It was a bit of a compromise when James and I moved in together.
See, he’s a paper towel junkie.
Paper towels for counter tops,
paper towels for wiping noses,
paper towels for coasters.
I abhorred paper towels.
Every time I saw him run to the roll, I cringed, “Another one for the landfill?”
Like my mom, I’d always used cloth rags in the kitchen.
I ripped up old towels, frayed t-shirts, lots of leftovers.
James got tired of my cloth rags festering and molding in the laundry pile.
I grew tired of carrying 10packs of paper towels home from the grocery store.
We realized we needed to recognize each other person’s material of choice.
A compromise was necessary.
So paper towels get used for windows and toilets.
Cloth gets used for dusting, countertop wipedown and floor spills.
I use floursack dish towels for the hand washable dishes.
When we’re done with the cloth rags, we throw them in a garbage pail-type container in the pantry. They get washed separately with the kitchen rugs once a week on laundry day.
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I am all about the cloth. I have a gigantic collection of cloth napkins. I wash things once a week in hot, it is my one hot water load a week, with dish towels, etc.. We only use paper towels to clean up cat barf.
ok, and windows.
How funny – my husband’s a total paper towel addict, too, whereas I’m very fond of the flour-sack towels my mom embroidered for us.
Thanks for all the good ideas this month – I’m really enjoying them.
Even though I think you are a genius, I am secretly hoping you have a horribly disorganized basement or garage…okay?