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Too Many Bowls and Towels? My Military-style Solution

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Hi, everyone!  It's Lara Hammock from the Marble Jar channel and in today's video I'm going to tell you about my military style solution to bowls and towels everywhere courtesy of my kids.  Two years ago, I basically lost it. I do laundry once a week on Thursdays and this time I washed and folded -- I kid you not -- 21 TOWELS.  18 bath towels and 3 beach towels. For a family of four -- this was beyond ridiculous.  Particularly when I noted that my husband, my daughter and I only had one towel a piece. That means my son managed to use 15 bath towels in one week.  Again, this strains credulity since this is the kid who requires incessant nagging just to get in the shower once a day.  Maybe he was using a different towel for each body part? His problem is a combination of forgetfulness and laziness. After showering, he leaves his towel in his room -- generally on the floor although we DO have hooks to hang them in each kid's room.  But he the nex...