Adam and I are drowning in laundry. We have a pretty good system for dealing with dirty laundry: we leave it at the top of the stairs each night, and in the morning when I go to wake the cats and give them breakfast I put it in the washer. I even remember to transfer wet laundry into the dryer (a task no longer on Adam's list due to hard-won experience). But that is where our system breaks down -- no one actually carries the clean items back upstairs and puts them away.

This is a source of struggle for us. Mountains of fresh clothes and towels are stacked on top of the dryer until they topple to the floor, and/or one of us caves and carries a load or three upstairs (and throws them on the guest room bed).

The laundry situation is problematic, because I think this is an area where Adam and I are most similar. We are good at starting projects, but we are not good at finishing them. Neck-deep in the mother of all DIY projects--The Wedding--this is worrisome.

I have been reworking the Wedding To Do List, eliminating some items and adding others. In the less than six weeks before the wedding, we have a full page of line items to take care of, from the superficial (bunting, anyone?) to the serious (hello, vows). Our families have been hugely supportive and very good about assuming and completing tasks, but at a certain point you fear you've begun taking advantage of your relations... On the plus side, since we have most of the major items all worked out, what remains is mainly aesthetic. Aside from the music... And the liquor... (Read: the Party).

So anyway, I will keep you posted on how things turn out. This week I've been waylaid by a kidney infection, mountains of Work-work, and the planning of our benefit bachelor/ette party. I've made some progress on a few of the little wedding details, and with any luck I'll make great progress on a few more over the long weekend.

Nonetheless, if you know of anyone who is a keen fan of folding laundry....

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