Secondly, I didn't anticipate the learning curve with new appliances. Because: appliances.
Loading the dishwasher has befuddled me. I didn't get a fancy one because I just need it to wash the dishes, not sterilize the kitchen for surgery. But the racks are different and they seem to hold less. This makes no sense to me AT ALL because it's exactly the same size. So, clearly this issue is mine. I have tried to make me think of this issue as a puzzle and no, that hasn't worked.
I had to have Kevin explain why the silverware baskets had lids. I'm impressed that he knew they were for washing pacifiers. I didn't ask how he knew. There are also these weird bracket things on the top rack that I have no idea what they do. Other than annoy me.
Of course, this can be solved by just reading the manual but that takes the fun out of it.
I'm impressed with the efficiency of the new dryer. I know mine was really old, probably about fifteen-twenty years old so it's to be expected that a new one is better. Seriously though, it dries everything so quickly that I'm almost *almost* annoyed at how quickly.
Also, I didn't realize how much the old dryer was more cooking the clothes than drying them, meaning that it was running too hot and too long.
Both the washer and dryer play happy little tunes when they are finished. I found this charming at first but wondered if it would eventually bother me or become part of the environment. I'm pleased to note that I still enjoy it. It's so much more pleasant than the bone jarring buzzer that the old machines had. I only used the buzzers on the old machines if I was on a time crunch.
I didn't think about having to us HE detergent at the time. I was a little frustrated that I needed to buy more detergent because I had just bought a big container of it. Imagine my excitement while standing in the grocery aisle and discovering that what I had at home was HE. Yea for me not paying attention!
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