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The Folding Zone

5/14/2012

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I hate doing laundry.

I should correct that - I don't hate stuffing dirty clothes into a giant washing machine drum. No, that's the easy part. I always think to myself, "I could be beating this against a rock...washing machines are awesome." It's the folding that kills me.

I hate folding laundry so much that I attempt to outsource at every given opportunity. Brian does a fair share of folding, and our once-a-week-babysitter has proven her worth by diligently and peacefully taking on this task. I cannot emphasize how much I love Sierra, and it's not just because she takes great care of the Bear. It's mainly because she makes my yoga pants seem crisp and new again.

So after the Container Store Blogger Party on Thursday, I noticed that in our bags 'o' swag they had given us something called a "Flip Fold Jr." It essentially is a giant piece of molded green plastic that promises "the perfect folded shirt!" I hate molded plastic. I kind of looked at it, considered throwing it away, and then on a whim, decided to find out if my dislike for molded plastic is greater than my dislike for folding t-shirts.

And what I found is...I no longer dislike either. In fact, I'm kind of in love with my Flip Fold Jr. I love it so much I spent Mother's Day reorganizing parts of our dresser. I was like, in the zone. The folding zone. 

Let me explain.

This is a Flip Fold Jr.
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Place the t-shirt over the entire contraption, with the collar of the shirt touching the top of the green.  I shall be using my shirt from the "Six Tunnels to Hoover Dam" 5K Thanksgiving run as an example.
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Fold the bottom part of the shirt up to the bottom of the green edge.
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Using the bend-y sides (these are technical terms, people), fold one side into the middle. Tuck the sleeve in gently.
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Do the same to the other side.
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And then - this is the fun part - flip the bottom part (it bends as well) over the top, like so:
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Viola! There you have it - a perfectly folded t-shirt!
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I know, isn't it great? I love this little piece of green plastic so much I spent Sunday afternoon refolding our dresser. 

This is what it looked like before:
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And after:
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I know, I know. We're not exactly curing cancer here. But, this is my thing: if looking into a cabinet that is neatly organized improves your mood for the day, then it's worth it. And I am LOVING this new organization.

Thank you, Container Store!

The Flip Fold Jr. retails for $21.99 and can be found at your local Container Store. Don't have one in your area? You can buy it online at www.containerstore.com.

Despite what you may think, I was not compensated for this blog post in any way (other than scoring a cool swag bag.) I'm just so darn excited about loving laundry again that I wanted to share it with you fine people.
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Brand New iWorld

1/11/2012

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Brian got me an iPhone for Christmas this year.

I was pretty stoked, mainly because my current phone needed to be held together with duct tape. The numerous falls it had taken at the hands of a tiny tyrant had taken its toll (how is that for an alliteration, fellow English geeks?) and it was time to put the Samsung Moment to rest. Also, it took three seconds to snap a picture, and as any mother with a child under the age of 4 will attest, 28 different things can happen in the span of three seconds (and usually do, meaning you never capture the photo you want).

So into my life walked the iPhone. I refused to believe the hype since it's inception. Whatever, whatever, whatever. I love my iPad and still use my iPod (circa 2005, baby) but a phone is a phone is a phone.

No big shakes, right?

I was so. So. Sooooo. Wrong.

I adore this little gadget.

The true beauty of the iPhone came to me when I saw the tiny button that said, "Music." I studied it, opened it, and realized I could download all of our iTunes music on to my phone. And there was a handy little slot for my headphones...so I could use my phone to listen to music? Really? And that day, when I schlepped my phone to the gym (along with water and a towel and a magazine...gym workouts are so...full), I realized: I could check my email on the treadmill. I could text on the treadmill. Hell, I could update my Facebook status - and read through others' status - WHILE ON THE TREADMILL!!

This is the greatest invention known to man.

No more tucking the phone in my gym bag and then frantically scrolling through everything post-workout, wondering who had texted, called, or emailed me. It was all at the tip of my fingers - at all times. Like, all the time.

What's even more interesting is recently, Apple recalled all of their 2005 iPods due to "toasty batteries." (I have no idea what that means). Brian's and mine qualified for the recall, and just yesterday, we received these bad boys in the mail. Free.
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iTiny
I don't even know what it is or what's called, but I just want to emphasize the size of this thing -- placed next to a regular old quarter:
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These photos were taken with my iPhone. iRonic.
I'm not even sure what it does or how it works, but it sure is cute. It has a teeny-tiny clip on the back, so I think you download music, photos, podcasts, etc, and then use your ear phones to listen to your tiny music machine while it's clipped to your shirt. Remember the days of the boom box? Meet this little dude.

Bravo, Apple. Well played.

All of these advances do come with a down side. If I was mostly obnoxious checking my phone in the past, I'm totally obnoxious now. I'm a slave to the siren song that is the chirp that signals a new email, text, or comment from FB. Brian has asked me repeatedly to put my phone down, yet my counter to him is always, "Okay. Then put yours away, too." He can't - since he has an iPhone too. 

Together, we are just a couple of hopeless iAddicts.

No worries. I'm sure Apple will come up with iRehab soon enough.
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