An ode to towels

Okay, I'll admit it. I'm addicted. I know, the first stage to recovery and all that.

I love the smell that comes out of the dryer vent outside the house. The warm fresh smell of clean clothes...blankets.......ahhhh.....towels. There's nothing better than a big, fluffy, warm towel to wrap up in after a hot shower in the middle of winter.

A towel is such a great thing. It's good for wiping up spills, drying off after a shower or bath. It's good for drying dishes or your hands. Towels are even good for laying out on the carpet so the kids don't make a mess while they eat a snack and watch a cartoon on the laptop while you half consciously lay on the couch succumbing to mental fatigue and a near migraine headache.

Towels are even great as far as laundry goes. They wash very easily and loft up so nice and soft when they're dry. A towel is so much easier to fold than anything else. I, myself have mastered the 'department store' style towel tri-fold.

This winter the weather will beat at your door and the cold will be seeping through the cracks. Just remember that one of life's small pleasures is being able to reach out and grab that clean, fresh towel off the shelf and surround yourself in it's fluffy goodness.