Laundry

Every mom’s favorite laundry basket picture……..empty!!  

This is how these baskets are supposed to look every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoon.  At least for a few minutes, until they rather rapidly fill back up again.  And, no, no pictures of how they look on Sunday night!  I am not even sure you can see the baskets.  

A few months ago I started using this particular system of having everyone put their dirty clothes in these baskets instead of having hampers in each of the rooms.  There is a basket for lights, colors, and darks.  I am still training everyone on actually getting items in the correct basket, but they manage to get it right about 90% of the time.  It has been a huge time-saver to have most things sorted before I start laundry for the day.  I wash and fold and then everyone helps put their own items away a couple of times throughout the day.  My goal is to have it done and put away by dinner.

The bag of socks below (left) is a different story.  I kept finding random socks in the basement, in the shoe closet, or under a chair.  I decided to hold on to the socks and not wash them until the offenders (the big boys) realize that they have no more socks to wear.  They should realize it in a day or two, however they have no problem putting on their shoes without socks no matter what the temperature is outside.  The bag to the right is my laundry room trash bag, you do have a trash container in your laundry room don’t you?  Oh, and the clothes sleeves you can see on the left?  Clothes I need to iron.  I haven’t ironed since summer!

My 5 gallon bucket of laundry detergent.  You are making your own laundry detergent, aren’t you?  Liquid Laundry Soap