The Bane of My Existence

I'm a little tired. I wouldn't be so tired if I wasn't trying to cram everything possible into one night. Except laundry. There is always time to do laundry another day. Why do I hate doing the laundry so much??? I don't understand this flaw in my character. Unfortunately I passed this flaw onto my kids. They were taught how to run the washer & dryer when they were probably in the 6th grade. I didn't like them coming to me at 10:00 at night on a Wednesday saying they needed clothes washed for school the next day. Well tough tooties. I had to work the next day same as they had to go to school. So wash your own dang clothes! OK...it didn't go down exactly like that, but I think you get the picture. I was working full time and they needed to learn how to do it. I'm good at "washing" the clothes. It's the "drying" and "putting away" that I am horrible at. Hubby will come home from working 12 hours and if he has a full load, he will do it. Freak. And put it away. Major freak. I've tried. I just can't seem to do it. Now I have a load in the washer, dryer, and sitting on the trunk at the end of my bed. And I do not want to think about it. But I know I have to. But there is so much more that I want/need to do today. But I will be strong. I will do it. Or at least some of it....

Yes....I do believe that laundry is the bane of my existence. I went online to find the meaning of this phrase, and I have decided that it fits perfectly for how I feel towards this dreaded household chore.

"The Bane of My Existence"

To say that something or someone is "the bane of my existence" means that the person or thing is a constant irritant or source of misery. As a clich , "bane of my existence" has lost its edge to a large degree over the years, and today is most often applied to something that may profoundly annoy us but is certainly bearable... "Bane of my existence" is now almost always used in a semi-jocular, "what are you gonna do?" sense. But "bane" was once a very serious word. The Old English "bana" meant literally "slayer" in the sense we now use "killer" or "murderer." Early on, the English "bane" was also used in the more general sense of "cause of death," and by the 14th century "bane" was used in the specialized sense of "poison," a sense which lives on in the names of various poisonous plants such as "henbane" and "wolfbane."From this very literal "something that kills you" usage, "bane" by the 16th century had broadened into its modern meaning of "something that makes life unpleasant, a curse."

Yes....I do believe doing laundry is a curse. I have been cursed I tell you! Cursed! Damn you dirty clothes! Damn you!!!!!!!!!!!!