Laundry day!
So, laundry is one of the small challenges of this life. I have done some research, and have contemplated my options. There are small, portable washing machines, but some of them are heavy, and some take up too much room, and some you have to wring out by hand and then hang to dry.
My first thought was, “Oh, I’ll get a hand powered machine and then hang them to dry.” I thought I would give this idea a trial run by going to a local laundromat and just doing the wash and hanging clothes to dry. The kids and I got VERY creative in finding spots to hang clothes. We propped curtain rods wherever we could find a little ledge and had undies hanging from door knobs.
We began calling it the laundry jungle! The next time I went to wash the clothes, I just spent the $0.75 and dried them all. We all agreed that was a much better plan. So, my wonderful husband found a closer laundromat with a Walmart right next door and now we get the laundry and the shopping done all in one trip! I thought I wouldn’t like having to run to the laundromat every week, but I find I don’t mind it so much. There is a pretty fountain in the shopping center there and the kids have fun with that. Once they tire of it, we will start bringing some schoolwork with us.
