Laundry Planning
We only do laundry once a week.
We do it on one weekend day.
We separate, collaborate and make it happen.
We get clean sheets every weekend.
I’ve heard some folks wash a load every day, but I hate folding clothes, matching socks and putting laundry away.
Seriously, I’d rather scrub a toilet.
Since I can only stomach it once a week, I save it all up for the weekend.
I iron Tuesday nights, in front of the television.
I kinda look forward to ironing nights.
Before I did it in front of the television, I hated it.
But now, I’m a regular ironing Betty.
Another object that helped me enjoy ironing was a fancy iron.
I can iron clothes in half the time, and I feel sort of luxurious while I’m doing it.
I hear that scented ironing waters can do the same thing, but I haven’t tried them yet.
This site tells you how to make your own:
http://www.save-on-crafts.com/howtomakyour2.html
Actually, that looks mighty doable.
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Laundry is my favourite household chore. I don’t let Mark do anything but bring the dry, clean clothing to me to fold MY way. The pisser is I do have to do one load during the week because I own a dirty dirty child.
Seconding the nomination for Rowenta irons – they really do cut your ironing time in half because they steam like nobody’s business and wrinkles practically run away in fear.
Once a week is my method, too. For one thing, I’m obsessive about separating into color loads: dark, light colors, reds/pinks/oranges/violets, whites. Sometimes my husband runs a mid-week load where he throws everything in together, and it makes me crazy! (and my white undies pink or gray…)
Tip for people with kids: from about age 9 on, you can get them their own hamper or laundry bag for their rooms. When the bag or hamper is full, the kid does a load of laundry. (I’m less obsessive about the kid clothes getting mixed by color.) Make sure they understand “doing laundry” also includes folding the clothes when the dryer is done, and putting everything away. The last is the hardest part.
I came late to this plan, and my life has been transformed. My teens do their laundries (or not, which is their problem), and I have more time. Ahhh!