I don’t know about you but when it comes to having to do that dreaded weekly washing, I will pretty much try and use any excuse under the sun to avoid it. It’s so time consuming putting a wash cycle through and having to separate it all according to the care labels, and don’t even get me started on ironing! Although in some aspects I reckon I’ve got it pretty easy compared to others, so I probably shouldn’t complain.

MY CURRENT SITUATION

Well I’m a 27 year old apprentice who cannot currently afford proper rent let alone bills, and I currently live with my parents (sad but true). Of course this only temporary until my apprenticeship is complete, then hopefully I can actually start earning some real money, and maybe it can be my turn to buy the boyfriend something pretty!

Anyways drifting back to my point, living at home certainly does have its benefits. I don’t necessarily have to worry about water bills ( I don’t) when I’m doing my washing, because my parents sort the bills, and I also have access to a fully functional washing machine AND a tumble dryer. I know right? Some people don’t even have a tumble dryer! Although I’ve turned my fair share of tops into crop tops over the years, so let’s be honest I think that’s karma for even using a tumble dryer.

By this point you must be thinking, big deal so you’ve shrunk a few tops, at least you have access to a tumble dryer, bet that cuts down the time dramatically.

Well actually you couldn’t be more wrong. Being a gym enthusiast and going almost every day (that’s a lot of towel’s used in a week FYI), my washing piles are obscene! With towels taking up most of the room in the machine drum I can just about squeeze my snazzy gym clothes in the gaps and maybe the odd string. Yeah I’m not going to admit I wear any underwear bigger than that in this particular blog. Anyway, it takes forever to wait for one cycle to go through and then I have at least another 4 loads waiting, plus being the 3rd member in the house, 4th if my boyfriend decides he wants in on the action, it just takes up the majority of the day. Washing piles in our house start to run on a taxi rank basis, and I’m surprised the machines have lasted as long as they have to be fair.

PAUSE FOR THOUGHT

Whilst I was waiting for some washing to go through the other day, I was scrolling through Facebook and a picture of me and my girls traveling 3 years ago popped up. It reminded me of the time of the time when we were in LA, and it was the second week since we had left home. We knew we desperately needed to get some washing done, but after watching our friend wash all her pants in the bathroom sink (Eww!), we knew we had to find an easier and more sanitary option. So we set out early in the morning with our bags of washing and literally 10 minutes along the road we spotted a laundrette. Now as you can imagine I was preparing to settle in for the rest of the morning, knowing how long we would realistically be there, however when we got there it was a complete shock to the system. The industrialised machines were twice the size of a regular washing machine meaning we could do the whole load in one go, and in half the time! In fact I think we were only there for an hour and that was with using the tumble dryer. Less time inside meant more time to get our bronze on.

CONCLUSION

After remembering how easy it was to get our laundry done I decided to have a browse on the net to see if there were any decent laundrettes in my area. After typing the words “Laundrette Brighton” I was literally spoiled for choice. I even found a few laundrettes that had additional dry cleaning services, and some that would collect and deliver my laundry to my door. I tell you what as soon as I’m on a normal salary again I will 100% be cashing in on these services, especially in the summer so I can spend more time on the beach drinking cocktails in the sun!