It's Time to Come Clean with Your Laundry

Posted by Lesli

Do you have an efficient laundry routine in your house? I mean, am I the only mom that has dirty laundry in every room of the house; clean laundry sitting, waiting to be folded in baskets; and washed, wet laundry that has stayed in the washing machine one day too long? Why have I never gotten the hang of doing laundry?

Personally, I get a bit of a boost when I load the washing machine, put in the soap and close the lid. It's like I'm really doing something. When really I've done nothing but guaranteed myself work later on when I have to dry and fold the clothes.

So, the moment of truth comes - the washing machine is finished, time to transfer the items to the dryer. It's usually a toss up whether the dryer will be empty or not in my house. If it's empty. I can fulfill the laundry transfer and add the Bounce sheet, but if it has clothes in it, I find myself at odds. Should I just jam all of the dry clothes into a laundry basket to fold later, or should I fold them now? Who am I fooling? I always put off folding clean laundry. (Just ask my kids who look like ragamuffins in their wrinkled jammies and dresses...)

Why do I put off folding laundry? Did I experience a laundry related trauma when I was young? Am I rebelling against the monotony of the task? Or am I just plain lazy?! (Honestly, no one needs to answer, my questions are rhetorical...)

Figuring it out as I go,

Lesli

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alicia said:

Ha! I'm sure you're not the only mom, and I KNOW you're not the only person.

I currently have five laundry piles: two "dirty," one "folded" and waiting, in vain, to be put up, one waiting in a basket to be folded, and one "are these dirty or clean?" pile.

Posted at 11:24 AM, on June 7 2007

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Lesli said:

Alicia - I LOVE YOU! You're my kind of mom - I have an "are these dirty or clean?" pile too! ;)

Posted at 01:04 PM, on June 7 2007

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Elizabeth said:

I guess I've forgotten how busy being a Mom really is, (although I've been there and done that plus worked full-time too), because I can't understand how someone cannot fold their laundry when the dryer is done and the clothes are still warm. It saves so much work in the long run! Maybe you should have a laundry basket for each member of your family, and make them accountable for putting their nearly folded clothes where they belong. If the clothes are folded, that will at least eliminate one of the problems..."are they clean or dirty?"

Posted at 10:22 PM, on June 7 2007

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Brianne said:

I'm so glad to hear that I'm not the only one who sometimes leaves the clothes in the washer a little too long... then have to wash them all over again! What a waste!
Also, does anyone else have the husband who does the trick "I'll just use the clothes out of the laundry basket instead of putting them up" - how frustrating!

Posted at 03:19 PM, on June 9 2007

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dexie said:

you're not the only one...lol

i try to make sure they're folded though when my husband starts asking where his other boxers are..hehehe.

Posted at 09:17 PM, on June 9 2007

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Lesli said:

Elizabeth - Some people are just good at laundry, and you are one of them! Yea!
Laundry is at the bottom of my priority list - that's obvious! I give my attention to the more important things and people in my life first. The more laundry I have piled up, the more attention the 'good stuff' in my life is getting...wow, that's deep! ;) - Lesli

Posted at 06:38 PM, on June 10 2007

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Lesli said:

Brianne - That's a weird smell the clothes get when they're in the washer too long, eh? - Lesli

Posted at 06:41 PM, on June 10 2007

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Brianne said:

Weird smell? You mean clothes aren't supposed to smell like that! ;)
Ha ha!
(seriously though, it's a real drag to have to wash them AGAIN!)

Posted at 09:02 PM, on June 10 2007

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