Simple Thoughts: Fabric Softener

There are some things in life that we will never live down. I was reminded of one of those moments today by some good friends of mine. Yes I have had those I cannot believe I just did that moments and this is one for the history books.

Each year before making that trek to IWU where we loaded up the car and hauled all of my earthly possessions to my dorm room, my mother would take me shopping. This particular year I was going down my list of must have items and came across laundry detergent. So as we made our way down the isle I picked up various bottles and sniffed tested them. Because of course if I'm going to smell like something it must be approved first. I finally found one that met my high standards and off I went to school with my newfound treasure.

Fast forward to the next semester when I am home for Christmas break and I make the "mom will you pay for my shopping list" trip to WalMart where I proceed to pick out the same bottle of laundry detergent as the semester before. At this point my sister takes one look at my bounty and says Emily that's fabric softener. To which I replied, Oh it is? Because that's what I washed my clothes with for the last four months.

Needless to say this story got circulated and I will forever be the girl who washed her laundry with fabric softener without realizing it. Hey they may not have gotten clean, but at least they sure smelled good!