A Couple of Fun Laundry Day Tees

Life is too short to wear boring clothes. These are two recent Laundry Day Tees. The first is my fruit and vegetable one:

The fabric is a rib-knit rayon blend from the Walmart mystery rack. I plan to wear this at the plant sale. I might take that neckband off, though, and re-do it. I made it wider and I’ve since decided I don’t like them that wide.

This second one is my favorite:

I prefer that narrower neckband. This fabric is a double-brushed polyester, also from the Walmart mystery rack. The lighting washed out the green; it is even more intense than it appears here.

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I spent a couple of hours out in the greenhouse yesterday afternoon and got the rest of the tomatoes and peppers planted, as well as broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage. I’ll start the cucumbers and squash after the auction. Seedlings have popped up in the tray of tomatoes I planted last week. The trays have plastic covers, and I laid some boards on top just to make sure that no mice could get into them. We have a heater running and a backup heater just in case.

I also made up another prototype for one of my classes this summer and it turned out very well. I need to pick up some thread at the quilt store today because I want to try a few variations.

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I’m not sure what it is this year, but I am feeling weight of responsibility more than usual. I said to the husband last night that I know I am overwhelmed when I fantasize about running away—taking a road trip—and ignoring all the demands on my time for a while.

One of my friends came up to me after church and said that she wanted to thank me for playing the piano. We’ve had more than the usual amount of music in our services recently, including some new songs that require extra work on my part to learn. I was touched that she noticed and said something to me. The song leader also thanked me before the service, but I suspect that to most people, I’m mostly invisible unless something goes horribly wrong.

I’m working on divesting myself of some obligations. I’ve said no to several recent requests for help. I’m training someone to take over my responsibilities for the equipment sale at the fire department auction so I can retire after this year. We’re going to have to find a few more people to head up some of the homestead foundation fundraising events. This is a process, though, and right now, I just need to get through the month of April.

[I recently ran across the phrase performance punishment. In a nutshell, it’s when people who do a good job tend to get loaded down with even more work while everyone else skates. I think it’s why the phrase, “If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it” annoys me so much. I see this happening a bit with my girls—those apples did not fall far from the tree—and I’d like to help them avoid it.]

The husband changed the oil in the BMW yesterday. It’s also throwing another fault code. I have to call Kevin this morning because the issue might be related to the part they replaced last fall and thus under warranty. The husband also fixed a brake light issue. The car has some damage underneath, and I’m a bit more than irritated about it because the damage wasn’t my fault. I’ll get the picture he took from his phone and post it tomorrow. He assures me the damage is not structural (it’s a “battle scar”), but it annoys me nonetheless.