Friday, December 30, 2022

Non-matching washer and dryer kind of people - that’s me

 Recently, I downsized and moved into a one bedroom manufactured home. 

I have an area just at the end of my kitchen for my washer and dryer so you can see them from my living room, bedroom and from everywhere so they are a focal point. I only needed to purchase a dryer, so I looked for a used one. I ended up purchasing one that does not match. 

Immediately I thought to myself why is this bothering me? Why am I overthinking this? 

Why am I overthinking this, Ahhhhh the joys of anxiety & overthinking!!!

I use to have them in my basement. 


Then I had to research it.

How many have a washer & dryer? 


“… But how many live above the "Wash line?" Rosling asked. How many of the world's seven billion have access to a washing machine? Only two billion.”


Only 2 out of 7 billion do !!! Wow, I’m fortunate. Can you imagine handwashing clothes? 5 billion are. Read that again 5 billion people in the world are hand washing their clothes.  


I remember that my Grandma didn’t have a washing machine. 

I remember comments about clothes drying on the line being a sign of someone less than. Yet, when I owned my big house I clotheslined & dried stuff which saved me hundreds in electricity. I enjoyed hanging clothes on the line. I still hang some things up to air dry.  


I am still getting used to my new living arrangements. I am missing some of the things about my old big house. I am fortunate that I have a washing machine and now a dishwasher. Yes, I never had a dishwasher before. 


So yeah I’m one of those people, non matching washer & dryer people. If you don’t understand that then you don’t get me.