Laundry, as an Art Form

Some would say that, at times, I have been know to be particular about my clothes and how they are laundered. Well, any notions of how I felt laundry should be done is out the window here in Korea.

There are a few primary obstacles we face, number one being that our machine is in Korean and I made the mistake of having Nick get this how-to lesson from Tim. We don't entirely know what all these buttons do...

Another primary obstacle to successful laundering is that we DO NOT HAVE A DRYER. This is why I relate the act of doing laundry to an art form. As you can see here, once washed, clothes must be arranged ever so meticulously for optimal drying.

Before the purchase of fabric softener, we also had a slight issue with the hard water. Socks should not be able to do this on their own.

No need to exfoliate. Wearing stiff socks does the trick.

One benefit that has come out of our laundering experiences is that Nick had the chance to be a valuable handyman last weekend. Basically, how the water hooks up to the washing machine is the most illogical system one could think up - the hose is secured to the non-threaded faucet by only a few screws.

Smooth metal + blunt screws + water pressure = disaster. Once the machine stopped filling, the pressure built up and sent the hose flying off, creating an unwanted water display in our kitchen. However, this was no challenge for my handy husband! Equipped with nothing more than a nail clippers, he went to work and saved his matron in distress. Awww. Photographed here is his workmanship.

That hole was already there.

For reference, this is the faucet to outlet proximity while the water works were taking place.