Friday, July 2, 2010Isn't it ironic, don't ya think...how sometimes we do things completely out of habits formed way back in childhood? When I iron, for instance, I stand with the ironing board coming out of the wall from my left and iron using my left hand. I am a very right handed person and prefer doing most everything else in life with my right hand and having things to my right. I chose the right side of the bed and the sink on the right side of the vanity is mine. I like to sit on the right side of a theater or the church, and always chose a seat on the right side of a classroom to sit. It just feels right to me.
But for some reason the ironing is out in left field somewhere. When I learned to iron, living in my childhood home on Murray St. we always stood inside the laundry room facing out, which put the ironing board to the left and felt most comfortable with the iron in my left hand. Perhaps this was so that we could watch TV in the family room while ironing? Not really sure. But all these years later, it is what feels right to me.
It is hard to break those habits formed in childhood regarding what feels right. But sometimes those things we learned, or at least internalized as a child, aren't always what is right for us today as grown ups making our own decisions about our lives. Too bad our life problems weren't as easy to iron out as the wrinkles in our clothes! ~Susan
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