Laundry Nirvana Awaits!

Had a total Lil Suzy Homemaker moment last night. Went out and bought a new washer and dryer, and it was really rather exciting.

I was going to wait to upgrade our laundry, but the roofing work we had done last month ended up costing considerably less than we'd budgeted for. So after extensive web research, consultation of relevant consumer reports, etc., all the signs pointed to Kenmore, and off to Sears we went (as they are having a sale on laundry appliances at the moment).

I'd decided to get a stackable, front-loading washer and dryer, which will give us the room to install a badly-needed wash tub in our small laundry closet. I'm a fan of front-loading machines from my years spent living in Europe - the top-loader that came with our house works fine, but the wash performance doesn't even come close to the little Zanussi washer that I had in Dublin. And although wash cycles are a lot longer with front-loaders, and they are more expensive, they use way less detergent, water and energy. So it seemed like a no-brainer.

We're getting this washer and the matching dryer. They should be delivered next Thursday, at which time we'll put our old washer and dryer out in the shed (going to try to sell them, as they still work fine). A. has a lot of plumbing and electrical work to do now, though - there's pipes to be relaid, new dryer wiring to be set up, and the wash tub purchased and installed.