Laundry

In England, they have these machines that sounds perfectly amazing in theory.  In actuality, they're terrible.

It's a washing machine and dryer in one.

Fortunately, once we're in our long-term home, we'll have a normal washing machine and dryer (separately), but for now I have to deal with this combination machine.

It has about 25% the capacity of our American machines, takes about four hours to run, and everything comes out damp.  This means that I have to hang everything to dry, adding another few hours to the time before anything can be folded and put away.  I can't keep up with everything and I'm so glad this isn't going to be our permanent situation.

It boggles my mind how this type of machine has become so common.  Everyone I've talked to knows they are terrible and yet they are a fixture in so many British kitchens. (The fact that it's in the kitchen is another annoyance, but it is what it is.) And people keep buying them.  I just haven't figured out why they continue to be made, and people continue to purchase them.  In fact, I came across an article (click here) just the other day about this that's worth a read.

Off to do more laundry!