Homemaking: What I Love About Washing Day

If you read last Monday's post you might remember that Monday is Washing Day at Scrub Cottage.  Today I wanted share some reasons why I love Washing Day.

My washing is done once a week, unless there are school uniforms or op shop clothing that need a wash immediately.  I love that one of my chores is started in the morning and completed by the evening.  It gives a great sense of accomplishment to a housewife.

When it's incredibly hot (like today), it's hard to want to stand in the sun for half an hour and hang out washing, but brushing my arms against the cool washing or standing between 2 shirts and feeling the coolness either side is a lovely feeling.

I love seeing the full washing line from my kitchen window.  I am reminded that we are blessed with plenty of clothes to see us through the week.  I love seeing my newly toilet trained son's little tiny underpants!  When he was in cloth nappies, I loved seeing the brightly coloured outer shells floating in the breeze.

The folding of the clothes gives me a chance to lose myself to the kookaburras, magpies and parrots singing away, the rustle of the leaves in the trees around me, the sun drying and removing the stains from our clothes, and the chickens bubbling away next to me.  I am alone with my thoughts and can marvel at the beauty and wonder of creation around me.

Once the washing is folded, it's ready to be put away to be worn again.  I love seeing full cupboards and drawers, knowing we have been blessed with plenty.

One cannot feel selfish for long washing another person's clothes!

There is only one way to enjoy the smell of clean washing, and that is to create clean washing!

Try viewing your Washing Day with a servant heart and see if you too skip through the rest of the week!

Love from Scrub Cottage.

Linking to the Homestead Barn Hop and Domestically Divine Tuesday