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Step 1
Make sure that your family has a convenient place to put their dirty laundry. There's nothing more annoying than emptying the hamper, thinking the laundry is finished, then discovering two more loads crammed under the bed. Place a small hamper in each bedroom and a larger one in the bathroom to reduce the temptation to toss dirty clothes on the floor.
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Step 2
Always make sure that you have detergent, fabric softener, bleach, whatever you normally use to do laundry, on hand. As soon as you open a container, purchase another one so that you are never caught without the things you need.
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Step 3
Accept the fact that you will likely have to do a load of laundry almost every day. Between the clothes you wear, towels, sheets, and other things like curtains and blankets which need to be laundered, it is an ongoing job.
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Step 4
Assign a load for every day of the week. For instance, always change your sheets on Thursdays, that's automatically sheet washing day. Do work and school clothes on Saturday to make sure that you have everything you need for the coming week.
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Step 5
Always put your laundry away when it's dry. Remember, laundry isn't finished until it's hanging in the closet or tucked away in a drawer. This will also reduce the amount of time you spend ironing.
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Step 6
Think of ways to reduce your laundry. Wear your p.j.'s two nights instead of one or use a cloth you just washed your face with to wipe down the bathroom counter. Let your family know that you are trying to cut back on laundry so that they will be more aware of how many clothes and towels that they are getting dirty.
