10. It requires a clear calendar.

Laundry is such a process that it com­monly requires a whole day at home going to and from one machine to the other to the closet and back again.

9. Machine confusion.

Is there really a dif­fer­ence between reg­u­lar wash and per­ma­nent press? Permanent press sounds pretty fancy, maybe it should be used for fancy clothes.

8. It may be a battle.

Sharing a machine with oth­ers can be cause for com­pe­ti­tion, irri­ta­tion and cer­tainly incon­ve­nience. Having to move along some­one else’s laun­dry can be awk­ward. Just hope that they are not wash­ing underwear.

7. It requires the proper artillery.

Laundry is the per­fect storm of chores. One needs to have so many things acces­si­ble just to make the task fea­si­ble: baskets/bags, the machines them­selves, deter­gent, dryer sheets and clothes hang­ers. Clothes hang­ers, by the way, are one of the most loath­some things that exist. They are hor­ri­ble at their job.

6. It is an all-day project.

Most chores are done in about thirty min­utes. It takes a good hour and a half to see laun­dry to com­ple­tion. “Steadfastness” should not be a core pre-requisite.

5. There are too many choices.

The aver­age super­mar­ket must have upwards of 30 scents and types of deter­gent and/or dryer sheets. Does it mat­ter if the clothes smell like laven­der ver­sus moun­tain springs? Is fab­ric soft­ener really necessary?

4. It is the triathlon of chores.

Doing laun­dry involves a mul­ti­tude of steps: sort­ing, wash­ing, dry­ing, fold­ing, hang­ing and even pos­si­bly iron­ing. There must be some sort of short­cut here that eludes us.

3. It can be really, really inconvenient.

It is the only house­hold chore that many peo­ple have to leave the house to do. Nothing beats parad­ing one’s dirty laun­dry about for all to see.

2. The almighty dollar.

Coin laun­dry adds up and laun­dry sup­plies are costly. Doing this chore can def­i­nitely take a chomp out of your fundage.

1. It pro­vides only a false sense of accom­plish­ment. Unless one chooses to do laun­dry in the buff, the chore is NEVER DONE.