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Enough with the laundry already! 11 months ago

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve added some laundry related goal on here. I get it caught up, or at least a little more controlled and I always end up back in the same place. Loads of laundry simultaneously in the bedrooms, on the garage floor waiting to be washed, in the washer, in the dryer, in a basket waiting to be folded and on the table waiting to be put away.

Laundry is easily the single biggest contributer to the visual clutter of myself. How much square footage is devoted to some form of laundry or another?

And right now it’s particularly bad, the dirty laundry is on floors in an unbelievable 5 different rooms and as well as the clean laundry there is a pile of new christmas clothes still waiting to be put away.

First step: Get every screp of laundry to the laundry room where it belongs.

Then I’m spending the weekend getting every bit of laundry done and getting rid of as many clothes as possible.



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cia007 is a "Romatic Spiritual Tree-Hugger!"

Laundry is the WORST!

The only way I found helpful to my method was to pack up some clothing and hide it, and also to get rid of a ton of it. Limit choices for the hubby and kiddo so they can’t change multiple outfits as easy in the same day, and set a special day of the week for laundering towels and sheets. I also paired down the towels and that helped a great deal.

It's like you're reading my mind!

This is exactly what I’m in the process of doing this weekend. I figure I could cut the number of towels we have in half and get rid of a bunch of clothes.

I think sometimes things could be worn more than once before washing. Maybe not having so many alternatives would help with that.

cia007 is a "Romatic Spiritual Tree-Hugger!"

Mind reading...

I think it must be West Coast Working Mom vibes! I was just laughing the other day when I saw your post on using google as a housework system….I had just finished setting up a google system of my own..except I am doing the google spreadsheet and calendars. I am excited to see how your google method works.

Laundry is a battle that repeatedly calls the fiercest women weekend warriors into action. The laundry must be SLAYED! We will triumph! (Battle cry) We will succeed!

(how’s that for a cheer now that I’m out of them? :-) )


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