I Have a Dream

My Martin Luther King Day was so eventful.

I sorted laundry, then realized that I was OUT of fabric softener.  After Taylor told me his clothes and towels were scratchy (back in his middle school days), and so-and-so's clothes and towels were much softer, since his mother used Downy, I have religiously added the April fresh fabric softener to my loads.  And believe me, I have loads of loads.  I'm so paranoid about scratchy laundry now that I usually even add a Bounce to the dryer in addition to the Downy.  And I still sometimes have scratchy laundry.  

I have a dream of ultra-soft towels and fresh-smelling linens and clothing.  

So my loads had to wait until I could make it to the store for some Downy, which put me a little behind.

I was also determined to purchase a new iron.  I had an iron that I really liked.  Then {someone} (the culprit is still unknown) dropped it.  Or tipped it off of the ironing board.  Regardless, it fell, cracked, and could no longer hold water.  I just can't iron without a little steam, so Bill tried his best to fix it.  Super glue fixes everything, you know.  And if super glue can't do it, duck tape can.  Except for cracked irons.

So I purchased a cheap(er) iron.  I found it at Costco, and figured if Costco carries it, it has to be good, right?  It acts so much like a cheap iron, I have only used it once.  And that was aggravating.  

See the un-pointy tip?  The limited steaming capability?  And it took for-ev-er, just to iron a napkin.  It was a lightweight, as irons go.

So today I grabbed my Kohl's 30% off coupon, and purchased another iron.  Then I ran to Costco to grab the Downy.  While there, I spied yet another iron... same brand as the one I just purchased from Kohl's, but it cost less.  Could it be the same iron? I wondered.  So, trying to be as efficient with my time as possible, I purchased THAT iron, figuring that IF it was the same iron, I wouldn't have to come back into the masses at Costco, and I could swing back by Kohl's to return the other one on the way home.  If it WASN'T the same, and I liked the Kohl's iron better, I could just run the Costco one back into the store and do a quick return.  I spend a lot of time thinking through this kind of stuff, since I have a dream of being as efficient as possible.

The Kohl's iron was better.  The Costco iron, although the same brand, and labeled "Master", was not as awesome as the "Master Pro" I had previously purchased.   The return was quick.  I congratulated myself on my efficiency, and I can rest easy that I got the best iron for my money.

I could admire the steam awesomeness and pointy tip all day.  So once that laundry got going, I ironed the stack of stuff that had piled up over the past 4 months, while watching the Disappeared marathon.  Good times.  

I heard on the news that someone has done a study - or researched - or surveyed - and today (January 17th, not necessarily Martin Luther King Day) is the "most depressing day of the year."  Who could be depressed about laundry and ironing?