Maybe you won't get rich quick doing the laundry, but you can have some fabulous finds!
But, you may actually pick up a bit of spare change and some interesting items! Quite a few years ago, I did have the opportunity to make a quick buck or twenty when I had a boyfriend who left twenties in his pocket on a routine basis. I opted to not keep any money I found in his pockets as I was employed full-time then at a pretty good job and didn't need the cash.
I'm sitting here editing this lens again. Since I first wrote this lens on doing the laundry, my life has expanded. Oh, I've done countless loads of laundry ... more loads than Squidoo lenses! You see, I am a multi-tasking work at home wonder woman AND homemaker doing the laundry, cooking, cleaning et. al. I'm a non-profit, volunteering housewife on Saturdays! And you know the rest!
Contents at a Glance
- In the weeks to follow, still doing the laundry!
- What's the most interesting thing you've found in your laundry?
- Laundry Load #8 :: W00t! It's the mother load -- $15.00 would you believe -- better than some lenses make!
In the weeks to follow, still doing the laundry!
Getting richer every day ...
Week #2: It's another Saturday of multi-tasking: laundry, some cleaning, Squidooing, and checking on the latest spayed cat. Oh, today I made ZILCH but dug a few goodies, quite by accident, out of hubby's pocket!
Week #3: Well, I made more money than the previous week; however, I had a MOST interesting find! Now where did THAT come from??? You found it where?
Week #4: W00t! Two dimes and a nickle all in one haul -- that's better than 3 of my low-performing lenses!
Week #5: W00t! W00t! OMG, I made more money in two loads of laundry than I can shake a stick at!
What's the most interesting thing you've found in your laundry?
Go ahead, add yours here ...
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Spare change
11 points
2
Husband's girlfriend's love letter
6 points
3
Dollar Bills
6 points
4
$20 bill! Yeeehaw! Time to party!
6 points
5
Clean tissue(s)
5 points
6
1946 Penny
4 points
7
Reading glasses
3 points
8
2008 Master's golf marker
3 points
9
Hair pick
2 points
10
Canadian coin(s)
2 points
11
Gum wrapper
2 points
12
Ballpoint Pen
2 points
13
Stuffed baby jaguar, soggy
2 points
14
Golf scoring pencil
1 point
15
Golf tee
1 point
16
Bobby pin -- not the wive's!!!
1 point
17
Shoes!
1 point
18
An entire Wallet!
1 point
Laundry Load #8 :: W00t! It's the mother load -- $15.00 would you believe -- better than some lenses make!
Laundry Load #7 :: A lot of change for a change! $0.82 to be precise!!
Laundry Load #6 :: Fabulous Finds! ????
Laundry Load #5 :: Fabulous Finds!
Laundry Load #4 :: Fabulous Finds!
Laundry Load #3 :: Fabulous Finds!
Laundry Load #2 :: Fabulous Finds!
Laundry Load #1 :: Fabulous Finds!
Doing the Laundry Fold Up Zone
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I hope you enjoyed this lens ... have any interesting or fabulous finds from your laundry? Oh, please share!
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- luvmyludwig luvmyludwig Oct 24, 2009 @ 9:50 am
- This is too funny! I find change all the time. I have found a hermit crab shell (one of our extra ones), a half eaten candy cane, lollypop sticks, a spark plug, and a nozzle for the air compressor. You'd think they'd learn. :)
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- clembob clembob May 13, 2009 @ 9:09 am
- Interesting lens you have here :) I found a dime and a bic lighter in the washing machine just a few days ago! Ha Ha
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- Senora_M Senora_M Mar 18, 2009 @ 9:19 pm
- Nice lens! I don't find much in the laundry since it's just me, my husband and our 5 month old son. Can't wait to see what I find in the future from our little guy.
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- ThomasC ThomasC Dec 29, 2008 @ 10:51 am
- My wife never checks my pockets before washing my jeans! I can not tell you how many times she has laundered my money! Great lens Julie! 5 stars, a fav and an Angel Blessing!
ThomasC
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- lou16 lou16 Dec 4, 2008 @ 11:59 pm
- Hilarious idea for a lens - where do you come up with them?? I always check the pockets, but after 15 years my hubby has finally wised up and empties the money from his now........not all his pieces of paper though!
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Laundry Mysteries
Thankfully I'm not old enough to have ever done laundry by hand -- I can't imagine that people in the world actually have to wash their clothes by hand. We certainly are privileged to live in the United States!
However, I do remember that my grandmother had a manual washer down the basement of her Cleveland, Ohio home. She also had an automatic, but loved to use the manual one. What was interesting, she didn't own a dryer ... she loved to hang her laundry to dry in the backyard or down the basement. Yikes, when she hung up my training bra for all to see! Memories ...
Well, thinking about the mysteries of laundry ...
- Why is it that you always seem to lose a sock in the dryer ... is there a dryer gremlin?
- Why is my shirt pink??? and not white?
- Why do husbands leave so much stuff in their pockets?
- How does my hubby LOSE 2 pair of jeans?
The laundry according to Wikipedia
Category: File - :Italian laundry.jpg|thumb|350px|Laundry is hung to dry above an Italian street.Laundry is a noun that refers to the act of washing clothing and linens, the place where that washing is done, and/or that which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered.
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P.S. I JUST made ... $21.00!
A rolled up twenty dollar bill and one single! Woo hoo!!!
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