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GE UltraFast Combo 1 Year Update

2/19/2025

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So far, we've been surprisingly happy with our all-in-one laundry machine. After a year of use, there is a lot of good to say about it, but there are a few quirks that have come out in the past year that make it a little more than a throw-in-and-go machine. But the benefit of it being an all-in-one, is that you trade forgetting clothes in the washing machine for a bit of extra maintenance.

There are a few tweaks that I'd make as GE improves its product design, and we'll get to those! Overall, I give this a 93% satisfaction rating on my end.  This update is pretty meaty, as I'll go over some of the general maintenance and basic troubleshooting from what we've seen after our first year.

For more on my initial impressions, how the technology works, and a little bit about the startup app, check out what I wrote last year.
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On Sentimentality

2/3/2025

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​Sometimes, when we’re going through all the things we own and determining “Should [it] stay or should [it] go,” we also have some pretty specific realizations about ourselves.  In my mad-dash to handle what we do have and where it should live, I have realized that no matter how much I can -and do- admire my friends and family with simply curated collections of what they need and use… I will never be one of them.  I will never be a minimalist.

There is nothing wrong with that, just as there is nothing wrong with my maximal, sentimental collections.  One thing I do love is stories.  And keeping the things I do usually comes with some kind of story about how it came to my possession or whose it belonged to before me.  And I love that.  It turns out I’m working toward Kon Mari maximalism.
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    Katie Swanson

    I am a parent, creative spirit, and old house lover.  My big passions are sustainable design and preservation.  Bringing these together is key to moving existing homes into the future.

    There is definitely a mix of seasonal craftiness and old house projects with some major technology changes that help make preservation possible.  Along the way, I'm not afraid to share the ups, downs, and budgets.

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