But I Forgot the Laundry Room

The washer and dryer in the kitchen, right out in the open.  Pre- kitchen renovation.

In my recent post, I listed 54 things I wanted to do this year with myself, my yellow brick house, and certain hobbies.  I totally forgot one very important room.  The laundry room.  This house does not have a laundry room and desperately needs one.  When we bought the yellow brick house, the washer and dryer were sitting in the kitchen.  Yep, out in the open for everyone to see and hear.  Our first project was the kitchen, we needed to get the washer and dryer out of our way and concentrate on remodeling just the kitchen.  Well now I am the unfortunate one that gets to make weekly, make that twice a week visits to the laundromat. Still.   At fifty-four years old, I walked into the laundromat like I was twelve years old.  The attendant must have seen the confusion written all over my face as I tried to figure out what machine was the washer and which one was the dryer.  She came over to help.  Lucky for me, she pointed out where I put the detergent in, where I put the coins in, and where I get change.  She knew I was a novice.  Very savvy laundromat attendant.  Going to the laundromat for the first time in thirty years is a big deal, many things have changed in the laundry business.       

 I'm an expert at the laundromat now.   I  chuckle when I see a typical single guy walking in with that confused, 'I have dirty laundry, what do I do' look on his face.  The laundry attendant calls me by name now and I've made many friends with the regulars.  But, I still need my own laundry room.  Mr. B. wants to put me in the garage.  I didn't want the laundry room in the garage at first, but after waiting five months, I'm ready to hook my washer up outside on the back deck if I have to.  I just want my washer and my own dryer back.  Looking at the mess in the garage, I don't know how long it's going to take before I see a working washing machine somewhere in this house.

This is what my garage looks like.  See my washer way at the back? It's waiting for a hook up.

Laundry room---where are you???