Virtual Pockets

When I was a younger mom, I ruined several loads of laundry by forgetting to check my pockets before tossing my stuff in the washing machine.

Now I've gotten used to the drill of checking those pockets out.

There's always stuff in them because when I vacuum I pick up marbles, Barbie shoes, crayons, Nerf bullets, and small metal objects off the floor and shove them in my pockets so I can continue vacuuming and won't totally destroy the appliance (which has also happened before.)

At...