I was sitting in the living room the other day looking at the pillows thinking it was time to throw them in the wash. Alas - I had cut off the care tags when I bought them and thrown them away. Now I am not 100% sure how to properly launder them! DANG!

While I sat there regretting not having saved them, I thought of a solution where to put those tags in the future. Create a file in your filing cabinet that is labelled “special laundry care items” for all these random items. When you cut the care tags off them, staple it to a 3×5 card with a heading of a description of the item, such as “fuzzy white living room pillows”. That way, when the time comes to figure out how the heck to care for it, you know you can refer to the file and always be able to properly take care of your belongings.

While this doesn’t solve my immediate problem, it will sure help in the future! Good luck with your own special care items and hopefully you don’t have too many disasters!!