Oh wow good thing you caught it before you moved in and got infected! And lucky that you found a good deal on a new washer - they seem to cost an arm and a leg here, the fancier ones at least.
If there's anyone with the strength to take what was good/valuable in a challenging year and go forward (still) with hope, I'd say it's you. Happy travels in 2025! Any return to Europe foreseen for the future? :)
We didn't realize until we ran the clothes washer for the first time, unfortunately. The water just reactivated the mold. Appliances are super expensive, pretty much everything here is 2-4x more expensive than it was pre-pandemic. The new ones are being delivered next week though so we'll be excited not to have to drive back to our old condo to do laundry.
Thank you for the words of encouragement! 2024 has been a real test. The one overseas trip I have planned in 2025 is the 4Daagse walk it the Netherlands in July. I have my number already but can't officially sign up for the event until early January. It's common for applicants to try 4-5 successive years before they get a spot so hopefully there will be a little beginners luck involved. : )