Tuesday, September 10, 2013

One of those days!

Today I join my fellow bloggers in "serving up a slice" to the Tuesday Slice of Life sponsored by Stacey and Ruth from Two Writing Teachers.

It started, well, as Monday mornings often start, a bit slow.  But things picked up throughout the day.  I found myself trying to finish my first parent letter before my haircut, but not enough time.  Save it to dropbox . . . so I could work on it later at home.
Haircut, home, a quick dinner, throw in a load of laundry, time to work on my slice for tomorrow, planning a quick post about this year's voracious readers.
Oops, there's my phone alarm reminding me to move the clothes to the dryer.  Back upstairs and time to work on the post...
Yikes, I still need to finish the parent letter!  Hit the send button a bit after nine, run downstairs to hang the clothes and open the door to the laundry room to a loud clanging sound.  First thought, is there a hanger in the dryer?  Second thought, no, it's a tube of lipstick.  In the dryer!!!  If I had been downstairs, I would have heard the clanging.
Call my sister in tears.  This load of clothes has all my favorite outfits from the first week of school.  Everything I'm comfortable in and feel good about myself in was in this load. Sister advises me to check the internet.  I google "lipstick in dryer" and this blog post pops up:  Lipstick in dryer ruined clothes. Blog author advises the reader to not give up hope.  Use dishwashing soap.
One hour later, after scrubbing through the entire load (every single piece of clothing was touched by Sunstone multiple times) with dishwashing soap, liquid hand soap, and stain stick (hey, if one doesn't work, why not try another? what have I got to lose?), I put the washer on cold, and head back upstairs with raw, irritated fingers to peck out this week's blog post. I'm hoping that the scrubbing and some prayers will do the trick.  Teachers have no time to shop for clothes in September, and this teacher doesn't even enjoy shopping. This summer, I scored several times at end of the season sales and was so pleased to update my tired wardrobe with my several new tops for back-to-school.
And now, it's way past my bedtime, so it's off to catch some shut eye before looking at my clothes again tomorrow morning.   Wish me luck!  May the laundry gods bless my efforts!  Only time will tell.

19 comments:

  1. OH NO! I'm certainly no laundry goddess but I've done a lot of cleaning with baking soda and white vinegar on uniforms that looked like there was no hope and pots burned beyond recognition! Good luck and I hope you have one outfit even if it is not your favorite for the first day!!!!!!!

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    1. Anita, some of the stuff I read did mention vinegar. Maybe I'll give it a try tonight when I head back for some more rubbing and scrubbing on the tougher stains.

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  2. Oh, how could you leave us in such suspense! Good luck!!! We've all had some crazy time like this! We identify!

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    1. It got crazier. I couldn't find my car keys on Tuesday morning. My husband is out of town with the spare key. So I had to call a recently retired colleague and ask for a lift to school!

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  3. What a way to end your day! I guess it's a good thing I don't wear lipstick. One less thing to worry about. I hope you scrubbing and praying worked out for you.

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    1. It helped immensely. There are just a few additional spots for me to work on.

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  4. Oh dear! Hoping to read the sequel to this tale, and for a happy ending.

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    1. Thanks, Tara. Those ____ spots are mostly gone and hopefully tonight I'll vanquish the remaining ones!

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  5. Oh Ramona, I’m hoping, hoping! I did the same a long while ago, but it was ballpoint pen ink-argh-lost some, saved some! Best wishes!

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    1. Thanks for hoping with me. Mostly gone, but back for a little more scrubbing and rubbing tonight. When I first saw the clothes, I never dreamed that it would come out. Perhaps the triple dose of spot removers was the cure!

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    1. Thanks, much better results than I ever expected!

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  7. So tell us, what happened Ramona?
    Bonnie

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    1. Spots mostly gone . . . Round two tonight, hoping for a total victory! Although I'm not sure about the yellow tee.

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  8. Oh no! I am the queen of Kleenexes when it comes to laundry, and I have dried a package of gum a couple of times...but never lipstick. Good luck!

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    1. Leigh Anne, I've done the Kleenexes too!
      I still think of you every time I pick up milk, last week's milk was dated Sept. 15! I'm afraid to look at the date today!

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  9. Oh! I feel your pain. I hope all is well. Lots of luck for you and your new clothes.

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    1. I don't think I'll need any new clothes. With another round of scrubbing and rubbing, they will be almost as good as before. The triple dose of spot removers did the trick. Today, I'm supposed to try Goof Off (sounds like a student)!

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  10. Hello All! No time to reply individually, but most of the lipstick came out. I didn't dry anything, so probably tomorrow I'll return to scrubbing and rubbing. No time today, it was pizza night at our school for 6th graders. And now I'm off to bed to catch up from last night's sleep deficit! Thanks for all your sweet comments!

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