Comments on: Laundry: When You’re Almost Done

By: Shelley

Shelley — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:28:15 +0000

A mother I once nannied for had 3 children all very close in age. She used to mark the clothing on the tag (or the toe of the sock etc), 1 mark for the eldest child, 2 marks for the next child and 3 marks for the youngest. As an item was passed down from one child to the next, another mark was added so that she could keep track of which pile to put it in. So simple. And I could help her with the folding when I was working without having to look at the sizes or trying to remember which child I had seen wearing a certain top. I don’t use this method, I only have 2 kids (boy and girl… easy to sort), but it sure made her laundry easier!

By: Cori

Cori — Sun, 01 May 2011 03:43:16 +0000

Oh, I’m glad to hear that works for you. I am pregnant with my fifth and we are having a new laundry room built to house two washers and shelves! It takes forever to sort and carry little piles from room to room with a toddler chasing me, and of course the little ones are napping sometimes so then their stuff gets left out. I am hoping having it all in one room will make life simpler. In their bedrooms my kids each have a 7 day clothes sorter shelf too so they will be able to come into the laundry room, pick their stuff for the week, and then leave it alone until the next week.
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By: Avoiding the Laundry Pileup

Avoiding the Laundry Pileup — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:03:08 +0000

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By: linda sue sue

linda sue sue — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:51:54 +0000

i am so loving your ideas, thank you so much. my family is big, FIVE KIDS and laundry is a huge chore. i don’t have time to put away clothes and when i assign the chore to kids the drawers are a mess and everything ends up folded on the floor and i have to wash it again. so, i have shelves assigned to each child in the laundry room, i fold from the dryer(i have 2 washers 2 dryers) and put clothes on shelves. it saves me time, loads of laundry and the kids rooms stay cleaner than before.

By: Taylor at Household-Management-101

Taylor at Household-Management-101 — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:42:17 +0000

Small Notebook, I could not agree with you more about putting away your clean clothes. It really is a must-do step in finishing the cycle of laundry. I have found that when laundry is not getting put away by my children, and it is not the culprit of too much clothes clutter, that the problem is that I have gotten lax in supervising them. Children can slip back into old habits easily (can't we all), so supervision and positive encouragement are key in keeping the clothes put away. Children as young as 2 (with help) can put away clean clothes, assuming their drawers and closets are not stuffed so full they can't fit them in. Taylor at Household-Management-101´s last blog post..Put Away Clothes To Complete The Laundry Cycle

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:55:47 +0000

The only laundry basket I have ever owned was used only to transport my clothes back and forth to the laundry room in the basement of my apartment. My theory is if you fold and put away clothes by the load you will avoid that overwhelmiing feeling that keeps most folks from doing it. It also helps to keep things from getting wrinkled and having to iron or re-wash. I tell people I am efficient due to laziness. Why do things twice or give yourself extra work. Don’t get too much arguement and it changes alot of peoples mindset. Try it.

By: Mel

Mel — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:55:05 +0000

My oldest is 6, and she is already trained in how to fold her own clothes... So, that's what I have her do. When my laundry is done, I usually bring it all into our bedroom and dump it onto the bed to sort first. Once I have all her clothes sorted, I dump it all back into the basket and leave it on her bed for when she gets home from school. Mel´s last blog post..Decluttering

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By: Sara at On Simplicity

Sara at On Simplicity — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:44:02 +0000

Yep! I'm so over laundry by the time it's done that I just don't care. I hadn't thought about the problem being too many clothes, but that's probably a big reason why it's such a pain. It would so much easier if I didn't have to cram t-shirts into tiny spaces. Thanks for the light bulb moment! I still won't love laundry, but I can be more inclined to get it done now that I know why I'm procrastinating. Sara at On Simplicity's last blog post..Four Ways to Purge Your Closet