I love my clothesline. As a new bride living in suburbia years ago, I asked my husband to put one up in our backyard. The neighbors looked askance for awhile, but soon got used to seeing our towels and sheets blowing in the breeze.
Now that I’m living in rural America, a clothesline is just part of the landscape. I guess farm wives have known for centuries that the wind and sun are a great way to dry your clothes and they cost nothing.
Better yet, they deodorize and sanitize for free! And they even remove some stubborn stains.
But I don’t hang my laundry on the line just too save money, although the savings is substantial! I do it because I love it.
I love hanging my clothes out in the cool of the morning as the birds are singing all around me.
I love seeing them hanging there, blowing in the breeze, a testimony to my family life. Jeans of all sizes, cotton t-shirts, towels, and denim skirts all remind me that I am blessed to have family at home.
I love gathering them in later in the afternoon and smelling their freshness. Then folding them, putting them in piles, and the process begins again.
Saving money by doing things I love to do is the best way to be Thrifty!