Baby Washing Line

I can honestly say, I've never enjoyed doing the washing as much as I have today.


I know I'll be over it very quickly, especially considering we're going to be using cloth nappies, but today, I thought I would melt over each tiny little outfit.



To think, very soon, there is going to be a little person wearing these. Not TOO soon though, I got a bit grumpy when I was out and about yesterday and a number of people felt they had to tell me that I would have the baby any day now. I told them "No! I have another 6 and a half weeks, and I've spoken to her and asked her not to come too early."

The mean washing machine did eat one of the super cute socks, so there is already a sock feeling very lonely.

In a week or so I get to do it all again when the Japanese baby clothes arrive.

This is... my latest discovery!

... or rather, discoveries...

I loved this week's This is… ... theme by Knit Owl. Not because I had any great recent discovery to reveal, but rather because I was so excited to see what everyone else's were!

For days, I've been trying to work out what my contribution would be. I thought it could be personal revelations such as "there IS life without chocolate" (don't worry that one surprised me as well), and "I really can't do everything".

I then thought it could be the new sushi rice dish I had yesterday, but then I would actually have to pretend like I could cook or something like that.

Or... it could be my fab new "Smocking Navi", a smocking guide, but I haven't actually used it yet, the same would go for my new iron-on bag pattern I bought.

So, instead, I'm going to pretend that I'm a domestic goddess (which I really am not). My latest discoveries belong in the laundry.

Wash balls! In my bid to reduce my negative impact on the environment, I've almost completely stopped using softener in the wash, and pop these in instead. I find the Japanese water to be very hard and so without something, clothes come out very stiff and crinkly. These funky little things go in with the clothes and help add air which then helps soften clothes. Or something like that. But they work! And, they save me money!

These little do-dads are "kutsushita clip"s, or more simply, sock clips. I have to confess, I forget to use them most of the time, but basically, they keep your pair of socks together in the wash, which saves sorting time later. Especially when you wear as many plain black socks as I do.

I'm off now to see what everyone else has discovered lately!