6 Tips To Make Laundry Easier
I can’t say that laundry is one of my favorite chores (does anyone actually have a favorite chore?), but it’s far from my least favorite. Well, except for folding sheets. I really hate folding sheets. I think the reason people really don’t like doing laundry is because it can easily get out of control and it becomes beyond overwhelming. Then you likely feel like you’re drowning in an endless sea of dirty clothes so you simply don’t do it. It’s like that Big Bang episode where instead of doing her laundry Penny simply buys a new outfit. Of course most of us can’t afford to constantly buy new clothes, and how silly would that be anyways? So it’s up to us to get our laundry done. To help I’ve compiled a list of 6 tips to make laundry easier, so that you can get it done allowing you to be free to be mom instead of the laundry lady.
Tip #1 – Have a Laundry Schedule
Decide on a laundry schedule and then stick to it. If you have a schedule you’re more likely to actually do the wash. Make sure the entire family knows the schedule too. There is nothing worse than when your spouse or a child comes to you with something that “needs” to be washed and you don’t plan to do a load that it fits in for another week. Then you might end up doing an extra load for it which is a waste of water and electricity. Here is what my laundry schedule looks like: I wash whites on Mondays, darks/colors on Tuesdays, towels on Thursdays, and then I do sheets/blankets on Saturdays.
Tip #2 – Do a Load a Day
Now I don’t have enough laundry that I need to do a load every day. Of course I’m only washing clothes for one adult and one preschooler. If your family is a bit larger you might need to do a load every day as you might not be able to fit everything into the machine at one time. By doing a load a day you’ll always have the laundry pile under control though. I know some of you are probably groaning thinking of having to tackle laundry on a daily basis, but one load a day is far better than an all day laundry marathon for when you finally find yourself left with no clean clothes at all.
Tip #3 – Fold it Right Away
You should fold the load of laundry as soon as you can once the dryer is done running. If you let it sit in the dryer than the clothes will start to wrinkle. When that happens you’ll have to take the extra laundry step of ironing. Now there is a chore that I really don’t like! You’ll save a ton of time by not needing to worry about ironing.
Tip #4 – Have Others Help
Tip #5 – Sort
There are different ways to sort laundry. I prefer to sort my laundry by type of item being washed (whites, towels, etc.). Whichever way you like to sort it’s important to do it as easily as you can. If you have the space than have a designated clothing spot for each type of load. For example, have a spot for whites and a separate spot for darks. Then when it’s time to wash your load is already sorted and ready to go!
Tip #6 – Don’t Fear Stains
Good tips and I know with myself and my 5 kids, I have to do a load a day or I am swamped. I hang them all, fold them all then make them put them away. Each kid takes their own things to put away.
Sounds like you already have a great plan in place!
Great list, if only I could get myself to fold right away! I tell myself every time, but still end up with a load (or two!) of wrinkled clothes waiting.
I’m not always on top of folding either. My dryer doesn’t make a sound when it’s done, so it’ll stop running and I don’t even think about it! Every now and then I leave them so long that I turn the dryer on to fluff them again. Yes, I hate ironing that much! LOL
Thanks for sharing these tips!
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With a family of 5 and a large wash load, these are great tips. I am a big believer in folding right away to reduce wrinkles. Thanks for sharing at the This Is How We Roll Link Party on Organized 31.
Great tips! Thanks for linking up at the Thoughtful Spot!
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Great ideas. I WISH I didn’t have enough to do a load every day. I have enough to do two LOL. Thanks so much for sharing with this weeks #pinitparty. I have pinned.
Washing gets to out of control so easily here!
I will have to implement a few of your tips to improve things!
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I found you on keeping it simple linky party, and I love your list! I always need a way to make laundry easier ;0) Do you have any tips to help me not have to do it ? ;0)
Haha you might need to look into hiring someone for that. 😉
Great tips! I hate doing laundry! I always have piles, but I do most of those tips when I am on top of it!
Having a laundry schedule has made such a difference for me. Although I think I need to add one more category to my schedule, speciality washes. I wash clothing on Mondays and Towels and sheets on Tuesdays.
I find sorting clothes a huge help, and also folding them right, when I was younger I folded things whatever way I wanted, but as I got older I realized folding towels, sheets, and such a certain way helps a ton when storing them.
I totally agree that folding and putting it away as soon as it’s done is key to keeping up with laundry. I hate it when I let it sit in the dryer for a day (or days!).