Wordless Wednesday: It's Beyond Words, Anyway!

A good reminder, especially for maidens at home

And if ye have not been faithful 

in that which is another man's, 

who shall give you that 

which is your own? 

~ Luke 16:12 

Things To Keep In Your Laundry Room

A large trash can or waste basket (well, not one of those huge outdoor things). Laundry room trash is mostly dryer lint, which won't start smelling if you neglect to empty it. Save yourself the trouble of emptying the trash frequently by using a larger trash recepticle.

Plenty of extra trash bags. You shouldn't have to fetch them from a distant stash very often.

A pair of scissors to snip loose threads and remove tags from new clothing.

Small containers (one for each member of the family) to collect things found in pockets.

Well, maybe the ironing board cover is more urgent than I thought. . . .

See Challenge: Do Something Laundryish for the background to this post.

My ironing board cover does have a hole in it but I can live with that. Yesterday, though, I was cutting out a baby item on it and layed the fabric out over the hole (I usually try to avoid it if I can but sometimes I forget).

As I cut around that end of the pattern piece I knew I had to be careful around the hole. I thought I made it okay but then the fabric felt a little thicker than before. . . . Yep. When I lifted up the piece to check, there was a neat little cut!


I had better be extra careful from now on or I will need a new cover long before I am able to make one!

Challenge: Do Something Laundryish

Anything. Well, anything outside your normal routine!

It might be cleaning (the laundry room), organizing (the laundry room), mending, stain removal, putting up a clothes line, sewing (clothespin bag, ironing board cover, etc.), decorating (the laundry room, of course), reading (about the subject, naturally), making laundry soap, or laundry itself. Or maybe something else I haven't thought of. It just needs to be in keeping with this month's theme of laundering!

Anybody can do this, even little girls!

I may be cleaning in the laundry room (I'm the family laundress). It needs major help. Not very interesting but it needs to be done! I will be glad when the extra stuff gets moved out of the laundry room and I can have my space back. Ah, well, we can't always have fun (but just because I'm not having fun doesn't mean you can't!).

Please share what you have done (or a part of it) as well as some of the things you plan to do in the future. You may share in the comments or leave directions to your blog posts.

June, 2010 Scripture of the Month

If we confess our sins, 

He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, 

and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 

~ 1 John 1:9 

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P.S. Due to unforeseen circumstances I don't think I will be able to post as much as I intended to this month (or even all summer). I hope to get in at least a couple of posts a week, though.

Do You Sew, Crochet, or Cross Stitch?

Yes? Then check this out!

Summer pattern sale at Keeping Home! All sewing patterns, crochet patterns, and cross-stitch charts , including pattern books and booklets, up to 40% off now through June 30, 2010. While supplies last. Sale applies to new and restocked patterns and charts.

Please note that because of this sale I will not post a special Hope Chest coupon code for June.  

This Month's Theme (June, 2010)

The theme for June is . . .

Laundering!