There are two jobs in our house that never seem to end…..
The first is cleaning up the kitchen the second, well the second is the bane of my existence, the washing. I swear the washing mocks me. Just as one load is finished, hung, folded and put away, I go to sleep and wake to a pile that seems hauntingly similar to the previous days. It just never goes away.
I have never been very organised at doing the washing, generally because I just hated doing it so much, that I would procrastinate, leave it until the weekend and then spend two days drowning in dirty clothes.
But I am trying to change. Maybe its because I have realised that there is always going to be washing so I may as well get used to it or maybe its because I am sick of running out of clean clothes! So here is what I have learnt…..
1. Always finish what you start. I have a bad habit of putting the washing on and then forgetting about it only to realise in the middle of the night that it is still in the washing machine! I now send myself reminders on the phone and have established a routine to help me remember to actually finish the washing!!!
2. Use a good quality washing detergent. This saves you time and money. I use Cold Power. I am only a recent convert. Until then I used washing powder from the dollar store. Yep I am tight with money even when it comes to washing powder. Problem was I found myself using soakers, stain removers or washing clothes twice to get them really clean so ultimately I was actually spending more money!
3. Fold straight off the line. I can still remember my Mum (with 4 kids) folding our clothes straight off the line and putting them each into our own named basket. The organising gene doesn’t fall far from the tree!!! If I wash every day, it is only half a clothes line of washing. By folding straight off the line that part of the job is done. Nothing to procrastinate about! I find it easier to look at a pile of folded washing than a basket overflowing with washing hastily pulled off the line!
4. Deal with stains stright away. You know those emergencies! Wine, lipstick, mud, wine. Ok maybe I have a lot of problems with red wine! I recently stumbled upon a good app from Cold Power that provides a guide to stain removal that gives you a simple step by step process to save your clothes. We have a lot of stains in our house!!
…………and if your really curious my washing routine goes like this.
- Washing load done first thing in the morning.
- Hung up after school drop off. Whilst Little Miss A helps me! It’s lovely outside at this time of day in the winter sun!
- Clothes taken off line and folded, after school, whilst kids play in yard.
- Clothes put away, just before bath time, everybody helps!
- and repeat….EVERY DAY!!!!
If your interested in other washing routines the Cold Power app also gives you energy saving tips to help establish good washing routines that save you time, money and of course ENERGY! You can download it for free HERE!.
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My biggest disaster involved a new pair of denim (maternity) jeans left behind in the front loader. They left indigo stripes all over the load of white towels I washed afterwards on a hot cycle. I blame the baby bump for being unable to get down low enough to check the washer closely before loading it up again!
biggest disaster was not putting in washing powder
My recent washing disaster was going to get the load of washing out from my washing machine, and finding no clothes! Poor sleep deprived me forgot to actually put the clothes in :/
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well my worst washing disaster was very recent as i was hanging out the washing with my 18mth old my 3 yr old was in side he emptied 2 brand new unopened fabric softener one in the washing powder one into the napisan so as you can imagine the mess and the waste the toilet shower bath all got a good clean with wasted product that day……..
I just got a used washing machine not too long ago. I swear half the time I forget to put the clothes in – but at least I have a very clean washer!!
I was heading out to work and my husband was home for the day. I carefully seperated or washing into whites, colours, darks and towels and showed him EXACTLY what to do before I left. When I got home I was very happy all the washing was done but I then noticed a brand new spray bottle of ‘Exit Mould’ was opened and on the counter (he doesnt DO cleaning!). I politely asked him why it was opened and he told me that he sprayed the clothes with stain remover :-S oh dear not stain remover!!! lets just say lots of new clothes had to be purchased… and I do ALL the washing now!
My biggest washing disaster was my machine blowing up on me 2 months ago, it leterally jsut started smoking
My worst laundry disaster (there have been a few) was washing a whole roll of toilet paper in a load of washing. It took ages to get it all out and a few rewashes to get the clothes clean!
My biggest disaster was Mr 2yr old helping load the washing and put a huggies nappy in too. Jelly crystals everywhere for weeks!
My biggest disaster would be either forgetting the clothes and having to rewash a few times or trying to save money and using vinegar. I read it would help get them extra clean and kill odors….it does NOT
Oh, so many disasters. the biggest one was washing my camera. Oh yes. It was on the bed, a dark top was thrown over it and then scooped up in to the wash. End of my camera!