Laundry conspiracy
Remember how I went shopping for work clothes in July? Well, I’m in desperate need of clothes again, as the washing machine and the iron are conspiring to eliminate all clothing from my wardrobe. I have no idea how a washing machine – and one which uses hot water – can actually not wash your clothes and then on top of that, leave stains on your clothing. Even my white bed sheets have little gray dots all over. Although now that makes me wonder if there is something in the dryer which is the culprit. My God! They are all out to get me!
Of the limited business shirts I have, three of them are totally ruined. The others, from over-usage are now fading and or have deodorant stains that just wont come out (cuz the friggin washing machine doesn’t actually wash!).
If the clothes happen to survive the washing machine (and the dryer, too) then the iron gets put in the game and does its best to either burn the clothes, or leave some sort of brown guck on the item, or some clear crap like you see on this shirt in the photo. It’s like a crystalized something or rather and I am just so overly confused and frustrated!
I’m lucky that my pending travel includes a visit to Singapore and then to London. In Singapore I can hit the Gap and Zara among a plethora of other stores…all decently priced. Singapore has got to be the shopping capital of the world. In London, I can check out the Gap again, but also H&M where I can stock up on some good and cheap casual clothes. This selection in my wardrobe is also uninspiring. Most of the items are about 2 years old now and I always feel I have nothing to wear.
This weekend, amidst all my sales & marketing plans and budgets and other work projects (which are consuming yet another weekend, damn it) I’ll take a brake and sort through all my clothes, throw away the ones which are no longer wearable. I may have to walk around half-naked for a few weeks, or show up to work in jeans and a t-shirt, but at least it will allow me the liberty to go nuts when I do go shopping again.
Tags: Hanoi