“I Love the Smell of Detergent”……. Is your Job a Calling?
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It was a cool, misty October morning in Atlanta. I was in the waiting area of an auto body repair shop. A woman who appeared to be in her 60’s asked to change the TV channel to news. As a detergent commercial came on, she settled back in her seat and beamed. “I love the smell of detergent” she announced cheerfully to no one in particular in a room ironically filled with a greasy odor. That was the start of a friendly chat between her and me. She declared with notable pride, “I do laundry. I go to people’s homes to wash, fold and iron their clothes. I am very clear: I don’t do housekeeping, clean, cook, baby sit or dog sit. I only do laundry.”