If life is full of opportunities, it is also full of some crazy variables. Murphy’s Law can kick in anywhere, anytime – and it’s tough to see the sunny (or funny) side of it. Especially when it hits you in the most creatively unexpected ways.
It happens more often when it’s a long-used, conventional system that is well past its sell-by date. A system we don’t have the time to question or find options to because we’re running from one manic deadline to another. A system that perhaps didn’t even have an option till date.
It’s as if we’re cheerfully pulling along with how things were done in the past, even as everything else at work and in our homes became future-facing. Alexa, tell us about it!
There’s only one relevant mantra, really, for today’s lifestyle: Keep calm, eComm and carry on.
It’s never to repeat any excuse
Get something new to blame
That’s the name of the game
So, what’s real and what’s fake news?
You are basically a trusting soul. You think the house-help’s going to show up as usual. Nope. On the day when you need to hustle the most, you’re going to be let down. With a hastily grabbed burnt toast in one hand, laptop in another, with one foot out of the door as you wriggle into your mask, you ought to be able to drive off triumphantly to work in a jiffy, right? Should have been like any other day? But wait. Your spidey-senses are detecting a no-show.
Now your multitasking brain is in overdrive. Dusting can wait. Dishes under control. But, aha, laundry now has its own domino effect. You needed that formal shirt for tomorrow’s presentation. You needed that pink top to be sorted away from the whites. You needed to address that ketchup stain on junior’s uniform. You needed that mountain to magically become a molehill. What else can we say but “Keep calm, eComm and carry on”?
You’re running against the clock
Oh no, a not-so-pressed shirt
Is that a new spot of dirt?
And now where’s that second sock?
The neighbourhood service down the road can’t be expected to render impeccable professional quality (forget world-class laundry). You’re not that unreasonable, are you? But hey, you’ve got to be well turned out too. So, if you send out a pristine white shirt and it comes back with a bit of a careless mark or a crease that wasn’t meant to be, what’s it going to do to your mood and your day? Hmmm.
Okay. Time to do a reality check. As there are more demands on your day, so too there are more demands on your attire. To make that first impression. Showcase your flair and style. Underscore your attention to detail. And ensure that it looks and feels fresh right through. So, you have two choices. Keep your fingers crossed. Or get your fingers on a handy app. Yes, it bears repeating: “Keep calm, eComm and carry on”!
Incessant, heavy monsoon rain
Clothes ready to hang
And then a big bang
The thunder says, I gotcha again!
You know weather forecasts well. You’ll never know whether it will rain, or whether it won’t. On that happy note, you put your mammoth weekly laundry into the machine, turn the knob and get to your life. A couple of clouds get into a disagreement, all of a sudden. You look up hoping to see charming pareidolia and find a storm brewing instead. Hope slowly wafts away and now soggy clothes (inevitably gathering a noxious smell) are crying to be aired out to dry.
But where?
Action time again for your already overloaded mind. On the lampshade? Across the TV? On the dresser? The curtain rods? The wet laundry is now overtaking the house and painting you into a corner. And you’re still running around trying to shut the windows before they soak the clothes even more. At the risk of sounding like “I told you so” we say “Keep calm, eComm and carry on”…
Then a sudden power cut, who knew?
Oh no, the washing
Is no longer sloshing
And you, my dear, have a whole lot to do!
The thing they say about power is true. It is absolute, it can pretty much do what it wants. You, sorry to say, can’t. You’d just got the laundry out of your mind − but now, sitting in the dark, you can’t think of anything else. Half-wet, half-done, half-stuck laundry. And it’s just become a full chore again for you. Of course, you could wait and hope (and wait and hope – and wait and hope again) for the electricity to come right back on. But you know better, don’t you?
On the one hand, you can’t see how your favourite serial is unfolding. On the other, your routine’s rapidly going pear-shaped. Double whammy. Not what you were going for when you woke up fresh and optimistic. Consider this a nightmare’s unscheduled day visit. What must you do? If you ask us, “Keep calm, eComm and carry on”.
So, the laundry piles up real tall
Folks in a wrangle
Clothes in a tangle
Time to fix this once and for all
A great big joint family is fun in so many memorable ways. But frankly, there’s a flip side of typical daily disarray that must be mentioned. The morning breakfast rush, the carpool deadline, the last-minute calls on the mobile, the dog that wants to be walked, the lunch that needs to be packed. In all of this, let’s talk about the elephantine thing in the room. Laundry rising like tall pinnacles of a mountain range, hardly scenic and certainly not refreshing. Eww, that’s not a view!
The washing machine can only take on so much. And frankly, so can you too. Before things get to a breaking point, may we suggest a meditative chant that brings with it much-needed peace? “Keep calm, eComm and carry on”.
And no, those bags aren’t light
They’re bursting at the seams
With dirty laundry it seems
It’s all a very sorry-looking sight
A trip can be fun when you’re packing. When unpacking - not so much! First, the clothes are in a disorganised mess. Second, it’s a load you have to attend to. Third, you may need some of the things immediately. So, you really can’t kick the chore down the road. No. You’ve got a decision to make.
Suddenly your suitcase looks like a war zone of irate attire. Missiles, if you will, jostling to get out and hurtling towards the machine. Is there any other option but to raise the flag and surrender? Well, we’ve been saying this in a loop, haven’t we? “Keep calm, eComm and carry on”.
At LaundryMate, whether you are home or at work, we respect and value your time. We know how busy you are and how much you pack into a day. We believe that we can help by getting rid of dull and dreary chore for you and replacing it with a smart and savvy way to do daily laundry.
Our online laundry services ensure pickup and delivery at your doorstep in 24-hours, unfailingly, reliably. Ask for wash and fold, wash and iron, steam iron or dry clean – we’ve got it all covered.
Our technology both at our facilities and on the laundry services app, make booking orders and getting fresh, clean clothes back a breeze. We’ve also put in some sustainable measures – processes to save water, e-vans to save fuel, compostable plastics and recycled packaging material.
We’re all about time-saving, effort-saving laundry, not just for occasions but for everyday needs get the LaundryMate app and get started pronto.
P.S.: Now that’s going to leave a big gap in your daily routine. So … what are your plans for making the most of the time you’ve snatched right back?