How to Keep Up With Your Laundry

When I was single and dwelt in an apt. I saved up all my dirty laundry and took it over to my parents once a week to do while I washed my car and worked on their flower beds. Now that I'm married and live in my own home I'm realizing that there's a better alternative than saving up all your dirty clothes and washing them all at once.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Laundry Baskets
• Labeler
• Patience

1. Think about how many loads of laundry you do a week. Don't forget towels, sheets, etc... Take that number and divide it by 7 (or how many days a week you are willing to do laundry) and you'll know how many loads you need to do each day.

2. Set yourself up for success. When my husband and I got married somehow we each had a couple of hampers. When I was organizing the laundry room I decided to label each hamper for a specific type of clothes. Since we have four hampers I labeled them White, Darks, Lights and Work. I also have a little laundry basket that I use for kitchen towels and dishrags.

3. Pick a time each day to do a sweep of the house and make sure all the dirty clothes get put into the right baskets.

4. On the days that you've determined that you'll do a load or two check which hamper is the fullest and wash it. Pay attention to what time the load stops so you can put it immediately from the washer into the dryer and from the dryer to the hangers. That will keep your clothes fresh and wrinkle free.

5. By following these simple steps of doing a load or two a day you will keep up with your laundry and not become overwhelmed by an all day marathon of catching up.

Tips & Warnings

• Pick a day of the week to do your sheets or towels and stick with it.
• By following this advice you may always have clean clothes and never by in a laundry crisis!

[lordjeffrey]

on 7/10/2009 Unfortunately we stack all our freshly cleaned clothes on a rack that's way downstairs in the basement, and its too much of a hassle to bring it upstairs, so we always have to go downstairs in the morning for clothes - i hate it :) I need to keep up with it. I'm "recommending" you...