Laundry Tips - 31 Days to Clean by Sarah Mae ~ Day 26

I'm pretty sure you will find a tip or two in this post that might help you tame the laundry beast.

This will just be a brief list of the tips shared in the reading this morning.

1. Be thankful you and your family have clothes to wear
2. Do one load a day
3. Get socks all in one color (boys have black, girls have white, etc.)
4. Have a family closet if possible (it can be a room) that way all clothes are in one place.
5. Only have a few outfits each (I like to have about 8 or so per person)
6. Give each child a laundry day, if they get their clothes to the laundry room past a certain time, they have to do it themselves
7. Delegate laundry to older children if they are able to understand how to operate the machines
8. Give each child their own "clean basket." This way they can find whatever they need in one place. Still hang or fold your own or your husband's clothes.

Currently, my children are too young to help with the laundry so I do it all. I have found it most helpful for me to have two laundry days a week. I'll do some every day if a load needs done, but mostly, I do laundry on Mondays and Fridays. I also just buy one kind of every day socks for me and the kids...it makes matching really easy. My husband of course, has his dress socks and casual socks.

I also feel that having less clothes actually helps. You do laundry more often but there is less to do so it isn't as overwhelming. The important thing is finding a laundry system that works for YOU and implementing it into your life so laundry is no longer a beast!

Cleaning assignment today is to carefully wash the computer and printer with a damp cloth and use a cotton swab to clean in crevices.

What ideas or tips have you found to help deal with laundry?