Monthly Archives: September 2010

One thing that I have had to adjust to after moving to New Zealand is hanging up my laundry. Most people only have a washing machine and then hang their clothes up to dry.

When we first got to New Zealand, it was pretty cold. We had to hang our clothes up inside so they would actually dry. We made a fire and hung them closeby. Oh, having a fireplace instead of central heating is something I’m going to have to get used to, too… especially since my father owned a central heating oil company!

But I digress. This post is about laundry not lack of central heating systems.

Now it is much nicer out and we hang our laundry outside. I love hanging up the laundry. It’s fun! I’m sure the novelty will wear off soon and I’ll consider it a chore but right now it’s one of those super cool things that is still fascinating to me. I also noticed my clothes smell better when you hang them outside.

Do you hang your clothes up, or do you have a dryer?

One of my first long drives in New Zealand was when we drove from my brother-in-law Luke’s flat to my mother-in-law’s house. It wasn’t actually that far, but it felt like it. Why? I’m not used to driving in the mountains. The roads that we took, and the speed at which Luke took some turns, definitely made me a bit queasy.

It was really beautiful, though.

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Josh and I went to the park!

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