What I Learned This Week Volume 13

This week was a doozie, I’m tellin ya.  The weather has gone from hanging out in the 40s and 50s straight to 90.  As much as I love hot weather, I learned that when it gets too hot too fast, it takes some getting used to.

Exactly a week ago my dryer broke and I learned that laundry multiplies exponentially for an active family of 5 when you can’t keep up with it daily.

I learned that with high efficiency machines, clothes actually get cleaner faster than with the old fashioned kind.  Hopefully we’ll be saving money on our laundry bill as well.

I learned that I’m not as frivolous as I thought.  When it came down to it, I could not pay extra for the pretty colors or for the pedestals.  (Fortunately we found a deal where we got the pedestals for free with our purchase!  WOOT!)

I learned that doing laundry is actually somewhat enjoyable with new appliances.  My new washer and dryer actually sing me a little song when they’re cycles are done.  It’s the little things, people.

I learned that I CAN pick a paint color in less than 20 minutes and actually LIKE it.

I learned that bold paint is FUN!

Last night I learned that there is nothing quite as gruesome as waking up to the sound of your daughter retching a foot away from your bed.  Oh yes, you heard me right.  The stomach flu hit our home last night.  This is the second time this winter (and the second time in my daughter’s life) that she has caught a puke bug.  I am hoping and praying no one else gets it.  I am also incredibly thankful that this didn’t happen when we were without a washer and dryer!  I know, it all comes back to that, doesn’t it?

I learned that it’s never a good idea to cut one’s own hair when one doesn’t like the cut one was given at the salon.  There’s a reason they earn the big bucks.  They may not get it right, but that’s no reason to take matters into one’s own hands.  AHEM.

I think that’s enough LARNING for one week, don’t you?

What did you LARN this week?!

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1. Any time this week, publish your What I Learned This Week post on your blog and link to this post.  The button is optional.  Please only link in if you wrote a What I Learned This Week Post.

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