You want to save money, you want your whites extra bright, you love the smell of the great outdoors, why not go for it? I always wanted a clothesline, even when I lived right smack in the middle of the city. It wasn't until we got our little hobby farm that I did get to begin enjoying this luxury. I call it a luxury because until you have slept on freshly line dried sheets, you haven't lived.
I have to admit a few things here though...I am not hardcore. I had a neighbor in my old house who would hang her clothing out year round, I think the pants were able to walk back to the house by themselves in the month of January. I give up my line dried linens about the first part of November, or whenever it begins to get a little too crisp in the air.
I also don't have an affinity for crunchy denim or bath towels. I have yet to figure out how to combat this one so denim and towels still get tossed in the dryer.
I will share though that a diligent comparison of electric bills does help fuel my passion, I save an average of $20 a month from Spring through fall by just hanging my clothes on the line.
Then, there is also the simplicity of it all...
I have to admit a few things here though...I am not hardcore. I had a neighbor in my old house who would hang her clothing out year round, I think the pants were able to walk back to the house by themselves in the month of January. I give up my line dried linens about the first part of November, or whenever it begins to get a little too crisp in the air.
I also don't have an affinity for crunchy denim or bath towels. I have yet to figure out how to combat this one so denim and towels still get tossed in the dryer.
I will share though that a diligent comparison of electric bills does help fuel my passion, I save an average of $20 a month from Spring through fall by just hanging my clothes on the line.
Then, there is also the simplicity of it all...
I have found as I have gotten older that it really is the simple things in life that not only make me happy but truly please my soul. There was a time where I was clearly in the race with the rest of the world for the BIGGER, BETTER, FASTER mentality that so many of us fall prey to. I lived that life and went down that path. I was definately no happier. I may have had more "things" but those things require attention and upkeep that often steal your focus. I am now a farmgirl who relishes in hearing the laughter of my children outside as they make up games to play while I hang laundry to dry. I am thankful that I am now in a position to reflect on how much simplicity makes me smile.
Clothes hanging on the line during a sun-filled beautiful day. I smile just watching the clothes wave in the wind. I don't know why, it is so simple really but it makes me happy. I don't have the newest and fanciest washer and dryer, but I am happy with the ones I have and the line that my husband built me out back to hang them on.
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Clothes hanging on the line during a sun-filled beautiful day. I smile just watching the clothes wave in the wind. I don't know why, it is so simple really but it makes me happy. I don't have the newest and fanciest washer and dryer, but I am happy with the ones I have and the line that my husband built me out back to hang them on.
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