Normally I get annoyed when someone is taking advantage of me financially (cab drivers who take a longer route, any sort of moving company that tacks on extra time when they're clearly picking their ass on my dollar), but I couldn't care less if Carmen is stashing a few extra coins. The woman scrubs my toilet, for Pete's sake. She has a get-out-of-jail-free card, as far as I'm concerned.
Besides, I am a little embarrassed to admit this to anyone outside of NYC, but I haven't done laundry in about three years, so who am I to judge? Don't get me wrong, it's not that I feel I'm above this household chore, it's that my building places the washer and dryer in the basement (like most NYC apartment buildings), where the cobwebs and bugs and other things I've heard about seem to fester, and so I refuse to step foot in it.
If laundry looked like this, maybe I'd be more inclined.
Oh, and for those of you who've been following my brutal cleanse, I'm happy to report that it is OVER and was not nearly as tough as the first go round. I definitely dropped a few pounds but, more importantly, I actually feel healthier and more energized. I'd clean the house or something, but sweet Carmen's got that covered.
So, instead, we're off to the beach! This time, we're really going to make it to the sand. Enjoy the weekend, chickadees!
Steven Meisel images found here. Yeah, they were snapped back in Feb 08, but I challenge you to find a better models-make-all-chores-look-easy photo. Humph.
29 comments:
Congratulations on completing your cleanse! Celebreate and have a wonderful weekend at the beach.
Hilarious!!! Yes, I also wish my NYC Laundromat looked like that. Mine was down the street 2 blocks - I was one of THOSE people with the push carts full of underwear and towels flapping out the sides on 7th Ave.
Have a great weekend at the beach!
yes, a congratulations is in order for you on the cleanse!! Have a great weekend!
Awesome photos here :)
Glad to hear you feel better and great! I've always wondered how people do wash in the city. Is it expensive? I'm so interested in this. Don't ask...guess I have a thing for wash, plus many city questions!
Yeah, I totally look like that doing laundry.
So I'm with you on this one. Not the laundry (because that I don't mind - it's the folding that bugs me) but paying someone to do something that you hate. I have only recently considered getting a cleaning lady JUST to clean our bathrooms. It's the one thing I cannot stand doing and puts me in a foul mood whenever I think about it.
Glad that the cleanse is O-vah and was worth the pain! I swear I'll start my diet. On Monday. (Hey, it's the weekend. That means beers and margaritas.)
ooh, great photos -- have a wonderful time at the beach. :)
what fun photos! have a great weekend.
i didn't know how to do laundry until scott taught me! i have a perfect record when it comes to returning with pairs of socks, while he loses one of mine all of the time ;)!
love those glam photos. have a great time at the beach!!
Have an AWESOME weekend!
Gemma Ward and I always run into one another at the laundromat. We have this little game where we try not to get suds on our haute couture gowns. It's fun AND glamorous at the same time.
What kind of google search sekrets do you have that you ALWAYS find the most marvelously appropriate pictures for your posts? That lady in the designer dress texting, or those two with laundry baskets on their hips stepping outside, make me laugh tons.
Have a great beach holiday!!
Have a great time and I wish I could look like that when I did the laundry.
Have fun at the beach. In the sand. What a great way to celebrate a healthier you. Congrats on the cleanse.
yeah. i'd let it go too :) heck, i'd give anyone more money if they were willing to do my laundry. and i have a lot.
congrats on the cleanse lil bee :)
Fabulous photos! I did 6 loads last night... that would cost me a bomb wouldn't it?! A-M xx
HA--- you are so cute. And a cleanse? WOWZA! :)
I'm back from my mini vacay and so thrilled to be catching up on my fave beelogs...love this post and the lovely eye candy provided.
Off to do some loads of vacation laundry...Hope you're having fun at the beach.
What a fun post; love these~!
Glad you made it through the cleanse.
Suddenly black tie and laundry make for some good clean fun. I did the cleanse too back in June and need to do it again after a 2 week europe vaca which nixed it all, full of excellent food and no laundry!
Enjoy your clean laundry, your clean body and the fact that you have a Carmen! Does she were a fruit basket on her head?
lovely photos! and thanks for stopping by my blog!
Love the blog!
A cleanse? Oh, been there!!! I need to do another, but the pain and agony. I love sweets too much for my own good.
Amazing photos!
I like your blog.
great photos! thanks for dropping by my blog. yours is pretty fantastic!
Oh, Lil Bee -- had these photos saved for a post as well, since you know I'm with you on the laundry thing. And since we're out for dinner nearly every night, it's pretty clear I'm not much of cook either! Hope you had a fantastic weekend.
Glad to know I'm not the only one who's domestically challenged, girls ;)
Sidney Ann, completely hysterical!!
I would totally give my left pinkie to have someone do my laundry. And I really like that pinkie.
Oh, the laundry shots are amazing! Because I procrastinate for so long, I always have to wear my ball gown when doing laundry because that's all I have left to put on.
This is hilarious and so much fun. Thank you for checking out my blog and leaving a comment.
So, no bugs and dirt in the grimy basement for you, but they're okay for Carmen?
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