By Lindsay E. Brown / Source: EcoChick

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I decided Lara Axelrod in Billions, played by actress Malin Akerman, was a chick I could hang out with from the very first few episodes of her show. For starters, she runs a farm to table restaurant that sources from the abundance of her own farm. Pretty rad. Secondly, she’s a woman that won’t be messed with; while she’s the wife of a billionaire, which isn’t without its perks, she doesn’t play the subservient trophy wife portrayed so often in Hollywood. Lara is smart and strong, and she runs the Axelrod home with an iron fist (though something’s telling me she doesn’t do her own laundry).

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Malin Akerman, who plays Lara, actually does do her own laundry in real life. Like every other busy mom and working woman, Akerman balances her personal goals (she dedicates time daily for self-care and fitness) with everyday chores and stresses, which includes laundry and keeping her son Sebastian happy and healthy.

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I attended a private spin class co-lead by Cyc Fitness Founder Keoni Hudoba and Akerman to celebrate the LG SideKick pedestal washer. I walked in thinking they’d go easy on us journalists, but nope! It was a grueling 55 minute class and I got off my bike winded, sore (a good sore) and drenched in sweat, ready to re-fuel with a Juice Press smoothie.

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LG SideKick is the industry-first “mini”washing machine that can be placed under the main LG front-loader washer, in the footprint of a traditional laundry pedestal. The SideKick solves the age-old issue of just needing to wash a few small, delicate items – yoga pants, sports bra, bathing suits, undies – without having to waste water (it uses one-eighth of the water of other washers) or waiting to do a full load of laundry.

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Akerman says the LG SideKick pedestal washer has been a lifesaver. “Now, I can quickly and easily wash my son’s favorite whale shirt that he literally wears every day, my go-to yoga pants that keep me grounded and our bathing suits between beachside visits during the summer – all without waiting for big laundry loads to pile up or wasting energy and water,” says Akerman. “As a busy mom and an environmentalist, these are major priorities in my life.”

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