My strategy for keeping up with the laundry

[mom2ashnbran]

 

Step 1 This is a very important step. Set a side a day (or two) to do all the laundry in the house.

Step 2 This should be done in conjunction with step 1. Clean out the bottom of your closet and your children’s closets.

Step 3 This step requires an inexpensive purchase. Go down to the dollar store and buy your self some laundry baskets. Four to six for each closet your going to be working with.

Step 4 Label each basket , and place them in the closet floor or other designated place

This Is how I labeled mine

Colors

Socks and underwear

Reds and blacks

Delicates

I used the big hamper that for towels and jeans

Step 5 Make a laundry schedule. Your going to be doing laundry everyday (and yes you do have time for that)

Heres mine

Mondays- Sheets

Tuesdays- Jeans, we have 2 loads on this day

Wednesday- Colors

Thursday- Reds and Blacks again 2 loads

Friday- Delicates

Saturday- Socks Underwear and towels

Sunday- Left over day , this is the day I do anything that was missed

Every night when my daughter gets ready for bed she sorts her clothes accordingly and my husband and I do the same. When I get up in the morning before I make breakfast I put that days load of laundry in. After we have eaten and have gotten ready for the day the first load is done. That goes in the dryer and the second load (if there is one) goes in to the washer. Sometimes when I’m home all day load two goes in to the dryer rather quickly. If not, in the evening before I cook supper load two goes in and load one gets folded or hung.

And that is how I have kept my laundry caught up for the last several months. It does take some work and effort on all parts but it is well worth it.