Tip - Loving your Laundry
Today’s savvy tip is one that is likely a no brainer - put your laundry away! You have no idea how many people I talk to that stay on top of their laundry only to a point. They wash, dry and fold their clothing, but then their clothes stay in a laundry basket and never really get put away!
It’s not fun having to rifle through laundry baskets looking for clothes when you are rushing to get ready, I highly recommend FINISHING the task. As you focus on changing that mindset that you aren’t done until it is put away in the drawers, you will find that the laundry itself becomes a less onerous task. When you have to stare at a laundry basket full of clothes (even clean ones) for a long time, it becomes so draining! You don’t want to have anything to do with laundry ever again!
If you can do one complete load per day, and then put all the clothes away (right away), you will wonder why you ever thought laundry was a big deal. It will be surprising how you will feel more in control of yet another aspect of your life and home.
**Make laundry time fun. Play some peppy music and get your children involved by putting away their own clothing, or placing towels in the linen closet.
January 16th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
TIp - Loving Your Laundry (The Savvy Organizer)…
Love your laundry! Complete a full cycle of laundry each day by making sure that you put it all away (right away). Involve children by playing peppy music, and encouraging them to place their own clothing in drawers and towels in linen closet….
January 16th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
I like to do all my laundry on Monday. Once we have kids I am sure this will change, but as it is now, it works great for us. I fold the dry clothes as I take them out of the dryer, and place them in a laundry basket on top of the washer. When the laundry basket is full, I carry it and put everything away. That is the only thing that keeps me from leaving all the clothes in the laundry room- emptying that basket every time it is full.
January 16th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
I carry all of my clothes back to my room to fold/hang up. As I do so, I either hang them up as they go on the hanger, or make piles on the bed of the folded clothes. Again, when done, I put all of the piles away. By doing this, I can’t go to bed without finishing it.
January 16th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
I’m one of the gals who really struggles with this in my own home. Thank you Maja for this tip! It may seem very basic to those who do it already, but it really helps to have the reminder of how great it will feel to complete.
January 16th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Great tip Maja! I used to do this. I thought people were crazy, why would you wash, dry and fold and then not put away. Now that I have a toddler and am pregnant I am one of those people. I hate laundry and am constantly doing it, I usually put the clothes away so I can load up the baskets with the dirty ones and start the washing process again.
Also a good tip to do one load a day. I dread laundry because I am an all or nothing girl. I either do all of the laundry or I do none of it. But it doesn’t have to be like that and it probably would be a lot easier if it wasn’t.
I will try this tip, thank Maja and keep ‘em coming!
January 16th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Great tip! When I can get in the rhythm of doing one load a day, my life is so much easier. It makes it easier to wash sheets, blankets, coats, etc. that are not in the ordinary load.
The one thing I do that makes my laundry easy, is to hang it up immediately. In fact, I take out 3-4 pieces of clothing and keep the rest of the clothes in the dryer. That way, all my clothes are hung and unwrinkled. It is actually a peaceful time, alone in my laundry room, folding and hanging clothes and it only takes me minutes.
My little girl loves to sit on the washer and hand me hangars too!
January 17th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
If I had a nickle…..
January 18th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
I try to do laundry ONLY IF I have time to put it all away. But sometimes it still takes an extra day which really is like a cloud hanging overhead.