Did You Catch This? on Instagram: "From Laundromat to Red Carpet: The Heartwarming Story of Mimi Haist and Zach Galifianakis Marie “Mimi” Haist spent nearly 20 years living inside Fox Laundry, a modest laundromat in Santa Monica, California. But her story is anything but ordinary. After nearly 30 years as a housewife, Mimi found herself homeless following a divorce. She briefly lived in her van until it was taken from her, leaving her to sleep on the streets. One night, the janitor at Fox Laundr