It's been a busy week and I'm finally home today. What task do I get the joy of completing, you might ask? Laundry. Family of 4. We produce SO much laundry. School clothes, sports clothes, pajamas, work clothes, play clothes, grass cutting/oil-changing clothes. That's not including towels, sheets and everything else. Unless you're rich and have a maid, you know the drill...SO much work! So today I'm talking laundry. Not dirty laundry, like most of Facebook is sharing these days.
You hear me say it over and over, but in our new home, we love the layout so much more. Not the upgrades, but the space. One big gain for me, was the first time ever, not having a laundry CLOSET, but a real laundry/mud room. Space for my washer and dryer, it even had a folding table (which I exchanged for 2 huge shelves for pantry storage) and space for a sorter! This is my sanity for laundry - the sorter.
We have a laundry chute, which honestly is pretty exciting - most people in my house think it's fun so instead of throwing clothes on the floor, everyone throws their dirty clothes down the chute. Then at the bottom, I can easily wheel over my sorter, sort through the clothes however I choose - and then wheel it back over to the laundry area. Yes, there are 2 rooms between the chute and the laundry room - but it works!
I opted for the 4 bagged sorter --- I divide up as whites, lights, darks and heavy items (denim). Delicates are put elsewhere as there aren't as many of those. Then as the bag is full, I do a load. It really works. I like how the bags are washable, though, so far nothing too bad has fallen into them :)
Assembly for my sorter was easy - I did it myself, and if you know me, that's saying something! It came in a tiny box from Amazon that I was convinced they'd sent the wrong item. But it was easy to put together in under 20 minutes and the kids were really impressed. I even let them sort the clothes from the chute sometimes. They think it's fun. The cart is so light that it's easy for them to push around even when it's full of clothes!
Hope this helps someone else with most people's least favorite task - laundry. It won't wash, dry, fold and put away your laundry - you may not even do all of those things in the same day --- but it does help me keep track of what needs to be washed!
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You hear me say it over and over, but in our new home, we love the layout so much more. Not the upgrades, but the space. One big gain for me, was the first time ever, not having a laundry CLOSET, but a real laundry/mud room. Space for my washer and dryer, it even had a folding table (which I exchanged for 2 huge shelves for pantry storage) and space for a sorter! This is my sanity for laundry - the sorter.
We have a laundry chute, which honestly is pretty exciting - most people in my house think it's fun so instead of throwing clothes on the floor, everyone throws their dirty clothes down the chute. Then at the bottom, I can easily wheel over my sorter, sort through the clothes however I choose - and then wheel it back over to the laundry area. Yes, there are 2 rooms between the chute and the laundry room - but it works!
I opted for the 4 bagged sorter --- I divide up as whites, lights, darks and heavy items (denim). Delicates are put elsewhere as there aren't as many of those. Then as the bag is full, I do a load. It really works. I like how the bags are washable, though, so far nothing too bad has fallen into them :)
Assembly for my sorter was easy - I did it myself, and if you know me, that's saying something! It came in a tiny box from Amazon that I was convinced they'd sent the wrong item. But it was easy to put together in under 20 minutes and the kids were really impressed. I even let them sort the clothes from the chute sometimes. They think it's fun. The cart is so light that it's easy for them to push around even when it's full of clothes!
Hope this helps someone else with most people's least favorite task - laundry. It won't wash, dry, fold and put away your laundry - you may not even do all of those things in the same day --- but it does help me keep track of what needs to be washed!
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