I am in no way an expert on this topic. It is actually my major weakness and I'd be quite embarrassed to show you a pic of my laundry room at the moment. Or the baskets scattered throughout the house or the clean laundry that ends up on the floor that needs to be re-laundered and so on...
We need a system and we need it bad, so I searched the web for help and here are some of the tips that I think will be helpful.
Tip #1 Have a laundry system- Conquer Chaos in the Laundry
Room
Tip #2 Let each person in the house have their own hamper! You
can even let your child decorate their own basket.
Organizing Tips for Laundry Day
Tip #3 Have a dirty clothes sorting station. Labeled hampers for
towels, darks, lights, etc.
Read Fresh and Organized Laundry System for more ideas!
Tip #4 Schedule a Laundry Day or Two...
Nony at A Slob Comes Clean dedicates a whole day just to
laundry.
Tip #5 Hang up clothes right away! I like for most of our clothes
to be on hangers, except for everyday clothing such as
sweatpants, etc. A bar in the laundry room works for things
that need to air dry- of course I don't have such a
bar yet. Lovin' the bars and shelves with baskets
at Owlhaven.
Any other great laundry tips? I'd love for you to share!
Oh laundry! I literally have loads to do every single day. If I don't it quickly becomes overwhelming. Folding is the stage where I tend to get backed up. Every so often I tell my kids that they've been invited to a laundry folding party. Somehow they're often less than thrilled about the invite!
ReplyDeleteI have my children on detail with me now. I taught them to sort, load the washing machine and dryer and then I fold and put into piles. We did four loads today.
ReplyDeleteLet me just say that they are pre-teens now and it was not always this exciting to do laundry and up until a couple years ago I just had a laundry "day." :)
I wish I had a system in place when they were little...life would have been much simpler.
Growing up, mondays were just laundry days. Since there were 6 of us kids and we lived on a farm it pretty much took all day. But ahving a set laundry day is the best idea I know of.
ReplyDeleteBy the way there is a fb group called "Making a house a home" and we get on there and set goals, keep each other accountable, and encourage each other. That often motivates me a lot. I think you just have to request to be added.