Laundry Woes

Well, here's another adjustment to city-dwelling. There's no washer/dryer hook-up in our apartment, but there are coin-operated machines in the basement. However, the machines are SMALL inside. Plus there's the issue of the dryer not quite fully drying our towels & jeans. Do I really want to pay for another dryer cycle to finish the job? Not sure.

Gonna check out a nearby laundromat to see what another option might be. If I'm already paying for coin-operated machines, why not see if a laundromat (which probably has larger machines) might be comparable? Plus, I could all of my laundry at one time.

We'll see ...

White chalk marks on our stuff

While I unpacked boxes (a total of 20 so far today), I've been noticing white chalk marks on a bunch of things ... yup, you guessed it ... mold. On our couch. So we'll be tossing that one to the curb, and looking for a new one eventually.

Now, I think I'm seeing mold on everything. (For those of you who don't know, I am VERY sensitive to mold.) So the Crockpot & ALL of the Tupperware is getting washed before it gets used.

And now I am off to open the boxes containing my scrapbooks. Praying that they are okay.

City Driving

Today, I decided to take the kiddos to IKEA. There is a fantastic, supervised play area for the kids to enjoy an hour-and-a-half of playtime, while I browse their small-space-concept, idea-filled store. Plus, Tuesday are Kids-Eat-Free days. All the more reason to go. Lastly, I needed some small-space containers & ideas from IKEA.

The only difficulty is that we live 45 minutes from IKEA. But does that deter me? Oh no, it does not! Because I have never lived this close to an IKEA before, AND because I have NO childcare here in our new state. Add all of this together ... and voila, a perfect morning, despite the drive.

So I had to drive from beyond the north end of Seattle to beyond the south end. Today, I learned to drive like a New-Yorker, and use the carpool lane like a Seattlite. Plus, I learned how much stop-and-go traffic I can avoid when I use the express lanes (when they're open)!

Hooray for my kids being in the car; that automatically ensures my spot in the carpool lane. Also, thanks to my hubby for my GPS on my phone!

Bathroom windows

Why, oh why do architects put windows in bathrooms? Especially in the shower stall? I mean, how does that make any sense? I guess it does provide some extra ventilation. But tonight, I had to take  a shower by the light of my iPad, so that the passers-by on the street below didn't have an unexpected, unintentional show. I guess we will be getting a blind for the strangely-placed window in my bathroom's shower. Oh the adventures of city living!