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Tips on Staying on Top of Laundry

Have your kids help with the laundry.

While getting rid of your laundry completely is close to impossible, it
may be your goal to at least keep on top of it a little better. Dealing
with large laundry loads is a daunting task, but the task can be managed
by setting goals and making minor adjustments in how the laundry is
handled before and after washing.


1.

Laundry Sorters


* Put laundry sorters in each bedroom of your house, to keep on
top of sorting the laundry. For instance, have separate sorters for
lights, darks and delicates. There are sorter units sold at home
supply stores, or you can simply put three laundry baskets
side-by-side in each bedroom. Each sorter should fit one load of
laundry when full. When a sorter becomes full, take it to the
laundry room to be washed, then return the sorter for the next time
it fills up.





Keep a Schedule


* If you are finding it difficult to choose a time and day to
keep up with the laundry, make a schedule and stick to it. Put a
calendar in the room of your house you use the most -- most likely
the kitchen. Write down the dates and times you will do your
laundry, being as specific as possible. If you know you have a
couple hours on Sunday mornings to do housework, that would be a
sensible time to schedule laundry.





Get Help


* Have your spouse and older children help do their own laundry.
Instruct them to inform you when their laundry sorter is full, which
days they have free to put their name on the laundry schedule, or
when they can put their own folded laundry away. When assigning
chores to your older children, assign laundry to them as well. Have
one child do the washing and drying, one do folding and another do
ironing. Children can learn to do laundry at a young age, a habit
that when taught early will remain with them as they grow up.





Fold and Put Away Immediately


* One habit that is hard to break is leaving the completed
laundry in the dryer or in the laundry basket once it is done. Once
the laundry comes out of the dryer, fold it immediately. Fold it in
your laundry room if you find it easier to keep up with it that way.
Once it is folded, go directly to your closet or dresser and put it
away. This helps keep the clean clothes in their place so you only
need to focus on the dirty laundry.






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