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I don't have a job, so nothing is expected of me, right? If I want to sit around eating chocolate and reading books, I can do that.

My washing machine does have a job, however, and it is expected to do certain things, such as execute a spin cycle. Draining is not adequate. Spinning is needed as part of the cycle. While I believe in keeping employees as long as they are viable, this machine from 1992 must go. It seems really young, but you just never know when laziness will set in.

The dryer will go by default. It really is not it's fault, but since it's from 1983 I figure it won't last long anyway. The timer is bad, and sometimes it will run for hours if I don't manually advance the timer. Child almost started a fire here that way. I just happened to come home earlier than expected, and it had been running a very long time. The smell was close to fire alert time. That reminds me, I need to put up my smoke alarms. They aren't much good in the package.

The stove decided at Christmas it didn't want to bake cookies. I don't understand that, because we have baked cookies together since 1985. That was a gross neglect of duty. I installed the gas stove myself (the gas dryer, too). It's a top and bottom kind, with the microwave on top. That means a new microwave is in order, also, by default. I can't feel too guilty about replacing appliances that are 21 years old. It did attempt to bake some dinner rolls last night, but it was half-hearted. And I thought I was lazy.

I intend to get a 220 line and change my ways. I want a glass-topped electric stove this time. I am a bit leery, since I have been cooking with gas since 1971. My mom had electric, and I did find I prefer gas. But there are no glass topped, easy cleaning gas stoves that I am aware of. Convenience is more important to me at this stage of my life. I don't cook big meals for a large family on a daily basis. I want an easy to clean stove. I need to decide if I want the microwave up that high again or on the counter top. I am short, so a high microwave can be a problem for me if I have a container full of liquid. Boiling liquids can burn when they spill.

While I am out, I might as well check out new flooring, too. I really want to do the flooring myself, but who knows. I really have never done it, and hearing how long Remo has been at his makes me nervous. I have never replaced moldings, so I would have to learn that too.

Hey, I didn't know how to tie my shoes until someone taught me, either. If I stop learning, I might as well roll over and give up.