I cannot keep up with laundry. Drives me crazy. I try my hardest...but it is even worse in summer when they are going swimming....wet stuff all the time, of course that means a new change of clothes....and then again, and again. You get the picture. I finally decided I was through. I was done with the nagging...Where is the outfit you just had on...lalala. I told them they could do their own laundry. So, I assigned everyone in the house their own day, and their own laundry basket. Sunday is a no laundry day, Monday is babies' (that means I do theirs) Tuesday is mine, Wednesday is Rachel's, Thursday is Leah's, Friday is Noah's, and Saturday is Clay's. They have to wash it, dry it, fold it, hang it, and put it away. On that day. We have just about made it a whole week, and it has been a lot less stressing on my part. They seem to have about a load per person, so it isn't that big of a deal for each person to do. I have a basket just for the wet stuff, and usually end up doing those. I am still doing about 5 loads a week...plus theirs....but hey, that saves me at least 4 loads I would have been doing otherwise, and a lot of folding and putting away, which I despise doing. Everyone has been good about putting their clothes up...except me. Having stairs in this house really makes me lazy about that sort of thing.
SERIOUSLY it is amazing how such tiny little clothes make so MUCH danged laundry!
ReplyDeleteI can't start to imagine all the laundry there must be in your house. You sound to have it sorted out perfectly!
ReplyDeleteMy washing machine just broke today. It's making a weird noise and all the lights are flashing. I am not holding out much hope!
Lindsay
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