular belief I am not completely mad, just good at reading all the labels. If the material is synthetic (these are) then as long as you follow instructions on your washing machine and dryer for 'delicate' items it is generally perfectly safe to wash in a machine.
I might add that the ordeal of taking curtains down, packing them up and getting a bus into town to a dry cleaners then the revcerse action to get them back again seems to me totally unnecessary.
Lazy, moi?
Not guilty M'lud.
The snippet of a picture above is the way they looked the day they were first hung, and that is exactly how they look today.
