How We Stay On Top Of Laundry

One of the most important?household chores?is doing laundry. It is also one that can quickly get overwhelming and chaotic if there is no system in place. Although every routine will look different, it’s important to have one in place.

Here are some tips from the Basic Organization team:

Janet?likes to make doing wash a family affair. She puts hampers in each bedroom and makes it each person’s responsibility to put dirty clothes in their hamper. Even toddlers can drop clothes in a bin. Then she does the wash by room. That way there is less sorting when everything is complete. A great system that keeps everyone involved!

Sue?has two baskets in the laundry room which her family adds clothes to daily. One is for dark clothes and the other for light clothes. Her laundry room is small, so she does her folding on the kitchen table. When her children were home, she had a pile for each child. She was responsible for getting the dirty clothes in the washer and folding them, then the rest of the family was responsible for taking the finished laundry to their rooms and putting it away. Where do you like to do your folding?

Patti?likes to be environmentally conscious with her laundry process. She washes all her clothing together in one batch once a week on cold. She tries to wait for a full load and only washes when items need it. Many items are ok with a few wears. She uses an earth-friendly laundry detergent like?Seventh?Generation.

Candy?doesn’t allow anyone in her laundry space. She enjoys doing laundry! She brings the clothes to the laundry room, then washes, folds, and organizes them. Everyone comes to pick up their basket and put away their things.

Denene?has a set day every week to wash bedding, sheets, throw rugs, and other large items. Everyone in the house knows that on Monday the laundry room is reserved for the big items. A regular schedule can help keep this process going throughout the week!

Lori?has three tall bins that she sorts her laundry in…whites, colors, and darks/jeans. She also has a cart between her washer and dryer with

detergent and all that she needs. Lori likes to add scented beads to her wash. She layers two different color beads in a decorative glass container. It is pretty to look at and she can put the beads in the washer with each load. How creative!

Sandy?is lucky to have a husband that does her laundry! However, she prefers to fold her own clothes. She is very precise with her folding and likes things done a certain way.

Michelle?likes to fold clothes right out of the dryer, that way she doesn’t have to worry about that heaping pile of clothes to fold later on. Better yet, partially dry shirts and pants in the dryer, then hang them up to air dry, and put them back in the closet — no folding necessary!

Rouba?spends a lot of time in the laundry room and prefers to hang most of her laundry to dry. She?recently got an upgrade with new

paint, wallpaper, and décor. This made her space enjoyable to be in and that is a great motivator for getting things done!

Jennifer?keeps her supplies minimal in order to simplify the laundry process. There are only 4 items in her laundry room: detergent, a versatile stain remover, wool dryer balls, and baskets to carry folded laundry. Having fewer items help keep things organized and easier for young children to learn the laundry process and complete it on their own.

Stephanie?is obsessive about doing laundry once her hamper gets full. However, one thing she and her partner do before any trip is that they give themselves the luxury of using a wash and fold service and do ALL their laundry – towels, bedsheets, clothes, everything so that when they come back from a trip, everything is all clean and wonderful.?We all need help from time to time in order to stay on top of things!

These are the ways we organize and maintain organization by doing wash in our homes.

How about you?