Fun pet facts

Happy Saturday morning,

This week I have learnt a lot of great facts about all pets and since I have two cats at home, I decided to learn a little more about our faithful furry companions. My favorite part of the day – other than grabbing a warm cup of tea, my book and get cozy in my bed – is when I get home after a long day of work and both my cats greet me with warm meows and face rubs. I can play with them for hours but house chores won’t get done by themselves :D . Pets are great to have at home whether your are single or have a family. They keep you company and make you smile at least once a day, even if they make little mistakes here and there, such as vomit, break things, leave warm and smelly surprises on carpets, etc. All pet owner have been there and still love them now and forever. Depending how you have trained your furry friend, they will have an unconditional love for children and will protect them forever. Laundry on Wheels are proud pet owners so if you have any questions or concern in regards to pet stains, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Thank you for reading and hope you enjoy these fun and interesting pet facts that I found!!!

- Cats spend almost 30% of their lives grooming themselves.

- Rabbits cannot vomit.

- A bird’s feathers weigh more than its skeleton.

- Rabbit droppings make an excellent garden fertilizer.

- Dogs only sweat from the bottoms of their feet; the only way they can discharge heat is by panting.

- Armadillos have four babies at a time and they are always all the same sex. They are also the only animal besides humans that can get leprosy.

- One important fact is that birds typically try to hide any injuries they might have. Be on the lookout for swollen or closed eyes, diarrhea, or wheezing or clicking sounds.

- Iguanas are able to hold their breath for up to 30 minutes.

- Studies have shown that cats have better memories than dogs, monkeys or orangutans.

- Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time.

- A goldfish can live up to 40 years.

- Rabbits can jump 36″ and higher.

- A cat can jump as much as seven times its height.

- It is a myth that dogs are color blind. They can actually see in color, just not as vividly as humans. It is akin to our vision at dusk.

- A bird’s heart beats 400 times per minute while they are resting.

- Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.

- If never spayed or neutered, a female dog, her mate, and their puppies could produce over 66,000 dogs in 6 years!

- The dog name “Fido” is from Latin and means “fidelity”.

- Rabbits can have false pregnancies.

- A puppy is born blind, deaf, and toothless.

- A cat’s brain is biologically more similar to a human brain than it is to a dog’s. Both human and cat have identical regions in their brains that are responsible for emotions.

- Hamsters can remember their relatives.

- When cats are happy or pleased, they squeeze their eyes shut.

- The first dogs were self-domesticated wolves which, at least 12,000 years ago, became attracted to the first sites of permanent human habitation.

- A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat’s scent.

- Rabbits can purr similar to a cat.

- Hamsters can carry half their body weight in their cheek pouches.

- Goldfish can actually see ultra-violet and infra-red colors.

- A dog’s shoulder blades are unattached to the rest of the skeleton to allow greater flexibility for running.

- Dental offices have fish tanks in order to reduce anxiety in patients.

- Dalmatians are completely white at birth.


admin   |  Uncategorized   |  04 14th, 2012    |  No Comments »

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admin   |  Uncategorized   |  04 9th, 2012    |  No Comments »

Spring

Hello my fellow laundry washers :)

I am a little late but I would like to wish you a happy SPRING :) Even though the weather is a little crazy and we have a mixture of warm and cold weather, soon enough we will be enjoying the warmth of the sun, cutting our lawn, barbequing every weekend, going to playgrounds, playing different sports, and many more activities that come with the joy of spring and summer. But as you know, it means there is a bigger amount of clothes that get dirtier!! The stains get thougher to remove!! My friend, there is no need to panic because your friendly Laundry-on-Wheels team is here to help. If you need an extra hand to help you with your clothes, please feel free to contact us. As a mother and wife, I know the best moments in life is the time you spend with your children and husband! So we are totally pro-family and time together!!

Also, we cannot forget about the environment! We need to do our best to contribute to our beautiful earth. Which way you may ask? Very simple… I always encourage our customers to chose an eco-friendly detergent and clothes softer. Buying eco-friendly laundry supplies will not leave a great amount of chemicals in your laundry, therefore, your protecting your health and not inhaling all the extra chemicals that can hurt you and your family members. Also, the water that goes down the drain does not contain chemicals that will gets sucked in the earth and pollute our air and get absorbed by our trees. My fellow laundry washers, it is important to always make little changes in your life that will help others in many ways.

I hope you enjoied my article and thank you for taking your time to read a little about laundry-on-wheels!

Cheers!

L-O-W


admin   |  Uncategorized   |  04 3rd, 2012    |  No Comments »

The dreaded task of laundry & ironing

We all love the smell of clean cloths or a nicely ironed shirt. Ready for a trip outside the closet! Weather you are a busy working individual or just a mother on the go, we all could use a hand when it comes to laundry and ironing. It’s a task that we feel good when it’s OVER!
Summer time is all about outdoor activities; hiking; camping; biking; swimming; the list could go on and on. There’s something for everyone to do, even reading a book during summer is more enjoyable. Is it because of the sunshine? Vitamin D? the heat? Whatever it is, everyone’s mood seems to be happier during summer. But in my opinion, nothing is more enjoyable than a late Sunday afternoon BBQ, gathered with family, friends or just that special person. The weather is nice; the rib is tender and delicious, sitting on the patio furniture while washing your lunch down with that favorite drink. You tell yourself that you could stay in this moment forever… but NOT SO FAST… your laundry basket drags you out of the lovely moment. Red light flashing and you hear the siren in your head that tomorrow is an important day at work; or the kids can’t go to summer camp with stains all over their cloths.
What if you didn’t have to leave that dream afternoon? After all, grandma always said: live life to the fullest, you never know what’s going to happen tomorrow! What if there was a service that could pick up your laundry, wash, dry, fold and return ready for use! What if that service was just a phone call away? What if you could have it all, enjoy your time and have clean cloths to wear for the week?
We are here to help, http://www.laundryonwheels.ca servicing commercial and residential. Pick up your laundry from the comfort of your home or office: wash/dry/fold and return ready for use! We also offer ironing & dry cleaning.


admin   |  Uncategorized   |  08 11th, 2010    |  No Comments »

Who Do You Trust When it Comes to Laundry Needs

Lets face it, even individuals that are staying home can find themselves tied up by the dreaded laundry chore. From time to time, we peek to that laundry basket that has been sitting there for 1 week and find ourselves wanting to do other things than spending it at home with the washer and dryer. Summer is here and the smell of BBQ make your taste buds come back to life again. How nice is it to go for that late afternoon walk? Or just grab that book and sit on the patio and drawn yourself in that interesting book that you always wanted to read.
But wait! Not that fast, rewind and lets face the reality. Monday is around the corner, you and the other member of the family have no clean cloths to wear. Can not send the kids to summer camp with grass stains on the knees or melted chocolate ice cream stains on their t-shirt collar.
What if there was someone that could pick up your laundry: wash it with your favorite brand of detergent while removing all stains, and also using the same fabric softener that you or the kids love the most. Then return your cloths in 2 day max ready for use!
What if you could have it all, the nice late afternoon walk, the BBQ, the book, the quality time with the family or love one, or that great book of yours and also a nice clean laundry ready for the busy week ahead. What if that service is just a phone call away, the pick up and drop off is complimentary, no minimum charge, no contract. Let us take that load off.


admin   |  Uncategorized   |  08 9th, 2010    |  No Comments »

Laundry vs. Dry cleaning

Some individuals don’t believe in dry cleaning, some others they even dry clean their under garments /under wears and anything they could get their hands on.
What’s the difference?
I personally stay away from dry cleaning as much as possible. Why? Because I like water and detergent. Nothing is like washing your cloths in water and soap.
But again, some items are only made for dry cleaning… but under wears are made to get washed.


admin   |  Uncategorized   |  07 19th, 2010    |  No Comments »

A joke – happy laundry day to all!

A Doctor was addressing a large audience in Tampa . ‘The material we put into our stomachs is enough to have killed most of us sitting here, years ago.. Red meat is awful. Soft drinks corrode your stomach lining. Chinese food is loaded with MSG. High fat diets can be disastrous, and none of us realizes the long-term harm caused by the germs in our drinking water. However, there is one thing that is the most dangerous of all and we all have eaten, or will eat it. Can anyone here tell me what food it is that causes the most grief and suffering for years after eating it?’
After several seconds of quiet, a 75-year-old man in the front row raised his hand, and softly said, ‘Wedding Cake.’


admin   |  Uncategorized   |  07 13th, 2010    |  No Comments »

Just a little joke for our readers!

Cheers!!!
One night, an 87-year-old woman came home from Bingo to find her 92-year-old husband in bed with another woman.. She became violent and ended up pushing him off the balcony of their 20th floor apartment, killing him instantly. Brought before the court, on the charge of murder, she was asked if she had anything to say in her own defense.
‘Your Honor,’ she began coolly, ‘I figured that at 92, if he could screw, he could fly.’


admin   |  Uncategorized   |  07 2nd, 2010    |  No Comments »

Bee problem?

Last year summer, we’ve noticed bees going into our garage via those small little cracks around the asphalt. Since we like nature and we won’t bother anything as long as they don’t bother us, we’ve decided to let them be. Regardless, we rarely use our garage that’s been holding most of our unused articles and equipments. I kept showing the kids how the bees work hard during summer time and how good they are for flowers and the nature. UNTIL, my 3 year old got attacked one day just riding his bike close to the garage! He got bitten 3 places on his leg and his finger. Same day, my sister came to visit her nephew and BANG! She also got attacked. So we’ve decided to visit Home Depot for a solution… at this point it doesn’t look like we can live under the same roof anymore. They want us out of our house. I insisted something eco friendly. I didn’t want to kill them, I just wanted them to leave and find another spot. Anyhow, we’ve tried everything that the clerk recommended. Foam, spray, you name it we bought it. We put it on at night, day, afternoon… NOTHING WORKED! The kids too afraid to go out and play and I felt horrible… for my kids and also the bees. Then my husband picked up his badminton racket and which ever came close to our entrance door, he would just hit them. We kept the bees – which they actually didn’t come near us anymore, they kind of got the point where’s their territory and where’s ours and the kids enjoyed the rest of their summer! Now, summer is back, the bees are back and the racket is out! If anyone has another, better solution, I would love to hear… Thanks!


admin   |  Uncategorized   |  06 22nd, 2010    |  No Comments »

Just a small joke – Eldery Drivers – from The Voice

I found this joke in “The Voice – of the united senior citizens of Ontario Inc” in their May issue.
I just wanted to share it with all of you…
Eldery Drivers:
Two eldery women were out driving in a large car-both could barely see over the dashboard. As they were cruising along they came to an intersection. The stoplight was red but they just went on through. The woman in the passenger seat thought to herself, “I must be losing it, I could have sworn we just went through a red light.”
After a few more minutes they came to another intersection and the light was red again and again they went right though. This time the woman in the passenger seat was almost sure that the light had been red but was really concerned that she was losing it. She was getting nervous and decided to pay very close attention to the road and the next intersection to see what was going on.
At the next intersection, sure enough, the light was definitely red and they went right through and she turned to the other woman and said, “Mildred! Did you know we just ran through three red lights in a row! You could have killed us!”
Mildred turned to her and said, “Oh, am i driving?”


admin   |  Uncategorized   |  05 21st, 2010    |  No Comments »

How to impress?

When I first met my husband, I was only 20 years old. University student, with little cash or sometimes no cash at all (September month was always the bankruptcymonth for me!)
My “boyfriend” at the time was living in a building apartment with 2 other room mates. So one day, i’ve decided to surprise him and thank him for all the dinner he had paid, all the movies we went to see and burn a hole in his wallet… and everything else he did for me.
So, i’ve decided to surprise him by washing his laundry! the room mate opens the door and i get started while on the phone with my sister!
put in all the whites in the washer, hot wash… and as soon the wash was over, they were all PINK! why? because i let go one of his red sock in there by accident, too busy talking on the phone!
Instead of thanking him, i’ve added more expenses to his budget. He never said anything, and thank me for “trying” to surprise him, and boy, he was surprise to see all his t-shirts, socks, underwear, bedsheets light pink!


admin   |  Uncategorized   |  05 19th, 2010    |  No Comments »

How to remove sharpie marks off your cloths

We all have bad days at work, but some days seem like the bad luck just keep on getting worse by the minute
Nothing is like to have a stain of a sharpie on your white business shirt prior of an important meeting. How to remove that sucker? rubbing alcohol!! that’s right it will remove the stain and dry super fast… so if you forget your tide on the spot stain remover… use your hand sanitizer instead. It worked for me once that I needed the stain disappear.


admin   |  Uncategorized   |  05 13th, 2010    |  No Comments »

handicap parking spot!

  We all have those days, just rushing out to grab something to eat and hid back to the office and take off where we’ve left off. 

So, one winter day I was having one of those days, meetings and projects and reports coming out of each and every hole of my body… so I just decided to run drive to  the closes plaza and grab a sandwich.  Searching for spot to park in a snow storm isn’t very easy, especially in the hurry that was in.  In my back rear mirror, there was an SUV following me, also looking for a spot to park… I felt like vulture! My stomach growling  :)  I gave up and saw a handicap spot and decided to just park there and put my hazard lights on (informing everyone that I’ll be back shortly!) and ran to grab my sandwich and came out…  I saw my vulture friend still looking… he put his window down and told me in one of his angry and annoyed voices: “YOU KNOW THAT YOU’VE PARKED IN A HANDICAP SPOT!! And you don’t even look handicap!” I looked at myself, he was right; I wasn’t challenged in anyway… so this is what I’ve told a person with too much free time on his hand: “Sir, I am challenged, MENTALLY and they don’t give you a sign for mentally challenged individuals” With that being said, he turned red and took off, splashing some that old dirty snow slushie on my pants…


admin   |  Uncategorized   |  05 10th, 2010    |  7 Comments »

The Truth About Santa

This story is dedicated to one of my best and dearest friend: Carmela C.

Thank you for being an Angel! thank you for EVERYTHING! will always love you and think of you even when busy!

Everyone, this story is not written by me, but i want to share it with you all! it made me cry, but i hope you’ll enjoy it as much as i did.

I remember my first Christmas adventure with Grandma.

I was just a kid.

I remember tearing across town on my bike to visit her on the

day my big sister dropped the bomb: “There is no Santa Claus,”

she jeered. “Even dummies know that!”

My Grandma was not the gushy kind, never had been. I fled to

her that day because I knew she would be straight with me.

I knew Grandma always told the truth, and I knew that the truth

always went down a whole lot easier when swallowed with one of

her “world-famous” cinnamon buns. I knew they were world-famous,

because Grandma said so. It had to be true.

Grandma was home, and the buns were still warm. Between bites,

I told her everything. She was ready for me.

“No Santa Claus?” She snorted… “Ridiculous! Don’t believe

it.

That rumor Has been going around for years, and it makes me mad,

plain mad! Now, put On your coat, and let’s go.”

“Go? Go where, Grandma?” I asked. I hadn’t even finished my

second world-famous cinnamon bun.

“Where” turned out to be Kerby’s General Store, the one store

in town that had a little bit of just about everything. As we

walked through its doors, Grandma handed me ten dollars. That

was a bundle in those days. “Take this money,” she said, “and

buy something for someone who needs it. I’ll wait for you in

the car.” Then she turned and walked out of Kerby’s.

I was only eight years old. I’d often gone shopping with my

mother, but never had I shopped for anything all by myself.

The store seemed big and crowded, full of people scrambling to

finish their Christmas shopping. For a Few moments I just

stood there, confused, clutching that ten-dollar bill,

wondering what to buy, and who on earth to buy it for.

I thought of everybody I knew: my family, my Friends, my

neighbors, the kids at school, and the people who went to my

church.

I was just about thought out, when I suddenly thought of Bobby

Decker. He was a kid with bad breath and messy hair, and he

sat right behind me in Mrs. Pollock’s grade-two class.

Bobby Decker didn’t have a coat. I knew that because he never

went out to recess during the winter. His mother always wrote

a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough, but all we

kids knew that Bobby Decker didn’t have a cough; he didn’t have

a good coat. I fingered the ten-dollar bill with growing

excitement. I would buy Bobby Decker a coat!

I settled on a red corduroy one that had a hood to it.

It looked real warm, and he would like that.

“Is this a Christmas present for someone?” the lady behind the

counter asked Kindly, as I laid my ten dollars down.

“Yes, ma’am,” I replied shyly. “It’s for Bobby.”

The nice lady smiled at me, as I told her about how Bobby really

needed a Good winter coat. I didn’t get any change, but she put

the coat in a bag, smiled again, and wished me a Merry Christmas.

That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the coat (a little tag

fell out of the coat, and Grandma tucked it in her Bible) in

Christmas paper and ribbons and wrote, “To Bobby, From Santa

Claus” on it. Grandma said that Santa always insisted on

secrecy. Then she drove me over to Bobby Decker’s house,

explaining as we went that I was now and forever officially,

one of Santa’s Helpers. Grandma parked down the street from

Bobby’s house, and she and I crept noiselessly and hid in the

bushes by his front walk. Then Grandma gave me a nudge. “All

right, Santa Claus,” she whispered, “get going.”

I took a deep breath, dashed for his front door, threw the

present down on his step, pounded his door and flew back to

the safety of the bushes and Grandma. Together we waited

breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open.

Finally it did, and there stood Bobby.

Fifty years haven’t dimmed the thrill of those moments spent

shivering, beside my Grandma, in Bobby Decker’s bushes. That

night, I realized that those awful rumors about Santa Claus

were just what Grandma said they were: Ridiculous.

Santa was alive and well, and we were on his team.

I still have The Bible, with the coat tag tucked inside:

$19.95.


admin   |  Uncategorized   |  05 5th, 2010    |  5 Comments »

My socks? Where did the other go?

Losing a sock in the laundry is very common.
Why is does this happen to everyone? I am pretty sure that if you do ask one of our politician or their caregiver, they all say… well, I washed 2 socks = 1 pair… but when folding the clean laundry, I could only find ½ pair = 1 sock!
Why didn’t Mr. Albert Einstein come up with a formula for this? After all, this is important. Can’t tell the kids, well, the dryer ate one, so kid, you are on your own. Just wear the one and if it gets too cold, switch it during recess.
How should we keep track of our socks? Chain them? Or those energy saving machines are designed to slowly lower the loads so there would be none to wash and VOILA! We all saved on our energy bills by cutting down on our socks
So here’s my formula:
Make sure to buy all of your socks the same brand and same look. So if your washer or dryer decides to take one as hostage, you will still have more to match and won’t have to spend much time to look for the other pair
Cheer!


admin   |  Uncategorized   |  04 4th, 2010    |  1 Comment »

where did my sock go?

Loosing a sock in the laundry is very common.

Why is does this happen to everyone?  I am pretty sure that if you do ask one of our politician or their caregiver, they all say… well, I washed 2 socks = 1 pair… but when folding the clean laundry, I could only find ½ pair = 1 sock!

Why didn’t Mr. Albert Einstein come up with a formula for this? After all, this is important.  Can’t tell the kids, well, the dryer ate one, so kid, you are on your own.  Just wear the one and if it gets too cold, switch it during recess.

How should we keep track of our socks? Chain them? Or those energy saving machines are designed to slowly lower the loads so there would be none to wash and VOILA! We all saved on our energy bills by cutting down on our socks

So here’s my formula:

Make sure to buy all of your socks the same brand and same look.  So if your washer or dryer decides to take one as hostage, you will still have more to match and won’t have to spend much time to look for the other pair

Cheer!


admin   |  Uncategorized   |  04 4th, 2010    |  15 Comments »

My little laundry secret!

We all been there, when little, your parents just hug you kiss you read you books before bed and make sure that you are comfy, well taken care of and so forth
When entering the wonderful “teenage” era, the love is there, but not as much as before. The zits on the face and oily face is not enough, everyone should remind you that you are no longer a baby or a child at the exact same time that you are going through hormonal changes.
Well, here’s my story:
We all know the changes we face during puberty, no need to go through each and everyone of them. So, aside from “finding myself” and trying to control my emotions, my mother thought that it is the perfect time for me to take charge of my laundry.
Aside from washing the dishes after dinner and vacuuming the house twice a week.
And here’s their philosophy:
You should be happy to not have your grandparents as your parents.
Anyhow, so now is my job to wash my own laundry. It left me little time to talk on the phone with my friends or go window shopping.
So, this is what I did:
Put the dirty cloths in the dryer, put lots of Bounce sheet in it and Voila! All nicely dry cleaned.
I hope I have not changed your point of view about our service.
Laundry on Wheels has grown up
I don’t use the same method that I use to when I was 13!
Thanks for reading


admin   |  Uncategorized   |  03 30th, 2010    |  No Comments »

my dry cleaning secret :)

We all been there, when little, your parents just hug you kiss you read you books before bed and make sure that you are comfy, well taken care of and so forth

When entering the wonderful “teenage” era, the love is there, but not as much as before.  The zits on the face and oily face is not enough, everyone should remind you that you are no longer a baby or a child at the exact same time that you are going through hormonal changes.
Well, here’s my story:

We all know the changes we face during puberty, no need to go through each and everyone of them.  So, aside from “finding myself” and trying to control my emotions, my mother thought that it is the perfect time for me to take charge of my laundry. 

Aside from washing the dishes after dinner and vacuuming the house twice a week.

And here’s their philosophy:

You should be happy to not have your grandparents as your parents. 

Anyhow, so now is my job to wash my own laundry.  It left me little time to talk on the phone with my friends or go window shopping.

So, this is what I did:

Put the dirty cloths in the dryer, put lots of Bounce sheet in it and Voila! All nicely dry cleaned. 

I hope I have not changed your point of view about our service.

Laundry on Wheels has grown up :)

I don’t use the same method that I use to when I was 13! 

Thanks for reading


admin   |  Uncategorized   |  03 30th, 2010    |  2 Comments »

eco friendly?

Dear readers,

Laundry on Wheels is very conscious about the environment and here are a few small tips on how we all could help:

- Use your own laundry basket when requesting a pick up rather than garbage bags

- Use your own hangers or re-use the ones provided to you by Laundry on Wheels on your previous order

- Request a cold wash

- Of course, request an eco friendly detergent and fabric softener.

It starts with you and Laundry on Wheels is here to save you time by keeping in mind our environment!

Cheers!


admin   |  Uncategorized   |  03 15th, 2010    |  1 Comment »

Loads of laundry every week?!

Today’s parents have little or no time to wash a family of 4, worth of 7 days of dirty soil. We see that there are more and more working mothers than it used to be.
We all heard our grandma stories where women living on the same street, use to get together during the weekdays and they all helped each other out, with laundry, cooking and so forth. Those days are over!
Today, everyone has a busy schedule:
Media: “today’s kids don’t get enough exercise/activities = over weight as adults” – so we panic and sign our kids to 5 different after school programs and take away the DS/PSP/any other type of games, etc… And our 48″ LCD HDTV that the husband had to actually get a second job at McDonald flipping burgers is now sealed and the remote is put in the safe!
The amount of birthday party invitations that we get during the 10 months of school year is absolutely unbelievable! On top of that, there are the extended family birthdays to remember and attend. And don’t forget your own parent’s birthday or wedding anniversary. My parents blow my mind from time to time and here’s why:
Retired individuals, the 4 kids that use to be living with them, are now all grown-ups and have their own life and family to take care of. So each January my father – that obviously has lots of free time on his hand – get his own “personal” calendar with all the special days on it. I am pretty sure that beside those days, there isn’t anything left for a retired man to put on. And god for bit if I forget their wedding anniversary! The threat will always lead to their will and removal of my name permanently
Of course these 2 loving, caring parents/individuals forgot all about what’s life is when you’ve got kids and when both parents work full time. They forgot all about the repetition of the same phrase 100 times to just get the boots on!
I remember one winter morning, I had to repeat so many times to both of kids to put their shoes on that when the school bus arrived, I told the driver to put his boots on rather than: Good morning Joe, how do you do?
Now that the kids are off to school, it’s time to get to work! After all the day’s just started. Nice and cozy, looking forward to that quite early morning drive where I could sip on that coffee and listen to the news and see what is happening beside our kids will grow to be overweight!
The next great news is there’s an accident on the highway and your 30 min ride will take you 1h 30!
So you finally make it to work and you hear the sarcastic comments of your boss that this is happening pretty often to get to work late:
“Last time was the school bus came late to pick up the kids”
“Today is the traffic and accident on the road”
“I wonder what will happen tomorrow” – I almost said: “please don’t gins it”
After the sarcasm was over, the work load came about, the reports and meetings to attend and prepare. Lunch was skipped and work needs to be done.
While thinking ahead, school calls about one of the kids having a headache! I almost said: so do I, is my mother coming to get me as well?
The husband is nowhere to be found so:
Boss is told, keys are collected, work is not finished and the bread on the table is very well at stake!
The kids are picked up and the big smile on their faces make it all worth the beating I got since the morning.
The phrase repetition is back and the “why” questions are being asked 5 seconds intervals from 2 kids sitting in the back seat of the car.
The kids are taken to their after school dance class%u2026 with the headache! It’s ok to miss school, but they are not going to be overweight as adults! So no excuse for the karate class or dance class unless the ambulance is called and it’s life threatening. Aside from the weight, the class has cost the parents an arm and a leg. WE ARE NOT MISSING IT!
Dinner is cooked, kids are cleaned, homework done and all the “why” questions are HOPEFULLY answered. The husband gets home with a big smile and calls you “cranky” without even knowing what has happened to you all day.
Dinner is served, kids are put to bed and now your part time job starts: LAUNDRY
Your part-time work is payless, its time consuming, half-awake the clean laundry is folded and separated by the member of family basket. This dreaded chore, which seems not very important on your everyday to-do list. But is somewhat very important:
Husband needs his shirts cleaned and pressed for next day work and his self-image is depended on your part-time job. It all reflects on what type of personality he has and his living environment. So after all, we do judge a book by its cover and he needs to be hard cover with a beautiful illustration which is the wrinkle free dress shirt for his next day sales meeting and the same rule applies to the rest of the family member.
What if when the kids are put to bed, aside from washing/folding the laundry you could relax and read a book? Or watch the desperate housewives without feeling desperate yourself?
What if by a click of a mouse or a phone call, a company would come & pick up your dirty laundry and drop it off nice, clean and ready for use?
What if your husband’s shirts were also all pressed to perfection?
What if your suits were also dry cleaned and returned with all of the above mentioned services?
What if you had one less thing to worry about?
What if you requested that your cloths to be washed with an eco-friendly detergent? They don’t just wash laundry, they are also environmentally conscious


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