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There is a box in my closet that I open carefully. Not because it’s fragile. Not because it’s heavy. But because I know what’s waiting on the other side of the lid — a smell so specific, so stubbornly, impossibly him, that opening it feels less like accessing storage and more like stepping through a…
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It’s been a while since I’ve written here at The Laundry Club. Three months. Long enough for the leaves to fall, the clocks to shift, and the days to shrink into something that feels smaller than it should. Long enough for the sun to start clocking out before dinner. Long enough for the quiet to…
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It’s been a while since I’ve written here at The Laundry Club. I’ve missed this little corner of the internet—and I’ve missed you, whether that’s a whole crowd of readers or just the echo of my own words. Life has been loud lately. Projects, dreams, goals—they’ve been tugging me in all directions. But laundry? Laundry…
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I didn’t start writing about laundry because I thought it was chic or glamorous. Or because I felt the world needed another tutorial on separating reds from whites. I started writing about laundry because I didn’t know what else to do. “Back in the day”, I had a dream: my own laundromat, The Laundry Club.…
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Life skill. Confidence builder. Mental health booster. Teaching laundry early does all three. Parents often tell me, “I’ll just do it—showing them will take longer.” In the short term, you’re right. In the long term, giving your child regular, age-appropriate laundry jobs pays off in independence, smoother teen years, and better adult outcomes. Here’s the…
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Remember 2020? The world went on pause, toilet paper became a currency, and banana bread had a full-blown renaissance. But tucked away beneath the sourdough starters and Zoom fatigue was another, lesser-known pandemic casualty: the American quarter. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Mint did what many businesses did—it scaled back operations.…
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Spinning Through Space: What It Would Be Like to Do Laundry in a Moon Settlement Let’s say it’s the year 2085. You’ve just finished a shift tending to your hydroponic tomatoes in Lunar Settlement Alpha. You peel off your space-rated moisture-wicking jumpsuit, give it a whiff, and yep—it smells like robot-sweat and moon-mud (whatever that…
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I’m currently burning in hell and my only job is to do the Devil’s laundry. I don’t know why that’s the only task they’ve given me so far; I mean, sure, it’s not exactly “fun,” but there are certainly worse jobs down here, many of them involving hot oils. Here’s how it works: Every morning…
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Sometimes, I miss going to the laundromat. It provided a much-needed third space in an area that offers few of them. It also provided a place to think. Well, sometimes, anyway. Afternoon talk shows and sometimes the evening news played on the TV, and children often skidded around the washer and dryer banks, their screams…
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Two Methods that Really Work Laundry is always a hot topic – either you think you have the perfect method or you are desperately looking for a better or more efficient way to tackle the mountains of clothes that need to be washed, folded, and put away. I am always looking for the simplest and…
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Did you know, according to the World Health Organization, more than 264 million people worldwide suffer from depression? A staggering statistic underscores the urgent need for effective mental health treatments. There has been a growing interest in mindfulness and self-care practices to improve mental well-being in recent years. While activities like meditation, yoga, and journaling…
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Most people have had the unfortunate experience of not having a washer and dryer at some point. Apartments in my area tend to charge at least one hundred dollars extra for the units with washer and dryer hookups, and even more if you want a unit with an actual washer and dryer installed already. If…
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