Well, this is a non-scale, non-weight-related victory... after 3 years, and 3 different sets of crappy used washers & dryers, my husband and I FINALLY broke down and bought a brand new set at Sears, it was a set that was on sale as a door buster for Black Friday, so we got the dryer for free and a discount on the washer, it was a GREAT deal. They were delivered today and now I FINALLY have a brand new appliance in our house, that works and that neither of us had to install- it came with delivery and installation.
I don't know why, but I feel much more hopeful for our future with a nice washer and dryer- isnt' that silly? All the sudden all these big problems I thought we had don't seem as big anymore, just because I don't have the stress of "will I be able to wash our laundry this week, or do I have to haul everything to the laundromat again?" It just feels like a huge weight lifted off of my shoulders. Silly, I know.