So last night, all I wanted to do was watch the last three episodes of Downton Abbey. The first one that I hadn’t seen was airing at 6pm, and of course, I forgot – but luckily, I’d already set the DVR. I thought I’d just run the steam mop around quickly (as I’d been in bed on and off until three with a terrible migraine) and then jump into watching the show.
That might have been what happened if my washing machine hadn’t gone on the fritz. And by “on the fritz,” I mean, leaking like a sieve when it’s running.
It’s awesome. No, really.
I noticed it when water was coming out of the bathroom as I was cleaning. Fortunately, the steam cleaner has a water vacuum function, and it wasn’t a lot of water. I couldn’t figure out why it was happening – I can tell that it’s coming from the drain hose and not the incoming water pipes (fortunately!), but I don’t know if it’s because the machine is unbalanced or because there’s an actual leak. There seemed to be some feathers in the water, so it might even be a clog from washing my comforter the other day.
I was just glad that I’d pretty much finished my laundry for my trip, so nothing else needed to be done. Since I’m trying to relax a little (and failing as I’m running around like a nut trying to finish everything up before I go), I decided to just leave the washer problem until I get back from my trip, and then have someone come to take a look at it.
So fine.
After all that hoopla, I did finally get to watch Downton, though I had to stay up until 1:30 to watch all of it. No problem, since I was off today anyway, with just a conference call scheduled for the afternoon, and having to run the pups over to camp this morning.
But of course, I couldn’t fall asleep until about 5am. That was awesome also. Then, I couldn’t stay asleep past nine, because I have a funny little muscle pull in my neck that kept me from getting comfortable. Okay, all manageable. I got up, got the boys to camp, worked, packed up the car, and did a few little other things around the house. I’ve made it my goal to finish all my DVR’d shows before I leave, since I want to free up space, so I thought I’d plunk down in front of the tv, relax with my boys and have a nice quiet night.
Of course, after I came down from putting my pj’s on, I went to sit on the couch (with it’s newly washed slipcover – the last thing to make it through the wash before the floods started)….and Barney had thrown up on it. Enough that it definitely had to go in the wash again.
So here I am, washing the slipcover, and battling the water…I’m pretty sure now that it IS a clog, because when I run the washer at what is normally it’s largest capacity, the water is filling up to the lid, and sloshing over the sides of the inner metal tub. Super.
And did I mention that my upstairs toilet is clogged again too for no apparent reason?
Could this possibly be related?
All I know is that I’m sticking with my plan…watching tv, snuggling with my pups…oh, and a little mopping. Let’s hope tomorrow is a smoother day!
