Whether you’ve just loaded up the washing machine at home or have had to trek all the way to launderette to wash your delicates, one thing’s for certain: you definitely don’t want to sit there and stare at your things going round and round for the duration. So what can you do with yourself? Well, if you’re not a big fan of washing machines then good news: below you’ll find a list of slightly more interesting things that you could be doing to pass the time.
- Read a book
This works just as well at home as it does at the launderette (although some more sensitive readers might find themselves put off by the sounds of the washing machine; if so, moving away is usually an option). Some people save a book especially for laundry days (or times if you run a laundry cycle more than once a week), while others welcome the time to make progress on whatever tome they’ve been working through recently.
- Play video games
If you’re lucky enough to own a handheld video games system (and remembered to take it out of your trouser pocket before you washed them), then you’re pretty much set. Whether you’re working through a new game or have a favourite one that you’re happy to play over and over again, you can quite happily occupy yourself for the duration of a spin cycle.
- Go for a walk
Going out and stretching your legs is a great idea for a number of reason. For one, a little exercise never hurt anyone, and whether it’s round the block at home or a tour of the shops near the launderette, it’s a great way to allow yourself some thinking space or otherwise clear your mind. You could also use this opportunity to pop to the shops, whether it’s the corner one near your house for a quick snack or browsing the boutiques near you launderette.
- Make some new friends
This is a risky one (when you try and casually speak to people in the modern world they tend to think you’re a creep and/or hitting on them), but it can be very rewarding. Striking up a conversation with a stranger at the launderette could, admittedly, get you some strange looks, but it could just as easily earn you an awesome new friend. If you’re at home, why not try and brush up on your relationship with the neighbours?
Katherine Suggs secretly enjoys going to launderettes (Beko washing machines are her favourites), although she’d never admit it publicly. Wait a minute…
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