So as you are getting that wonderful visual in your head, let me crush it. Sorry but its not like that now. Can you believe we have to pay for our own laundry? YIKES! We've been forced to deal with it because unfortunately we have to wear clothes. Fortunate for you though! So we (meaning I) have been doing well with it. Most of the time I have Taylor help me carry down all of it because I make it a priority to do every two weeks and that can be a lot at times. We've (meaning I've) had a good relationship with the duo. Other than having to pay it to wash my clothes, we haven't had one load turn into a disaster. Well that is, until today!
Over the past week the washer and dryer have been out of commission. Well it happened to be the same week that I wash all the sheets and bathroom rugs. Not too much of a hassle, but then you have to add in the extra week that the laundry wasn't done. That's a lotta laundry! I did a couple loads once the duo was fixed and everything was going fine. Then I ran out of quarters. I only needed one. Yes one quarter was not located anywhere in our place! I did have a Canadian coin but it says clearly and with a sharpie to make it official, "No Canadian coins." By the time I figured out that I didn't have another quarter, I had 2 loads of wet clothes in the dryer. Ok I'm cheap and I don't want to spend another $1.25 on another dryer load!
I left my wet clothes in the dryer (yes I know, super rude) and hauled butt over to Bank of America to get a roll of quarters. When I got back my wash was already done. Hmmm. Seemed fast but I figured I must have been gone a long time. I start to switch the loads and as I'm doing this I realize that all the clothes are sopping wet. Not damp, soaked! I couldn't figure it out so I just kept on with my business. Well it turns out that they both had tripped the breaker and stopped in the middle of their loads. Meaning they weren't done. Since they weren't rinsed properly, my pink robe had made everything look like a scoop of Sherbet ice cream. UG! Oh, and I forgot to mention. The laundry room is halfway in the ground and the window does not open. So its hotter than blue blazes!
Once I had realized the problem I had already switched the loads. I had to take my robe and wash it in the nasty sink next to the washer. Now I can get dirty and all, but this was gross. Plus a robe soaked full of water is heavy! I had another load but I figured since the last one was only blankets I just let it slide. That's what happens when you're on your 6th load and you could not really give a crap. I had started at 10:00am and I finished at about 5:oopm. I never think it will take that long but it always does. Mostly I forget that its down there. But then other times people actually take our clothes out of the washer and put them in my basket and wash their own clothes because they don't want to wait any longer. Whatever.
Days like this make me miss my in laws. It makes me wish I was a man and could go do Chemistry stuff all day while listening to my iPod without having to squeeze robes. On the other hand, I got to lounge in sweats while my hubbers is earning the dough. I got to do my Jillian Michaels workout without having to work it in my schedule. I got to be on the computer and eat lunch because we have internet-for free I might add. I got to fold laundry! I LOVE folding laundry! It could have been a pretty bad day. I won't let it. I was way too happy when I went to pick up Taylor because now he has clean underwear! The joys of life!
PS-If you found this post boring you should probably stop reading my blog. We will probably get more boring to you.
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