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Hang 'em out to dry by Rachel

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TOP TEN REASONS TO HANG OUT YOUR CLOTHES

Electric dryers use five to ten percent of residential electricity in the United States!

Hanging Your Clothes

10) Save money (more than $100/year off electric bill for most households).

9) Conserve energy and the environment.

8) Clothes and sheets smell better without adding possibly toxic chemicals to your body and the environment.

7) Clothes last longer. Where do you think lint comes from?

6) It is physical activity which you can do in or outside.

5) Sunlight bleaches and disinfects.

4) Indoor racks can humidify in dry winter weather.

3) Clothes dryer fires account for about 15,600 structure fires, 15 deaths, and 400 injuries annually. The yearly national fire loss for clothes dryer fires in structures is estimated at $99 million.

2) An outdoor experience that is meditative.

1) Demonstrates that small steps can make a difference. You don't have to wait for the government to take action.

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Would you be with me, even when I can't offer you a life full of flowers? (Tagged!) by Sarvpriya Dewan

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The laundry list. by Whitney Sherwood

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Laundry list: 'refers to a list of characteristics or items that are generally considered to be mundane or distasteful. Items on the list tend to pile up, just like dirty laundry.'

Personally, I am not a fan of doing laundry. Today was laundry day. While beginning to sort my clothes, I started thinking of the laundry list in relation to life and identity. There are things we strive for, things we want to become, things we don't want to become, and the reality of who we truly are as people. Personal growth never stops. Right now in my life, I have many choices and there are things on my laundry list I'd like to get rid of and/or make better. Sometimes everything feels overwhelming and claustrophobic as if I am surrounded by nothing but dirty laundry. But this doesn't always have to be the reality; I just have to sort through it all.

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Vans and Argyle Socks. by Buttons McTavish

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Anyone is welcome to read this post, or I wouldn't be putting it here. But it's not an advert for my love life. Not actively searching for someone at the moment, and I am writing this for my own reasons and entertainment. But feel free to chime in with comments, if you wish:

Right now my personal life has been rough on me. Have had some bitter, heartbroken crying jags, to be sure. For one thing, after 4 and a half years of separation from Cameron, I am filing for divorce. The paperwork is in process. Luckily, he and I are still friendly, and though we don't share more than brief notes, now and then, we are both agreeable to this difficult change.

In the past year, especially, I have been content and happy and vibrant, due in part to my own efforts to fill my life with what is good. But I can not forget to thank all the wonderful friends, new and old, who have made my journey even better.

Also, a few blokes along the way have taught me more about what I do and do not want in a relationship, when I am ready to have a boyfriend again. And I will be, before too long...

So, I am kicking up my heels, and loving every other aspect of life right now: my artwork, my family and friends, my own interests/hobbies, my strides in good health, doing charity events and having fun in my downtime, with visits to friends, and concerts, etc.

Soooo..to have a bit of fun with it all... what DO I want in a man, when I am officially available?

This is a list of things off the top of my head, some things would be nice, others are a must. Certainly not a full list, at any rate:

1. Have a sense of humor. It helps if you get mine, which can be odd at times.

2. You can be bawdy with me. I am more used to it than some might assume...but I do not like to be openly rude or nasty in public, and if you are, forget it.

3. I'm looking for someone who will value education and wit and have a good appreciation for art.

4. It's great if you know the true worth of good and inspiring music. You certainly don't have to like the same kinds of music that I do, but I have a wide range of interest, and it would be fun to go to some concerts together.

5. Truly listen, and know that I will do the same for you.

6. Have at least some financial stability and live in the same area as me, for a change. :)

7. Buy me flowers, from time to time, without me asking for them. (Don't worry, I'll hint and clue you in on what kinds I like.) I won't expect you to read my mind, and I'm also not afraid to ask for things directly, if you don't get the hint! ;-)

8. If I send you fake mustaches in the mail, please be kind enough to put some on and photograph yourself for me. It's only fair, and I promise I won't use them for blackmail in the future.

9. Take me dancing! (No, I don't know how! I just like it, when I've danced at parties, with guys who do know how. I wouldn't expect you to do it all the time, if it's not your thing.)

10. It's nice to get dressed up to go out on the town, now and then, but I am usually happiest in comfy clothes, in a restaurant that isn't stuffy in any way...heck..hanging out on the couch and watching a good movie with Chinese food sounds fun to me.

11. Not looking for a relationship where we are trying to change one another, but when there is something important that needs attention, please tell me you "can't change" because you are set in your ways. Please. I really REALLY love that. :/

12. Surprise me with something unexpected from time to time. That does not mean a) something that is obviously for you. b) something that is in the category of weird and gross stuff that only men appreciate most. or c) that you've got a wife in Bolivia

13. Take care of yourself, for both you and me....grooming, health, etc. I am by no means perfect, and am still working on my own fitness (and happily seeing results) but it is important. Not just for looks..I want to live a long life. I want you to live a long life.

14. I certainly won't knock back handsome, but heart and soul trumps looks every time. If you got the looks, but you aren't inwardly beautiful ..see ya! If it's the other way around, as far as being a good man, and you aren't a male model, we'll get along famously.

15. Be honest with me..from the start. About the big things, about the little things..not talking white lies. I will accept you fully, for who you are, if you've got your priorities straight. Please don't think you have to invent something to impress me.

16. I think your great Aunt Margie is really hot. (See my first point ^)

17. Be affectionate.

18. Want to know my loved ones, and when we spend time with them I would love to see that you genuinely are having fun, because we are a fun-loving bunch. If I like you well enough to be with you, I will take a natural interest in your folks, too. Family is important to me.

19. Keep going, and work at it, when some of those initial giddy feelings of being "in love" fade. Because passion waxes and wanes, but it can come back 'round and knock you for a loop..in a good way. Steady and true. It works both ways.

20. Don't buy old man jeans, with elastic in the waistband.

21. A man who does some cooking, and household chores on his own initiative? It's only gonna help ya when it comes to sharing the REALLY good aspects of having a girlfriend.

22. I ab allergic to cats. Cats in the housbe are are sorta a deal breaker. I wouldbn't be aball to see you with my eyes gluedt shubt. ACHOO!

23. Dogs are great. I love dogs.

24. Hmmm. I think I'm gonna get a dog, to lure men into my clutches, as we walk in the park. "He's so cute! What's his name?" "Yes, got him from a rescue shelter, last week. His name is Lewis" "Oh, yeah? What's the story behind that name?" "Well, he came with it, but I like to...."

25. You've always been, and will always be, yourself.

Plenty for now. Still, I'm serious about wanting to share all that I have to offer someone, in the near future...we can start out slow. I'm not rushing headlong into any kind of major commitment. I want us to be friends before anything. And, well, heck, I know how to do sexy, and laugh and have fun. Seriously, dude. You don't even KNOW. ;-) We'll have a good time.

Hanging Around by WrenHouseYarns

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Simply summer..

Hang your Laundry Day! by Newleaf

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Today (Thursday) is hang your laundry day!

Did you know that there are now many places in North American where

you are prohibited by local laws from hanging your laundry?

Evidently it is because this is a symbol of poverty which the

communities want to eliminate the sight of. Did you also know how

much energy you can save by hanging your laundry? There are 88

million dryers in America, and if everyone converted to lines it

could reduce residential output of CO2 by 3.3%. Not to mention the

smell of those sheets and clothes from the fresh air!

So everyone hang your laundry today! and if you don't have a laundry

line- put one up today! And if it's illegal in your community- do it

anyway! (I once lived in a community where laundry lines were

illegal; I put one up and used it regularly and never went to jail...)

TOP FOUR REASONS TO HANG OUT YOUR CLOTHES

Electric dryers use five to ten percent of residential energy.

1. Clothes last longer.

2. Clothes and sheets smell better.

3. Save energy, thus preventing pollution.

4. Save money.

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