Sunday, March 22, 2020
My significant other, Donald, bought a dishwasher today. Our very old dishwasher, that came with the house when we bought it, quit working. Three hundred and sixty dollars, and five hours later, we have a beautiful black, working dishwasher. I am not sure how old the dishwasher and refrigerator in my kitchen were when we bought the house, but the stove, hood, and oven were from the original build in the 1960s.
Our kitchen appliances are starting to fail. We have had a pretty good appliance run in the twelve years we have lived in this house. We did need to buy a new washer and dryer within the first six months of moving in because the washing machine the previous homeowners left quit working and the washing machine I moved from our old house would not work when we hooked it up. I confess, we spent the big bucks and purchased a set which I could use to do laundry independently. (I have moved laundry from the washer to the dryer a few times.) Black was not available in the set I could use, so they are champagne colored.
We bought a second refrigerator for our lower level after our seven-year-old, Mika, was born. I had planned on purchasing that refrigerator since we moved in, but I was working in an office three days a week and the other two weekdays I would go to the convenience store to get a drink or lunch. Once Mika was born, I needed to open my wallet and finally purchase a refrigerator I could access for bottles and baby food. We bought a beautiful, black side-by-side with an in-the-door ice and water dispenser and deep door shelves to give me easy access to food and beverages.
We needed to replace the kitchen stovetop approximately six months ago. Donald bought a sleek black stovetop because black is my favorite color. I love it! I do not think Donald needed to replace the hood, I think he simply did not like the color difference between the stovetop and hood. Now we have a black hood, stovetop, and dishwasher; a yellow 1960s oven, and a white refrigerator in the kitchen.
I know that poor, old, tiny oven will not stay in my kitchen much longer because Donald already commented on mismatched appliances today; however, he took it one step further. He mentioned not wanting different brands. Personally, I do not care if any of my appliances match. I think you should not replace appliances until they no longer function. Yes, I would like all my kitchen appliances to be black, but I would not take out a functioning stove hood to match the stovetop.
Honestly, if I spent as much time in the kitchen as Donald does, I would probably find the contrasting colors distressing also. Donald was raised in a newly built home, the appliances matched; he thinks that is normal. I was raised in an older home, the appliances did not match; I think that is normal. We are both right, we are both wrong. I simply dislike the idea of replacing a perfectly good appliance before its time.
In the end, it is Donald’s choice. I do not spend enough time in the kitchen to overrule him. I spend my time in the laundry room where I get to see the champagne washer and dryer, and the black refrigerator. I picked out each of those appliances. Perhaps if I agree to a sexy, black oven I can persuade him to keep the white refrigerator until it dies. Today, we will both admire the new dishwasher and the ENERGY STAR label. I am sure Donald will be telling me how much better the new dishwasher is than the old one was in the days to come after he has run a few loads.
My piece of advice to you is to squeeze every last bit of life out of your appliances and be willing to let them go before their time. My oven has given nearly sixty years of service; it will be sad to see it go. The sexy, black oven will be beautiful, but it will not function for sixty years. They do not make them like they used to.
Until next time,
Susanne
Please check out my GoFundMe page.
My significant other, Donald, bought a dishwasher today. Our very old dishwasher, that came with the house when we bought it, quit working. Three hundred and sixty dollars, and five hours later, we have a beautiful black, working dishwasher. I am not sure how old the dishwasher and refrigerator in my kitchen were when we bought the house, but the stove, hood, and oven were from the original build in the 1960s.
Our kitchen appliances are starting to fail. We have had a pretty good appliance run in the twelve years we have lived in this house. We did need to buy a new washer and dryer within the first six months of moving in because the washing machine the previous homeowners left quit working and the washing machine I moved from our old house would not work when we hooked it up. I confess, we spent the big bucks and purchased a set which I could use to do laundry independently. (I have moved laundry from the washer to the dryer a few times.) Black was not available in the set I could use, so they are champagne colored.
We bought a second refrigerator for our lower level after our seven-year-old, Mika, was born. I had planned on purchasing that refrigerator since we moved in, but I was working in an office three days a week and the other two weekdays I would go to the convenience store to get a drink or lunch. Once Mika was born, I needed to open my wallet and finally purchase a refrigerator I could access for bottles and baby food. We bought a beautiful, black side-by-side with an in-the-door ice and water dispenser and deep door shelves to give me easy access to food and beverages.
We needed to replace the kitchen stovetop approximately six months ago. Donald bought a sleek black stovetop because black is my favorite color. I love it! I do not think Donald needed to replace the hood, I think he simply did not like the color difference between the stovetop and hood. Now we have a black hood, stovetop, and dishwasher; a yellow 1960s oven, and a white refrigerator in the kitchen.
I know that poor, old, tiny oven will not stay in my kitchen much longer because Donald already commented on mismatched appliances today; however, he took it one step further. He mentioned not wanting different brands. Personally, I do not care if any of my appliances match. I think you should not replace appliances until they no longer function. Yes, I would like all my kitchen appliances to be black, but I would not take out a functioning stove hood to match the stovetop.
Honestly, if I spent as much time in the kitchen as Donald does, I would probably find the contrasting colors distressing also. Donald was raised in a newly built home, the appliances matched; he thinks that is normal. I was raised in an older home, the appliances did not match; I think that is normal. We are both right, we are both wrong. I simply dislike the idea of replacing a perfectly good appliance before its time.
In the end, it is Donald’s choice. I do not spend enough time in the kitchen to overrule him. I spend my time in the laundry room where I get to see the champagne washer and dryer, and the black refrigerator. I picked out each of those appliances. Perhaps if I agree to a sexy, black oven I can persuade him to keep the white refrigerator until it dies. Today, we will both admire the new dishwasher and the ENERGY STAR label. I am sure Donald will be telling me how much better the new dishwasher is than the old one was in the days to come after he has run a few loads.
My piece of advice to you is to squeeze every last bit of life out of your appliances and be willing to let them go before their time. My oven has given nearly sixty years of service; it will be sad to see it go. The sexy, black oven will be beautiful, but it will not function for sixty years. They do not make them like they used to.
Until next time,
Susanne
Please check out my GoFundMe page.