Getting Joy out of the Simple Things


Jun 18, 2019

One of my biggest joys in life is doing laundry! It is to the point of obsession!! Being a fitness professional I change clothing at least 2-3 times a day and always have a pile of laundry that needs to get done. The smell of bleach and have spent a small fortune ruining Matteo sheets by overloading the bleach creating holes in the bedding.


I love the fact the washing machine is working so hard to clean my clothing while all I have to do is add detergent and press a couple of buttons and presto – fresh clean smelling laundry!


At a yoga intensive where I spent 30 days in the Catskill mountains we all got assigned daily chores and mine was laundry! I was over the moon but quickly realized I liked doing my own laundry and didn’t have as much joy in washing others off-white tube sox and undies. None the less I was grateful I wasn’t in the sweaty hot kitchen cooking or cleaning!
Here in France I have figured out this old washing machine after 2 weeks and love watching it dry in the daily sunshine! What is something in your daily life you look forward to doing or a simple daily chore you take pleasure in?


P.S. – I also like the smell of gasoline, lemon pledge, circus peanuts – the candy, bbqs, coffee and burnt toast.