System administrator

Jake offered to help sort the laundry mountain that’s been growing in our bedroom corner for approximately three weeks. Sweet gesture, right?

System administrator

Turns out his definition of “sorting” involves creating a color gradient system with subcategories for fabric weight, seasonal appropriateness, and frequency of wear. He’s been at this for forty-seven minutes and has filled six pages in a notebook with what appears to be a flowchart.

The notebook situation is getting out of hand

I’m torn between being impressed by his thoroughness and wondering if I should stage an intervention. The man has created a legend. For laundry. With symbols.

On the bright side, our t-shirts have never looked more organized. On the concerning side, he just asked me if we should implement a numbering system for sock rotation. I think I’ve created a monster.