Comments on: Doing Laundry the Old-Fashioned Way http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:36:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Fabi http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33224 Fabi Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:43:34 +0000 http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33224 Yes gringuitica, las cosas no son peores... son solo un poco diferentes! ;) Yes gringuitica, las cosas no son peores… son solo un poco diferentes! ;)

]]> By: Saratica http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33230 Saratica Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:14:50 +0000 http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33230 I love washing, don't love folding. Or putting away. I'm still semi-living out of my suitcase from our trip to Uvita two weeks ago... sad. The first thing I ask my prospective housekeepers is "will you fold my laundry?" I think they are a little leery of the gleam in my eye, of the neediness in my voice. Of course, they all answer yes like, that's all she wants?! I love washing, don’t love folding. Or putting away. I’m still semi-living out of my suitcase from our trip to Uvita two weeks ago… sad. The first thing I ask my prospective housekeepers is “will you fold my laundry?” I think they are a little leery of the gleam in my eye, of the neediness in my voice. Of course, they all answer yes like, that’s all she wants?!

]]> By: Cas http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33241 Cas Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:15:34 +0000 http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33241 My laundry problem is getting it from the airing cupboard (small flat no garden british weather = no real chance to dry things naturally) into my wardrobe and draws. I just can't seem to do it, so I end up with piles of fresh laundry all over my room. I totally share your love of fresh sun-dried sheets though. Every now and then I sneak back to my Mum's house and put all my sheets through the wash there and let them dry in the garden, just so when I get back to mine I have sun-dried sheets :D My laundry problem is getting it from the airing cupboard (small flat no garden british weather = no real chance to dry things naturally) into my wardrobe and draws. I just can’t seem to do it, so I end up with piles of fresh laundry all over my room.

I totally share your love of fresh sun-dried sheets though. Every now and then I sneak back to my Mum’s house and put all my sheets through the wash there and let them dry in the garden, just so when I get back to mine I have sun-dried sheets :D

]]> By: Josh http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33244 Josh Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:43:20 +0000 http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33244 Laundry...it's one of those things that I dread. It's not that I don't like doing it, because I do, I just fear that when I open the washer door, my clothes will be pink, green, blue, etc, when they really should be white or gray. Or worse yet, those mysterious bleach stains that seem to show up only on my clothes, even though I've never used bleach to clean my clothes in my entire life. Folding clothes drives me nuts. This is one circumstance where you can tell I have OCD. If it's not folded just so, I freak out and keep trying. I once spent an hour folding a t-shirt until I made myself one of those cardboard templates that stores use to fold their t-shirts. In any case, if there were that many steps to just washing my clothes, I'd freak out. Forget washing myself, I'd take it all to someone who'd do it for me, or better yet, go shopping again. :) Laundry…it’s one of those things that I dread. It’s not that I don’t like doing it, because I do, I just fear that when I open the washer door, my clothes will be pink, green, blue, etc, when they really should be white or gray. Or worse yet, those mysterious bleach stains that seem to show up only on my clothes, even though I’ve never used bleach to clean my clothes in my entire life.

Folding clothes drives me nuts. This is one circumstance where you can tell I have OCD. If it’s not folded just so, I freak out and keep trying. I once spent an hour folding a t-shirt until I made myself one of those cardboard templates that stores use to fold their t-shirts.

In any case, if there were that many steps to just washing my clothes, I’d freak out. Forget washing myself, I’d take it all to someone who’d do it for me, or better yet, go shopping again. :)

]]> By: Erin http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33337 Erin Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:24:04 +0000 http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33337 @Fabi: Jeje, bueno, para mí, es un poco mEjor! ;-) @Saratica: I'm not the biggest fan of folding the laundry, either... I must ask my housecleaner whether or not that's a task she's willing to do! @Cas: Is an airing cupboard a dryer? Like a big machine that uses hot air to dry clothing? @Josh: There are laundromats here that do laundry for ridiculously inexpensive prices: 10 kilos (22 pounds) washed, dried, and folded for $4. Beat that! @Fabi: Jeje, bueno, para mí, es un poco mEjor! ;-)

@Saratica: I’m not the biggest fan of folding the laundry, either… I must ask my housecleaner whether or not that’s a task she’s willing to do!

@Cas: Is an airing cupboard a dryer? Like a big machine that uses hot air to dry clothing?

@Josh: There are laundromats here that do laundry for ridiculously inexpensive prices: 10 kilos (22 pounds) washed, dried, and folded for $4. Beat that!

]]> By: Cas http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33342 Cas Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:59:49 +0000 http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33342 An airing cupboard is simply a cupboard that is warmer than the rest of the house by virtue of the fact it also houses the hot-water boiler - enterprising people (i.e., my dad at home and my landlord in my flat) put shelves in the cupboard so you can put clothes on them to finish off. An airing cupboard is simply a cupboard that is warmer than the rest of the house by virtue of the fact it also houses the hot-water boiler - enterprising people (i.e., my dad at home and my landlord in my flat) put shelves in the cupboard so you can put clothes on them to finish off.

]]> By: Shrish http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33346 Shrish Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:46:25 +0000 http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33346 Going to bed on tuesday night is the best, because Aleida changes the sheets and everything feels so clean. It's like being reborn but at as painful hahaha Going to bed on tuesday night is the best, because Aleida changes the sheets and everything feels so clean. It’s like being reborn but at as painful hahaha

]]> By: Erin http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33389 Erin Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:29:42 +0000 http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33389 @Cas: That's awesome, actually. Or should I say <em>brilliant</em>? ;-) @Shrish: Aleida doesn't change my sheets! But that's ok, it's because she doesn't wash them. :) @Cas: That’s awesome, actually. Or should I say brilliant? ;-)

@Shrish: Aleida doesn’t change my sheets! But that’s ok, it’s because she doesn’t wash them. :)

]]> By: Ben http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33639 Ben Fri, 20 Jul 2007 03:20:18 +0000 http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33639 I have a maid who comes on Fridays. She rocks my world! Cute little Nicaraguan, lovely girl, she used to work for my friends until she had a baby a few months back. It's very cheap to get someone (Nicaraguan) to clean... I pay my girl 10,000 colones for a few hours work and that's several times the going rate, but I figure hipsters and tight little t-shirts are worth a small bonus heh. Anyway, it makes life so much easier and they're so ridiculously thorough. As a lazy bum my idea of cleaning involves washing up and wiping the bench. She cleans the windows, mirrors, floors, dusts, sweeps, does all my washing and stuff, I don't even know how she finds that much to clean lol. It might be worth checking out, some of your tica friends will know domesticos. I have a maid who comes on Fridays. She rocks my world! Cute little Nicaraguan, lovely girl, she used to work for my friends until she had a baby a few months back.

It’s very cheap to get someone (Nicaraguan) to clean… I pay my girl 10,000 colones for a few hours work and that’s several times the going rate, but I figure hipsters and tight little t-shirts are worth a small bonus heh.

Anyway, it makes life so much easier and they’re so ridiculously thorough. As a lazy bum my idea of cleaning involves washing up and wiping the bench. She cleans the windows, mirrors, floors, dusts, sweeps, does all my washing and stuff, I don’t even know how she finds that much to clean lol.

It might be worth checking out, some of your tica friends will know domesticos.

]]> By: Erin http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33698 Erin Fri, 20 Jul 2007 12:55:33 +0000 http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33698 I have a domestica that comes, as well (the above-mentioned Aleida). She only comes once a week for 3 hours, so she only has time to do the worst tasks, like dishes, mopping, and disinfecting. I'm thinking about asking her to come an additional day, though, so that she can do some other stuff and the house can be <em>really</em> clean. I have a domestica that comes, as well (the above-mentioned Aleida). She only comes once a week for 3 hours, so she only has time to do the worst tasks, like dishes, mopping, and disinfecting. I’m thinking about asking her to come an additional day, though, so that she can do some other stuff and the house can be really clean.

]]> By: elle. http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33711 elle. Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:13:37 +0000 http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33711 Erin is the best. Erin is the best.

]]> By: Richard http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33724 Richard Fri, 20 Jul 2007 23:08:26 +0000 http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33724 I love my Mummy. And FYI, there's nothing virtuous about the presence of shelves in the airing cupboard. Its intended purpose is to dry newly-washed clothes. The shelves are (or should be, traditionally at least) part of the design. I love my Mummy.

And FYI, there’s nothing virtuous about the presence of shelves in the airing cupboard. Its intended purpose is to dry newly-washed clothes. The shelves are (or should be, traditionally at least) part of the design.

]]> By: Chris Morrell http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33870 Chris Morrell Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:12:23 +0000 http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-33870 I have enough trouble not taking up an entire day for a 3 hour task, if I included all of those steps then I'd be perpetually washing laundry. Love the smell of sun-dried sheets myself but once again my forgetfulness causes issues when I forget to get my sheets from outside before they somehow get ruined. Perhaps after I graduate I'll either hire a maid or find a wife. That's what wives are for, right? =D I have enough trouble not taking up an entire day for a 3 hour task, if I included all of those steps then I’d be perpetually washing laundry. Love the smell of sun-dried sheets myself but once again my forgetfulness causes issues when I forget to get my sheets from outside before they somehow get ruined. Perhaps after I graduate I’ll either hire a maid or find a wife. That’s what wives are for, right? =D

]]> By: Fabi http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-34024 Fabi Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:00:10 +0000 http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-34024 Cuando tengas una secadora, todo serà mas facil... I can Bet it Cuando tengas una secadora, todo serà mas facil… I can Bet it

]]> By: Erin http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-34211 Erin Thu, 26 Jul 2007 03:21:46 +0000 http://www.gringuitica.com/2007/07/doing-laundry-the-old-fashioned-way/#comment-34211 @Lisa: So do you, chica! Now get yer ass back here. @Richard: Good to see you've finally given in and written your name properly. And I think it's cute that you have shelves in something with cupboard in its name. So British. Like you. @Chris: Heh, well, I work from home. If I didn't take breaks now and then, I'd literally go bonkers. So doing my laundry in stages is great! And with regards to your bride: you'd better mail-order her from the mid-twentieth century... what high expectations you have! ;-) @Fabi: Tenés razón, pero con secadora, no olerán al sol! @Lisa: So do you, chica! Now get yer ass back here.

@Richard: Good to see you’ve finally given in and written your name properly. And I think it’s cute that you have shelves in something with cupboard in its name. So British. Like you.

@Chris: Heh, well, I work from home. If I didn’t take breaks now and then, I’d literally go bonkers. So doing my laundry in stages is great! And with regards to your bride: you’d better mail-order her from the mid-twentieth century… what high expectations you have! ;-)

@Fabi: Tenés razón, pero con secadora, no olerán al sol!

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