How to get your laundry under control!

Most of us have been there. It's time to do the laundry or go buy new underwear for work tomorrow. Learn how to successfully tackle and keep up with your laundry without loosing your mind in the process

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• several laundry baskets or storage boxes
• laundry detergent
• dryer sheets
• SHOUT color guard sheets
• a calendar

1. Make a huge pile of all that needs to be laundered. I usually dump it all in the middle of the bed or living room floor.
2. Separate by color likeness:
   Reds
   Blues
   Whites
   Pastels
   Blacks
   You can separate these into individual baskets or containers and stack them in the order that you will be doing the loads. Depending on what color you need the most urgently, start there.
3. Start the first load and use a timer to make sure that you don't leave the washer standing with wet stuff in it for days. After the first load of wash is finished, place in dryer and start with the 2nd washer load immediately, or consider a scheduled day for certain items. (example: Towels-Monday, Sheets-Tuesday etc. or plan for certain colors on certain days)

Tips & Warnings

• When in a major hurry and you need a complete outfit that has several colors involved, use a color sheet for the entire load. (they are made by SHOUT brand and work wonderfully.)
• Keep a laundry calendar in the laundry room and have a plan. That way it doesn't all get away from you and start piling up to high heaven again. If you keep on track with the original plan, you will never have to face a closet full of laundry again or run the risk of loosing your mind in the process.
• If all else fails, go buy that new underwear, you could probably use them anyway.
• Never just throw everything into the washer (every color) all together, and expect good results. Without using a color sheet, your clothes will look "grayed" and the colors muted. Color fading can also occur and who needs every pair of underwear to be pink?