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Tell Me About Your Laundry Routine

mommy2jaymommy2jay
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I feel like I am ALWAYS doing laundry!  Im curious to know what your routines are or any tips you may have for me.  Ive tried to leave it and do all of it on the weekend but that just makes my weekends bogged down with LOTS of laundry!

Im thinking maybe I need a set schedule -- (Mondays - whites, Tuesdays -Linens , etc etc

i could use any advice or help you can offer!

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  • dblhappinessdblhappiness
    I try really hard to do at least one or two loads a day otherwise I have been known to leave it all for either the weekend or some other day. That's no fun. :( The days that during the week that I have more than 2 loads is usually bedding day and I alternate weeks on those between our bed and the boys'. Those are the days I loathe the most ;) 
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  • secretkeeper321secretkeeper321

    DH does his own. He also follows directions well when I ask him to pitch in. ;)

    I usually will throw in a load while I've got dinner cooking. Then I (or DH) will switch it to the dryer after we eat. Then I'll fold when DS goes down or the next day.

    So, I guess it is just part of my evening routine.

    As for bedding...I'll strip the beds (all the beds) down and immediately make them with clean sheets from the linen closet. Then I either do them then, or they will wait until the next time I'm ready for a load. So, having lots of sheets and towels is my answer there.

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  • futrkingsleyfutrkingsley member

    DH is in charge of laundry.  Mostly.  It means something things shrink, but whatever. 

    His method is to do a load or so every day, with some days more than one and some none.  We hate doing luandry on weekends.  It doesn't appear there is a method to his madness, but DS has clean overalls every single day, and clean train underpants, so who am I to argue?

    I fold what needs folding and put away piles.  And if laundry sits there, clean, I am fine to ignore it until it annoys me. ;)

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  • Lexi & Orion's MommyLexi & Orion's Mommy
    i spend either sat or sunday afternoons doing it. Love to watch TV while i fold.
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  • Mrs.BoomBoomMrs.BoomBoom
    DH does the laundry.  Usually on the weekends.
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  • RozieGirlRozieGirl
    Well, for the kids, laundry is done weekly but for the hubs and I, bi-weekly and usually done on the weekends. We have learned that it's ok to wear a pair of jeans, sweatshirt, etc. more than once before it needs a wash. I don't mind doing the laundry, its the folding and putting away the clothes I hate.
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  • mommy2jaymommy2jay

    imagedblhappiness:
    I try really hard to do at least one or two loads a day otherwise I have been known to leave it all for either the weekend or some other day. That's no fun. :( The days that during the week that I have more than 2 loads is usually bedding day and I alternate weeks on those between our bed and the boys'. Those are the days I loathe the most ;) 

     

    Those are the days I loathe the most too!  I generally just loathe laundry!

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  • mommy2jaymommy2jay
    imagesecretkeeper321:

    DH does his own. He also follows directions well when I ask him to pitch in. ;)

    I usually will throw in a load while I've got dinner cooking. Then I (or DH) will switch it to the dryer after we eat. Then I'll fold when DS goes down or the next day.

    So, I guess it is just part of my evening routine.

    As for bedding...I'll strip the beds (all the beds) down and immediately make them with clean sheets from the linen closet. Then I either do them then, or they will wait until the next time I'm ready for a load. So, having lots of sheets and towels is my answer there.

    I actually increased the number of towels and even underwear for DS to make my laundry last longer!

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  • kittylovekittylove member
    I do all the loads once a week but on a weekday. I can do two loads at a time so I think that really helps. I also save sheets and towels for everyother week. Also I don't put it away right away. I leave it for when DH gets home and we fold and put them away together since I hate doing that the most.
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  • pghjenpghjen member
    I hate doing laundry, but I'm picky about how my clothes are washed.  DH does his own laundry, which is a huge help.  He does his on the weekend; I try to do a load every few days.  When the baby comes, I'll probably try to do a load a day.  Or maybe send out to a wash-and-fold if I get really behind.
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  • spicy-mustardspicy-mustard
    So I do one load a day.  I always have a load in the washer, one in the dryer and one ready for the washer and I rotate them one position each day, usually first thing in the morning.  I find this works well b/c I never get too far behind.
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  • mrscerruti2bemrscerruti2be member
    I actually love doing laundry. :)  I do laundry pretty much every day.  I do the kids laundry every other day.  Sheets once a week. Darks, whites, and lights different days of the week.  DH's work clothes on Sunday.  I find it much easier to stay on top of it.  If I did it all at once, I would be giving up a whole day.
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