Does your laundry pile up to your ears? I finally found a system that works. I have a 3-pocket laundry basket that we sort-as-we-go (whites, colors, and jeans). Once a basket gets full, I toss it in the wash in the mornings when I first get up. It's usually dried and folded before the kids go to school. This plan keeps it from getting to be too much.
I got this idea from a former boyfriends' mother. I think I liked the organized lifestyle of this family more than the boyfriend. They had some great ideas on keeping the family flowing. They had a linen closet in their bathroom. The father (an engineer) designed this home. Although it wasn't large by today's standards, it was very well planned. The linen closet was wide enough for three laundry baskets (whites, colors, and jeans). When one basket was full, it would get washed. Wouldn't it be great if the laundry room was on the back side of the closet so that the clothes could be pulled through to the other side? I wish I had a large-enough bathroom to have a big linen closet like theirs. I've made my system work, though.
This process takes out an entire step of sorting. What system do you have for your laundry? Share your ideas!
You probably don't remember, but years ago you told me how you put in a load first thing every morning and get it folded before school. I took that to heart and have tried to do the same thing most mornings. The folding, however, usually doesn't get done until later in the day. But, hey, it's progress!
ReplyDeleteI fold mine in the afternoon, too, when I don't have time in the morning. I moisten a hand towel and toss it in the dryer with them. It creates a little steam/moisture to take the wrinkles out. I call it "freshening" up my clothes.
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