My Daily Avocado: The Laundry Cycle

My kids are sleeping and I have a chance to relax. Or I could do what I really need to do and get the laundry folded. I have kept up with the washing and drying, so it’s not like we lack clean clothes. The problem is that I didn’t fold the laundry yesterday. Or the day before. Now there is really no satisfaction in getting today’s laundry washed because there is already a mountain of clean clothes waiting to be folded, and I am way behind.

Our entire lives run like an unsuccessful laundry cycle at times. The unsuccessful laundry cycle works like this: we put the clothes into the washer and dryer, then the clothes sit on the couch, unfolded. For days.

Likewise our lives might run like this: we eat breakfast; we eat lunch; we eat dinner. Then we sit on the couch. For days.

Okay, we might not be sitting on the couch. In fact, we are probably very busy with many things! But have we gone on a walk? Stretched our muscles? Done some aerobics?

Let’s think of exercise as folding the clothes. It’s that final step we need to take that will keep our lives in order. As we keep eating, our bodies are longing to be worked physically. Yet one day goes by, and then another, and food keeps going in but the calories are not burned off. It’s like that mountain of laundry that keeps growing. Soon it’s overwhelming to even consider doing an exercise routine.

Don’t be discouraged. Even if you can daily slip in five minutes of jumping jacks, it’s better than none. The key is, do something. It’s especially difficult on cold winter days, but the neat part of exercise is that it gives back to you—you will gain more energy by exercising. In fact, by exercising, you will probably get the energy you need to fold the clothes!