Laundry

laundry - die Wäsche

Laundry was one of the key factors in the apartment selection.  Well, that and distance to M's school, monthly cost, number of bedrooms and ease to public transport... but that misses the point of this blog post. From my years in New York, I remember taking my laundry downstairs to wash clothes, waiting for others to finish, forgetting my laundry and racing downstairs in hopes of finding it still in the washer and not in a corner somewhere. I remember being a new mother and using every washcloth we owned on the the newborn's first bath. Poor thing was shivering by the end of the bath and it was August. I remember a very tired Stephan gathering the pile and heading to the basement. (The next bath grandma came in and with one mighty hand and one small washcloth finished the job and had her in a snuggle outfit before I had my hands on the freshly washed pile of washcloths).

Back to the point of this blog post. We have our own washer and dryer in our apartment. That is a big deal here and there are a lot of rules. For example if you do not have a washer in our apartment - often you are given a day a week when to wash your clothes. So, if your day is Monday and Saturday rolls around and you want to wear something special but forgot to wash - welp - you are out of luck.  Another rule is timing of wash. From 9pm to 7am there is no washing of clothes, dishes or large amounts of gushing water (bathtub water being released). I am not complaining - just something to get used to in this new city. However, for anyone who lives in a home with a washer  - tell me you don't turn it on as you head to bed!  :)

So apologies to my  neighbors for turning on the wash before I went to bed the first night. I have left myself notes in German and in English not to turn on the equipment too late.

One thing I do like - we have a shared drying room. We can hang large items and turn on the dryer and pick it up when we remember.