Comments on: Dry with a Twist http://maternal-dementia.com/2010/01/13/dry-with-a-twist/?utm_source=subscriber&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Thoughts from what's left of my brain Fri, 18 May 2012 20:48:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: 6512 and growing http://maternal-dementia.com/2010/01/13/dry-with-a-twist/comment-page-1/#comment-1149 6512 and growing Sun, 17 Jan 2010 04:13:31 +0000 http://maternal-dementia.com/?p=4069#comment-1149 We line dry (inside in the winter) and besides crunchy towels and ALL THAT HANGING AND FOLDING, it's no biggie. I especially like to hang my daughter's tiny little dresses; it makes me happy. Our stove died a month ago and we've been making do with one electric plug in burner and a toaster oven. That is a little bit more complicated. If you wanted bacon *and* waffles *and* coffee (as I did this morning), breakfast would take three hours. We line dry (inside in the winter) and besides crunchy towels and ALL THAT HANGING AND FOLDING, it’s no biggie.

I especially like to hang my daughter’s tiny little dresses; it makes me happy.

Our stove died a month ago and we’ve been making do with one electric plug in burner and a toaster oven. That is a little bit more complicated. If you wanted bacon *and* waffles *and* coffee (as I did this morning), breakfast would take three hours.

]]> By: Tall Dude in Chicago http://maternal-dementia.com/2010/01/13/dry-with-a-twist/comment-page-1/#comment-1119 Tall Dude in Chicago Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:53:30 +0000 http://maternal-dementia.com/?p=4069#comment-1119 I grew up in a house with no dryer, and my parents STILL don't have a dryer. I learned to plan my laundry to make sure I didn't run out of underwear (nothing worse than clean soggy drawers) and got used to crunchy towels. And I do line dry some stuff now (delicates and sporting apparel, in a rather "Mutt & Jeff" display of dainty stuff and thick fleecy items), since we have a humidifier working hard to put moisture into the house, and a dryer that works hard to take moisture out of our clothes. Yes, it's a humid battle royale in the utility room! Still...I'd never want to live without a dryer. I got used to crunchy towels, but that doesn't mean I like them! Good luck, and nice job of walking the talk for your children! I grew up in a house with no dryer, and my parents STILL don’t have a dryer. I learned to plan my laundry to make sure I didn’t run out of underwear (nothing worse than clean soggy drawers) and got used to crunchy towels. And I do line dry some stuff now (delicates and sporting apparel, in a rather “Mutt & Jeff” display of dainty stuff and thick fleecy items), since we have a humidifier working hard to put moisture into the house, and a dryer that works hard to take moisture out of our clothes. Yes, it’s a humid battle royale in the utility room!

Still…I’d never want to live without a dryer. I got used to crunchy towels, but that doesn’t mean I like them! Good luck, and nice job of walking the talk for your children!

]]> By: j http://maternal-dementia.com/2010/01/13/dry-with-a-twist/comment-page-1/#comment-1117 j Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:47:49 +0000 http://maternal-dementia.com/?p=4069#comment-1117 Cynically speaking, reading between the lines (of your title and highlighted in orange!), I can't help wondering if you'll be wandering to the office, while the towels soften and the changes add up. Brilliant twist Eco-Mamma, cross that one off the list! Cynically speaking, reading between the lines (of your title and highlighted in orange!), I can’t help wondering if you’ll be wandering to the office, while the towels soften and the changes add up. Brilliant twist Eco-Mamma, cross that one off the list!

]]> By: Dee http://maternal-dementia.com/2010/01/13/dry-with-a-twist/comment-page-1/#comment-1113 Dee Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:45:44 +0000 http://maternal-dementia.com/?p=4069#comment-1113 Thank you for this post. Because it seems as though you see the true value in the little bits that add up. I think it will be a challenge in the beginning - it's so easy to just toss the clothes into the dryer - think of what you are passing on to your children. Like the farmer that plants a tree knowing they won't always see it grow to its fullest yet knowing it was a good thing to plant it, you too are planting your sapling. Thank you for the reference to my blog! Thank you for this post. Because it seems as though you see the true value in the little bits that add up. I think it will be a challenge in the beginning – it’s so easy to just toss the clothes into the dryer – think of what you are passing on to your children. Like the farmer that plants a tree knowing they won’t always see it grow to its fullest yet knowing it was a good thing to plant it, you too are planting your sapling. Thank you for the reference to my blog!

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