Fixing my washer

So, on Monday the lid sensor (that tells the washer the lid is closed) broke on my washing machine. It's been finicky for the past 6 months - I'd come downstairs ready to move laundry to the dryer, only to realize that it was stuck on Pause/Cool Down. I'd jimmy the lid and it would finally cycle through. But Monday, it finally went out.

A girl just can't live without her washing machine!! I've learned to do one load a day as part of my mother of two routine, so I couldn't imagine a day of all my laundry just sitting there waiting for the Spin cycle.

So, a little googling later, and I had the washer taken apart. Then we had a trip to the Sears Parts store, and came home and fixed it. I was quite proud of myself!!

For those of you that are thinking, "Wow, that Margaret is pretty brilliant," I'll confess that I bonked my head twice on my new shelf with the laundry soaps on it, and in repositioning the washer and dryer, I tore the dryer exhaust hose and so we had to make a run to Wal-mart so Kevin could redo it.

Maybe in another few weeks, I'll tackle the timer on my dryer that's been broken for who knows how long.