A system for laundry
Laundry must be done, so let's do it
Ma did her laundry on Mondays (she had far fewer clothes than we do!).
Wash on Monday, iron on Tuesday, mend on Wednesday, churn on Thursday, clean on Friday... bake on Saturday!
Today is a good day to keep the laundry process rolling.
Aim to get all the piles off the floor of the laundry-room/closet/washer-dryer area, and all the laundry baskets out of your room. A little push today will set things up for operating more smoothly as the week goes on.
In a small family, you can do laundry on Mondays and Fridays (to get ready for Sunday).
In a big family, you need to do two loads a day, but one big push one day a week — a day when you concentrate on it more — “laundry day” in short. See where it’s best to schedule that in.
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Could you please share what laundry detergent you use? In your book, you recommended getting one that does not have fragrance. I would love to do that! But, I can't seem to find one that will also get out the sweat/man smell from the clothes of my boys and husband. Our cotton sheets also get greasy (it that the right word?) feeling and musty/dank smelling if I use a different detergent. Persil liquid seems to work the best but I still have that man smell. I also use vinegar every load. If I wash things twice they smell ok but I can't help thinking there must be a better way! Do you have any suggestions? I would love to have clean and fresh laundry.
P.S. I love, love, love your book set!
I'm beginning to think I need two washers and two dryers to keep up with my small army of six's laundry! But realistically, I'm in the decluttering the excess clothes stage. Thank you for this helpful reminder to just do it!