I'm a sentimental kind of a person. So is Husband. People like us end up with a lot of junk that serve no purpose except for having a lot of sentimental value. Old text books, broken jewelry, clothes...yes, clothes. Husband is very attached to the clothes I wore when we were dating.
"Those are how I got to know you". He sighs.
I have a couple sheets my grandmother brought for me from the states many years ago. These sheets came into my marriage as the only bed sheets we had. They served me well for a long time. But since nothing lasts forever, I ended up having my two favorite fitted sheets all worn out with large, gaping holes in the center of them.I don't want to throw them away. They've been mine since I was 15!
So I don't throw them out....they're all in a separate drawer: The "Rags Drawer" aka
"The Kodda Schüflod". But I could never bring myself to use these clothes as rags. Wipe up Fritz's drool with my use-to-be-nice-and-comfy shirt? NOOO! Ugh. What am I supposed to do with these things? They keep piling up and I don't want to use them like that!
Solution!
Re-purpose and go from RAGS, not to riches, but to RUGS! I started and couldn't stop. Two rugs are built from a bunch of old t-shirts (mine and his woven together into a beautiful metaphor of love); the other is made from one of the fitted sheets I couldn't bring myself to let go of.Rug making is a normal thing in Mennoniteville. It's actually a very addictive craft. The white rug started one evening after work. I started tearing my sheet to long strips and stringing them together. I began rugifying right after that... late into the night. The next morning, I woke up and did some more rounds before work. I would've taken it to work but unfortunately, rug making isn't in my job description.
So now, we don't have to mourn the loss of our clothes and sheets. We don't have to watch them sap up Fluffy's spilled milk or Fritz's doggy slobber. We get to wipe our feet with them when we come out of the shower or before we go to bed. These old rags may just serve us well for a few more years. We'll see.
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P.S. The Keyboard shortcut for the ü is alt+129. Nerdy, I know. Another nerdy fact....if we would all spread some alt+3 the world would be a better place. ;)
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P.P.S. Fluffy had a bath today. As tame as he is, he still doesn't like water. But his Gary was here torturing...I mean playing with his best pal.
