“My days can barely be distinguished from one another. I’ve just finished cleaning, laundry, cooking and I’ll have to do them all again, tomorrow. How do I come to terms with the endless nature of these household chores?” I whined and asked him.
“In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and—snap!—the job’s a game!”
I asked him to find the fun in the clothesline that was an eyesore and added to the cacophony.
He smiled and asked, “Can you find a pattern? Would you hang these clothes differently?”
Linking this to Write Tribe Festival of Words – June 2018
Day 2 : Image Prompt and Quote Prompt -“In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and—snap!—the job’s a game!” – Mary Poppins
48 Responses
Wow, I liked the way you clubbed two prompts
Thanks Vartika.
I love how you correlate two separate prompts and weave a story in so few words. I actually stayed up to read your post before signing off for the day.
And you have made my week, Sonia. Am beaming as I type this. Thanks much for your kind words
Nicely done! Combining both and a hundred words too!
Thank you Deepa.
Isn’t it beautiful! The post, the prompt and the picture prompt. How much I enjoyed it.
I loved it too.
this is such a lovely use of 2 prompts
Yeah, yeah, patterns or otherwise this one chore is always boring to me. Still you make it sound interesting, Shilpa.
Beautiful. Wish this has was published last Sunday, Father’s Day.
True. Unless you find the fun any job (at least for me) is a drag.
It would be nice for him to take over the laundry once a while #JustSaying. Great use of prompts Shilpa. Very cleverly done
I thought of my Mom, because she was so particular about how the clothes should be hung out. She had a method to what I thought was madness!
GENIUS. You’ve done it again. Successfully woven two prompts together. I really liked it. Very creative!
100 words and all said well!
On a different note, I find it weird how men can find a pattern in this activity
I loved the way you used two prompts. Very creative.
There are ways to find the joy even in the mundane chores. Just like the beauty lies in the eye of beholder, the joy lies in the mind set of the person executing the task! Wish I also get hold of that mind set…
Short and engaging!
Very nice one and logical also.
Hey! you are doing a commendable job of using two prompts to come up with one shortie.. I mean short story.
thoughtful interesting post sharing
Finding the fun in laundry would definitely be a hard thing to do. Love how you combine prompts.
Like the way you have combined the image and quote prompt. Quite innovative… 🙂
Wow! This was an awesome take on the prompt. I loved the way you used both.
Gayu
Wow, Shilpa!
I love the way you wove two different prompts into one beautiful fabric (of the kinds the picture has in it). *Pun intended*
Particularly, about finding the ‘fun’ in doing the yawn-inducing household chores! Love your creativity.
100 words, picture prompt and quote.. wonderful shilpa. u combined both and gave us a treat
Shilpa you’re truly impressive – first up there everyday and also clubbing prompts left, right and centre. I loved this.
Nice one, Shilpa! What an interesting post you have woven around a clothesline!!
I like your smart way of accomplishing more with less! Nice take on the prompts Shilpa.
He’s sure to be optimistic, he’s not doing the laundry, or the same thing day in and day out after all!:))
Your post made me smile and I so love how you used both the prompts in such a fun way, Shilpa. You are brilliant!
Beautifully written Shilpa, yes the fun is finding the pattern. How well you moved the whole script on the quote.
I love how you’re combining prompts. I’m struggling just with one prompt!!
wow
two prompts and one post
Amazing work Shilpa.
Great way to combine both the prompts and I totally relate to the feeling
I ended up staring at that pic and wondering how I would do it differently. I wonder if there is a psychology test which determines one’s character based on how they rearrange those clothes..
Haha, interesting way to combine the two prompts. And the message is very true too. We can make almost anything fun.
And even if we can’t find anything to like in the task, there are other ways to make it tolerable. I for one, always have music or audiobooks to go along with my least liked tasks.
100 words post is not an easy job at least to me. And see how beautifully you wrote the post kept the creativity intact and a beautiful blend of two prompts.
I always try to hang clothes in a different pattern, but the norm says that it should be hanged in a pattern, so…
I liked the way you have incorporated the two prompts.
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We should enjoy our job… find out the fun part always to avoid monotony! You have clubbed the both prompts so well
Now that was an interesting way of weaving 2 different stories, indeed life feels monotonous but I try finding a pattern in hanging clothes differently.
wow.. so light and so so positive
don’t u think..?
Finding the fun is the core thing everyone should understand which all works happier and easier. I loved the way the conversation went on.
This is lovely Shilpa. What a lot of sense you made out of these two prompts together.
The daily chores are so boring at times. But when they had to be done every day then it’s better to find that fun element. I admire your way of writing in fewer words and still the story looks complete.
I like your idea to bring in fun to monotonous routine work. I should try it too.
Loved the message hidden in your post buddy. It is vital to find the fun element in each work we do.
What a lovely perspective! This is why I love your short fictions, Shilpa. Keep them coming.
It is a chaotic day everyday. We have to anyway do it.. It’s better to do it the fun way and smile all along