Thirty Days, Forty-Two Loads: My Field Notes From the Slopes of Laundry Mountain
For one month, I logged every single wash, dry and despair in Household No. 6. The results: forty-two loads, six unmatched socks, one permanently damp PE kit, and an electricity bill that made me laugh so I wouldn't cry. Here's what I learned — including how to actually dry clothes in a British winter without remortgaging.