Laundry in NYC

To some wives and mothers laundry is just a pesky task that needs to be done daily. For a mom in NYC laundry is avoided like the plague. If you cannot afford to just drop off and have the launderers do it for 50 cents a pound (what we usually did before our baby) then you have to do it yourself. Living in an apartment in NYC has its perks but a washer and dryer isn't one of them. With a baby that has explosive poops, drools like a waterfall and spits up like the exorcist, laundry needs to be done regularly.
I have put off this load for a week and a half and still can't get the motivation to do it. Living on the third floor of a walk up isn't helping anything. I have to bring the stroller down then the packed laundry bag. Of course I then realize I don't have any quarters for the machines, go back up to dig through the change jar (tip: make sure baby is sleeping while attempting all of this) get the detergent and the diaper bag - bring that down, hopefully no one has stolen my stroller, lug everything to the laundromat and pray that the good washer is available. After taking a walk while it's washing you have to make sure you get back in time because if not someone may have taken your clothes out. Set the dryer to hot because if not you will be there for 3 hours trying to dry your load and prepare to shrink everything. If you have taken non-dryable clothes place them damp over the stroller and wait around for the dryer to stop spinning. I sometimes fold at the laundromat so the clothes don't get wrinkled but if I have had enough of hanging out with the laundry staff I throw the clothes in the bag and head home to fold while watching Gossip Girl and dream of a day when I will have a washer dryer in my apartment. I thank the apartment gods that we found one with a dishwasher!