The taming of the laundry.

 Laundry, don't you just love it ? Its ability to triple in size in the blink of an eye.  The empty basket of laundry  you smile at smugly as you walk past laughs at you on the way back when your other half has collected a huge pile of dirty stuff from God knows where. 

We all have our own way of doing it , some people once a week , some people by colour, some do it daily.

I've tried them all , some were hideous some worked well . 

My first  job in this drudgery of dirty clothes was to train everyone in my house to put their clothes in the washing basket . Sounds simple ? Not so ! It turns out that even a man of fourty one years old would rather with drop them on the floor , then  repeatedly pick them up and place them on the bed then move them to the floor again at bed time than walk an extra foot to the basket , he also enjoys volleying his underpants to wherever they will land . The children were easier in this department and apart from the odd random sock or underpants in the lounge they have mastered this skill. 

 

So I had collection of laundry covered , what next ?

 I try to wash by person that way there's no sorting, it all goes in that persons room . I wash ,dry and put away and I don't start a load unless I know I can complete that cycle.  I also try to wash everything we have worn that day so the basket is mostly empty . 

I do know someone who has 28 pairs of knickers and underpants for the whole family and  does a "knicker" wash once a month , I'm still trying to get my head round that method . The good news is that we don't have to do it all by hand these days . If you want to see some amazing folding and drawer organising please check out  Marie Kondo's amazing video 

Marie Kondo

It's over to you for your comments and tips below please .