When I was growing up, I loved to watch “The Jetsons.” Everything about it fascinated me. I loved the space travel, the conveyor belts, the bubbles that delivered everyone safely back into the house. Or pod. Or whatever you were supposed to call it.
But more than anything else, I loved the stuff that made Jane’s life easier. Rosie the Robot was always around to pitch in with household chores. Jane could push a button and instantly find herself wearing a new outfit. She could sit in a chair, roll halfway across a room – and within seconds she’d be perfectly coiffed, perfectly made up, perfectly ready to face the day or face lunch or face riding around in her sassy spacemobile.
I’m firmly convinced that Jane had no idea how lucky she was. Because now that I’m older and take care of other people and take care of a house and all that jazz, there are days when I would give anything for a Rosie the Robot to come to my rescue.
Now granted, there are certain chores I don’t mind at all. I love to cook and actually enjoy doing the grocery shopping and meal planning. For me there are few things more relaxing than getting in my kitchen and preparing a (hopefully) tasty supper for my family. I don’t mind cleaning up the kitchen, either. It’s sort of the perfect way to bring closure to the day’s activities, and when I turn on the dishwasher, turn off the kitchen lights and walk toward the den every night, that’s like my personal cue that THE RELAXING, IT BEGINS NOW.
But there are two chores in particular that I don’t enjoy AT ALL. Not even a little bit. And when I heard about the Samsung Power Foam laundry machine (which apparently lets you wash more clothes in less time so that you’re free to do more of the stuff you enjoy), I thought longingly of my own dream appliance.
Because let me tell you: if this particular appliance actually existed? I would pay large sums of CASH AMERICAN MONEY to purchase one.
And what is it, you wonder?
A Laundry-Folder-And-Put-Away-Er.
Oh, yes. It’s a very catchy name.
Here’s the thing. I don’t mind washing clothes. Sometimes I even look forward to washing clothes because, well, I so enjoy the smell of laundry detergent.
(I’m fairly certain that I just overshared.)
(But I do hope you’ll keep reading.)
So the washing of the clothes? Fine. I can get on board with that. And I don’t really mind pulling the clothes out of the washer and throwing them in the dryer since it requires all of 10 to 15 seconds of my time. Provided that the dryer isn’t already full, of course.
But the laundry folding? And putting away? OH I DO NOT ENJOY IT. And if there were a special appliance that could handle all the folding and putting away for me, I think my life would be ever-so-much more pleasant. I’d have extra time every single day – time that I could visit with my family, or go for a walk, or cook a fun new side dish, or sit on my couch and watch re-runs of “The Jetsons.”
Listen. I could even watch “The Jetsons” with my son and simultaneously tell him about the TV shows of yore that we used to watch in ye olden days.
For the time being, I reckon, I’m out of luck as far as the Laundry-Folder-And-Put-Away-Er is concerned. I can always go stand in Best Buy and stare longingly at the new Samsung Power Foam laundry machine and pretend that it could hang up my shirts and put them away after it finished steaming them.
But the next time there are three loads of clothes piled up on the bed in our guest bedroom, I may have to sit down and draw up some plans for the Samsung people. Since they’ve conquered the laundry cleaning, maybe they can conquer the putting away part next.
A girl can dream, y’all.
A girl can dream.
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My dream appliance would be one that you could just throw wrinkled clothes on and it would come down and make them perfectly pressed. I hate to iron!!
The laundry-folder thingie
I have a dream and it involves socks.
I’ve always had a thing about socks. Ever since I was a kid, I loved to pad around the house in thick cushy socks, white socks. I also remember how much my mother appreciated this thing I had about socks, white socks, that I wore all over our perfectly clean house; especially every laundry day. (Of course our perfectly clean house = set of busy parents, 3 kids and a dog…you do the math)
Apparently the sock thing has been passed on as some kind of genetic trait.
My 12-going-on-20 year old son has a thing about socks. Only difference is they’re what they call “no show” socks vs. the “crew” socks of my childhood but they still start out white…and he loves to pad around the house in them.
So you’re probably thinking my dream has to do with keeping the socks white.
Nope.
I have a dream that they actually wind up in the dirty clothes basket. Because, you see, now that we’re 12 going on 20 and have started THE CHANGE our feet sweat. Obviously, this requires us to change our socks several times a day; and of course since all the dirty clothes baskets at our home are invisible to anyone under the age of 20 we usually have a nice crop of stinky sweaty socks decorating our house.
I swear this is a true story. The other day I completely lost it over the socks and issued the ultimate threat “for every pair of socks I find on the floor you lose an hour of video game time” (I know, I’m waiting for CPS to come knocking at the front door).
Fast forward one day, I come in from a long day of work and what do I find? A pair of socks on the KITCHEN COUNTER.
“But mom, you said not to leave them on the floor.”
That was one of those moments I knew, I knew the Lord was with me… because my child lived.
By now you must know my dream.
A fully contained sock cleaner-matcher-dispenser thingy. You can have clean socks whenever you want you just have to insert a dirty pair first.
I have a dream……
My dream appliance would not only wash and dry clothes, it would also fold them.
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Could a laundry delivery robot be considered an appliance?
Because if so, then there’s my answer; if not, then I might like a washer & dryer combo the size of a refrigerator so everything could be washed and dried in 2 loads a week. Aaaaahhhh…..dare to dream……
My dream time saving appliance would automatically (read, I don’t have to do anything) vaccuum AND dust the whole house! Tada! Done – so awesome!
My dream machine would Iron and automatically find a coat hanger to hang the ironed item! I DETEST ironing! I would also love to have Rosie the Robot live with me and put the clothes away!
My dream appliance would sweep/vacuum/mop on its own.
it would cook healthy dinners
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I would love something that would mop my floors for me!
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My dream appliance would fold and put away the laundry. I’m good with washing and drying, but folding and putting away? Not so much at all!
Thanks for the chance to win!
It would be a dryer that dries my clothes in 10 seconds!
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I just bought a home today! And last thing to buy is a washer/dryer – I’ve been eyeing these for quite some time – would LOVE to win them!
my dream appliance would cook dinner for me
A laundry folder would be my dream appliance. I hate folding and putting up laundry. Someone needs to invent one. They’d make a millions.
Thanks for the giveaway!
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I’d like something that would make the bed for me!
I’d like a bathroom genie that would leave it always sparkling for me
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My dream appliance would do all the vacuuming (including the stairs). For some reason, I just can’t stand vacuuming. I don’t mind the other stuff :-)
My dream appliance would clean my kitchen floors for me.
A duster, shower cleaner and a clothes-put-away-er.
My dream appliance would be similar to yours–Laundry-Folder-And-Put-Away-Er. However, my dream appliance would also load and empty the dishwasher as well as sorting and loading the washing machine. If I never had to wash another dish or another article of clothing, my life would operate as efficiently as the opening sequence of the Jetsons.
dream appliance would clean the floors without my help
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My dream appliance would be very similar to the Samsung Power Foam machine. Laundry takes up a lot of my time! I would love a washer and dryer that not only gets everything done 3X faster in one load, but proceeds to fold and separate clothes. This Samsung Power Foam machine sounds like a blessing, but could definitely be better if it could dry and fold clothes as well =)
I have 2 dream appliances…one to clean the bathrooms (eck) and another to pick up and put my husband’s clothes in the hamper!
Mine would definitely be an outdoor washer/spider killer. We have these gorgeous high windows in our great room that make it a two story room. But from outside they are two and a half stories up, making them impossible to clean! We have tried everything and will have to hire someone to do it. Then the stupid spiders moved on them and bulky webs ALL over them. So now they are dirty AND covered in webs. Ugh.
Vacuum!!! I *HATE* to vacuum…and not like that silly little Roomba thing, really deep down get it all clean and vacuum. And mop, too, but that’s not as important as the vacuuming – ugh!
It would load my dishwasher and do laundry. :)
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My dream machine would clean the bathrooms from top to bottom!
My dream machine would be the one that would fold clothes and make the bed. out of everything I do all day those are the two of the worst things I hate to do.
My dream appliance would be a washer/dryer where clothes never got wrinkley. I hate ironing!
My dream would be machines to vacuum and dust for me and keep the clutter picked up!!
Oh, this one is a NO-BRAINER — my dream appliance would clean my ENTIRE bathroom! It is my absolute LEAST favorite chore EVER!
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Boomama, you didn’t mention ironing! While the laundry-folder-and-put-away-er sounds totally awesome a Rosie Robot that has a built-in iron would make my day! Ironing is just so tiime-consuming. I do not enjoy it! Also, a bed-stripper-changer machine would be really great!
would love to have!
My dream appliance would clean tile grout successfully
MY DREAM DISHWASHER WOULD SELF CLOAD, CLEAN THEM SPOTLESS AND PUT THEM BACK IN THE CABINETS
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my dream appliance would be an oven that you could set at a fridge temp. so in the morning I could put my chicken in there, set it at fridge temp, and then set a timer to go off at say 4 p.m. to then bring it up to bake temp. and at 5 p.m. when I get home dinner is done!
My dream appliance would be a dryer that removed wrinkles so I wouldn’t have to iron again.
I would love a dishwasher that unloads itself.
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MY DREAM APPLIANCE WOULD MAKE THE MEALS AHEAD OF TIME! THANKS! kytah00@yahoo.com
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It would suck up ALL the billions of loose dog-hairs (yellow lab) that burrow into every nook and cranny of our home. AND would take them off my clothes so I could wear black again!
Believe it or not, a cool washing machine would top my list. As a single mom to 6 kids, my poor washing machine is never quiet. I would love one that could wash waay more clothes & faster. lol
My dream appliance would cook and clean for me…
My DREAM! appliance would sweep and mop my floors AWESOME!!!
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My dream appliance would wash, dry and fold!
Your laundry folder and put-a-wayer is my dream appliance too. its the most tedious and loathsome chore in the whole wide world….. but really a bathroom cleaner and sanitizer would be fabulous too. the bathroom always gives me the heebie-jeebies when i have to clean it
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My dream appliance would clean the house and play different genres of music as this mobile appliance ventured into different rooms!
My dream machine would set the table, cook and serve the food, clear the table, wash the dishes and return the items to the cabinets.
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My dream appliance would continuously clean my floors, upstairs and downstairs and stairs too. It would clean so well and often that I would NEVER see a speck of dirt or dust on them.
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My dream appliance would take care of all my floor care needs from vacuuming to mopping.
My dream appliance would be an oven/range that automatically cleans every inch of itself after use so I never have to worry about cleaning up stains or spills!
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My dream appliance would clean my bathroom, I hate doing that.
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My dream appliance would do my grocery shopping and cook my dinner! That would be amazing. :)
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It would do all of my household chores and give me a massage. asdfff@bellsouth.net
My dream appliance would clean my house, kind of like a Roomba for floors, but do windowsills, baseboards, everything!!
My dream appliance would not only wash dishes perfectly, but put them back into the cupboards beautifully organized.
My dream appliance would declutter and put clothes away instantly!
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yep dust everything! every other day!
my dream appliance would dust all surfaces and search for cobwebs
my dream appliance would put away the dishes after washing them!
My dream appliance would shop for, cook and clean up after all the families meals
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I would like the Roomba to learn how to start dusting when it finishes vacuuming. That would be sweet!
I would like a robot. (thats an appliance, right). HE would have to efficient, handsome, rich, accomodating, not grumble, and love kids.
My dream would be somthing that can do everything for you!!
My dream appliance would clean up after my cats…I mean everything: litter boxes, hairy floors, hair balls, vomit, etc! LOL An all-in-one cat sitter!
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I would absolutely LOVE one that would dust my home. That is my most hated chore so that would be a dream to have!
Clean my bathrooms.
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My dream appliance would be one that scrubs the whole bathroom by itself!
My dream appliance would load the dish washer, wash and then put all the dishes way and have a sensor to know each time a dish needed to be loaded so there would never be a dirty dish laying around.
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Like Diane above, I’d LOVE a sheets changing device…especially since both our twins sleep in loft beds…not bunks (where at least ONE is down low…) lofts. Embarrassingly, I tend to let them go unchanged for extraordinarily lengthy periods of time. (Building their immunity by exposure to germs, yes?)
Would also be right keen on getting an errant chin hair plucker that could run of the car lighter socket…as I only tend to spot my resemblance to a billy goat in the rear-view, on my way to work.
Too much information? ;)
my dream appliance would wash, fold, and put my clothes where it needs to go! :]
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My dream appliance would clean my bathrooms and my floors. The things I hate to do! LOL!
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it would definitely do the dishes and out them away – that is my most hated chore!
My dream appliance would efficiently deal with piles of paper/mail/school notices/etc.
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My dream appliance would scoop the kitty litter box and put it into an airtight container to contain the stench. I have the smelliest cat in the universe.
My dream appliance would keep the bathrooms sparkling clean; it would pick up forgotten towels, remove soap scum from the tubs and shower doors and scrub the toilets. Ahh . . .
My dream appliance for dust, sweep, and mop! Once it mastered those tasks, we could move on to cooking, shopping, and doing laundry!
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It would be awesome if there was an appliance to clean the bathroom. I hate cleaning the bathroom…. So I have my husband do it:)
My dream appliance would wash, dry, fold the clothes, and then put them away.