That sounds really frustrating and terrible. I’m glad you were able to work with someone who knew the ins and outs of your business!
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I did not know this and now feel more united to you, fellow chocolate-hater.
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It was awful. I was tripping a lot. I ran into door jambs from literally standing in the doorway and then barreling into the jamb. Gave myself black eyes. Stand up and nearly fall over or just fall down. I don’t normally feel my age except as aches and pains, but that was NOT fun!
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Is it a stupid idea to hang a clothes line in my apartment using screw in hooks into the wall and some rope I have lying around?
It will add moisture to my dry ass boiler room and also preserve my clothes.
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Hmm I don’t know! This is something I probably wouldn’t personally attempt bc my cats are a-holes. But I do love to line dry clothing. I have one of those fold out guys from IKEA. Bonus is it is easy to store away in a closet when not in use. I’m guessing you’re in a constant state of doing laundry due to having a kid tho?? Would it bother you/hit your clutter receptors to have it up or visible all the time?
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ugh such a good catch. Yeah the clutter might bug me. But if I had it out in the living room, i could also use it to make pretty rad forts sometimes. So I am torn.
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I line dry my clothes inside all winter. I can’t speak to the hooks (renter, not allowed to put holes in walls) but we do have surfaces that work, fireplace mantle, shower rod, plus I have a folding rack. In the winter everything dries super fast! I think it does help clothes last longer and every bit of indoor moisture is appreciated I when it gets so dry this time of year.
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In that case, do it! If you don’t like it, you can take it down. Maybe trial run with some heavy duty 3M hooks instead of screws? Lord knows whimsy is at a premium these days and if a fort gets you through it, make a dang fort!!!
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Just be mindful of how you plan to store the line if it’s not out full time. Baby proofing and all that.
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If you’re screwing something into the wall, you might wanna make sure you screw into a stud. Makes the clothes line less likely to rip out of the wall. We use our shower rod for drying stuff along with a regular drying rack.
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I have a wall mounted drying rack from Ikea. When not in use it folds flat against the wall.
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We hang extra tension rods in the shower to hang towels and wash cloths to dry. They are behind the shower curtain so hidden from view. The same could be done with clothes I suppose!
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I used a retractable clothesline in my bedroom for at least a decade. After switching rooms I kinda forgot about it until last week; I should put it up again because it was great especially in winter! For me it solved the problem of not being able to do the put away part of laundry - I had major issues with closing the loop on pretty much any task at the time - and something about everything being visible (right in front of my face at the end of my bed) made it work for me.
Drying racks oddly have had the opposite effect - my clothes stay there in the basement for days haha.
I did have to screw it into the wall but I just painted over the holes it made and it was no biggie.
Do you think command strip hooks would be able to hold a clothesline of you don’t want to put holes in? I am pretty much always in favor of trying something to see if it works better or helps us create a new system/habit/daily flow that helps.
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I definitely think so, they sell some that are rated for certain higher weights now!
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It is smart!!! Either go pretty high, or get a retractable one. I always wanted a nice ones. I have previously had an ugly pink cord plus whatever sharp metal things I could stab in the wall. But you can afford priper hardware!
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Nope, I’ve done that in almost every apartment I’ve lived in! It works great and makes it so easy to line dry a ton of stuff at once.
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Another department (mainly one person I think?) helped me out big time at work with something. Is bringing donuts still a thing in Covid times? I will see the person face to face when I’m there picking up my laptop today or tomorrow. I thought about bringing a thing of coffee but I’m not sure what time if day I’ll be there.
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Will person definitely be there at the time you are there too? What about gifting a $5 Starbucks type card so they could get themselves coffee or tea or pastry if choice? Does that feel too transactional?
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Person should be the one hanging my laptop to me, yes. Good idea on the gift card.
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Donuts are still a thing at my work, but we have ~20-30 people there every day since it’s in person lab work.
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