Laundry & Dishes

It's amazing my kids aren't perpetually naked. Well, Sydney tends to run around the house in her undies, but that's her being silly. But seriously, I do more laundry these days than I think I've ever done in my lifetime. Between Sydney's potty training accidents and Evan's spit-ups, messy eating habits, and diaper disasters I'm constantly changing clothes and cleaning up messes. All of that adds up to be a ton of laundry. That's not to mention mine and Eric's laundry too. With my frequent wardrobe changes due to freak accidents by my children, I almost have as much laundry as they do. It doesn't hurt to mention that laundry is rated 2nd in my most hated household chores. Dishes rate number 1. That's a whole other topic to rant on. Evan goes through at least 6 bottles a day. Sydney tends to do pretty good about her dish usage. The worst offender is Eric. Every time he gets a new drink he gets a new glass. If he fixes himself something to eat, I swear he tries to figure out how to use as many utensils as possible. Then when he's all done, if he even manages to pick up his dishes, they make it to the counter next to the sink but not in the sink. Same goes with trash. He will put his trash on the counter above the trash but not in the trash. Sometimes I wonder if he does it just to irritate me. That or it's from a lifetime of getting away with not cleaning up after himself. I'm not really sure. Needless to say, I have asked for a maid as my birthday and Christmas present. Even if it's only a couple if times, I would be so appreciative.