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Cleaning Up:  Laundry and other things  |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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 Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 10:23:30 AM
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Last week I made a big dent in the laundry crisis at my house- and crisis it was. It felt like every where I looked there was laundry lying about. Ugh. I hate having a messy house but somehow I have less motivation to clean than I need.
So last week I did a laundry marathon and got load after load washed, dried and put away, but I still was playing catch up and had a few loads that didn't get put away and of course more laundry was dirtied this week so again this morning I have been washing, drying and putting away.
I have two huge baskets full that I have to fold still and more in the wash.
I think I both love and hate doing laundry. I love the idea that I am getting things clean literally by the armload, and I love the smell of fresh, clean laundry- but I am not the biggest fan of the fold-put away phase.
Someday I would love to be able to hire a girl to come clean my house for about an hour and a half a week. She could do my dishes, clean my kitchen and bathroom and finish up with folding!
Wouldn't that be great! LOL
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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MrsRooster
True Blue Farmgirl
1168 Posts
Amy
Seabrook
TX
USA
1168 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 10:37:40 AM
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Laundry is never ending is it? I can't decide what to do. I usually wait until I have a big load. But then I end up doing laundry all day. Isn't it more "green" to do big loads then a bunch of little ones????
What does everyone else do?
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Lainey
True Blue Farmgirl
2401 Posts
Elaine
Waco
Kentucky
USA
2401 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 11:43:42 AM
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I have a large pile of laundry to do in the basement now. I'm doing it as I'm trying to spring clean the house. I never knew we had so many clothes and things! I kind of got behind this past week.
Farmgirl Sister #25
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mrsamy
True Blue Farmgirl
167 Posts
Amy
Milwaukee
WI
USA
167 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 2:06:56 PM
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Oh can I relate to that! Clean by the armload, but then the folding and putting away! I hate that part...socks especially! We probably wouldn't have so many clothes in our house if I was better at the folding and putting away part. It's a vicious cycle...too many clothes make too much laundry results in things being "lost in the laundry"=buying more clothes with money we don't have...ugh.
I've even thought of putting up closet rods and a dresser in the basement so that I could hang up and "put away" in laundry area. That way we'd still be getting dressed in the basement, but not out of a laundry basket! Those of you with real laundry rooms are blessed and those with more than two kids are amazing.
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clothedinscarlet
True Blue Farmgirl
1333 Posts
Siobhan
Battle Creek
MI
USA
1333 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 2:54:53 PM
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Alee...I could have written your post. As we speak I am folding three baskets full. I just can't keep up. And I have a feeling this summer is not going to be one to enjoy as I had thought because it's only just begun and my boys are loving our new back yard so much that they go out and dig dig dig until they are black and then come inside and throw their laundry down the chute and put on new clothes and go back out, wash, rinse repeat. The piles of filthy clothes are up to my ears and I don't know how to control it :( And once I get caught up on all the washing, then there's the folding and putting away, which is really the main part of "doing the laundry", that I still have yet to tackle. Sigh...at least I'm not the only one going round in circles in laundry land...
Farmgirl Sister #1110
Siobhan - AKA Liza-Jane (my farmgirl name), wife to my best friend, Trent, and mommy to Camden (11/28/05) and Bennett (7/11/07). and Truman (7/28/09) |
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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
1534 Posts
Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
1534 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 4:15:39 PM
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I agree....the folding and putting away is what always gets me. Plus the fact it's never all done because at the end of the day you have a new pile. I try to fold out of the dryer into the basket but then the basket gets set aside and more gets put on top until it's the leaning tower of clothing. Trying to find something even folded makes a mess of it all. Grrr....guess it's time to tackle it again and finally actually put it away. I'd love to be able to use a clothesline but we have so much dust from the dirt road that the clothes would be dirtier than when I started!
Blessings, Sheri
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bdhughes77
True Blue Farmgirl
126 Posts
Debbie
Menomonie
WI
USA
126 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 4:40:39 PM
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The only good thing about laundry is you can turn on the washer five minutes before your husband gets home from work and he thinks you've been doing something!!
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
1145 Posts
Amanda
East Texas
USA
1145 Posts |
Posted - Apr 11 2010 : 3:39:41 PM
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Lol, Debbie, I have TOTALLY done that! Ha!!!! Oh, and the dishwasher works good, too, ladies....lol.
I do not mind washing laundry or even folding it, but I HATE putting it away! I don't know why, because I love it all put up, I just don't like to be the one who does it :0)
Oh well. OH, and by the way, I try to do at least a load a day. "A load a day keeps the chaos away." (Isn't that what the FlyLady says???)
a
Adventures in Homesteading!
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Edited by - msdoolittle on Apr 11 2010 3:40:52 PM |
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clothedinscarlet
True Blue Farmgirl
1333 Posts
Siobhan
Battle Creek
MI
USA
1333 Posts |
Posted - Apr 11 2010 : 5:45:26 PM
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I must admit I've also done that, Debbie LOL! On those day when I really have spent the whole day sewing. I know I've accomplished something, but hubby wouldn't understand that as an accomplishment. hahaha...good thing we've got plenty of laundry to toss in the wash and dishes in the dish washer. :)
Farmgirl Sister #1110
Siobhan - AKA Liza-Jane (my farmgirl name), wife to my best friend, Trent, and mommy to Camden (11/28/05) and Bennett (7/11/07). and Truman (7/28/09) |
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mickib
True Blue Farmgirl
267 Posts
Michele
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
267 Posts |
Posted - Apr 13 2010 : 3:46:56 PM
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
5216 Posts |
Posted - Apr 13 2010 : 8:55:27 PM
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That is so funny Debbie :) I confess too!
I know what you mean Alee, I love putting clothes in the washer, taking them out and smell the fresh cleanness and popping them into the dryer (we don't have a clothesline yet). It's the pulling out, folding and putting away that I don't care for. My motivator is the thought of them sitting on a dresser or still in the dryer and THEN having to do that. Hmmm, how can we make this more fun?
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
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Bevb
True Blue Farmgirl
81 Posts
Bev
Moscow
ID
USA
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Posted - Apr 14 2010 : 07:20:56 AM
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When my kids were home, I bought milk crates, a different color for each child. After I folded their laundry, it went into their color, and it was their responsibility to put the clothes away.
It worked pretty well, except that as teenagers, they would run from the shower to the laundry room to get their clothes out of the crate -- somehow the crate became their dresser!
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Catherine
True Blue Farmgirl
166 Posts
Catherine Ann
Temple
TX
USA
166 Posts |
Posted - Apr 15 2010 : 06:14:00 AM
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I can relate to this ladies! With 3 little girls, the laundry seems to pile up faster than I can get it washed and put away. My oldest has started doing her own laundry most of the time, which is a blessing. Now if she would just take over the rest of the laundry ;) .
I frequently toss a load of laundry in just before my husband gets home LOL!
Blessings,
Catherine :)
http://lovelivingsimply.blogspot.com/
Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Apr 15 2010 : 08:19:21 AM
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I'm enjoying the fact that my husband is working out of town this week - he is big, his clothes are big, and when his dirty clothes are home it takes up a looot of room. I know I'll have to deal with it Friday when he gets here but I'm hoping I can just whisk the clothes into the washer, then back into his out-of-town bag and they won't explode all over the bedroom like they usually do:D
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
3557 Posts |
Posted - Apr 15 2010 : 09:18:51 AM
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Ok so I am very Anal when it comes to laundry. Tshirts light weight shirts, one load hung out to dry then it is sweatshirts and heavy tops one load hung on the line in order then it is sweat pants then jeans and the clothes line always looks the same. Heavy things in the sun longer. Sox/undies are matched and hung on the line. Towels for each bathroom are different and so they get hung in order and everything folded when they come off the line thus I take each type of clothes and in ther respective drawers/bathroom they go. Take of the line and to their home 30 mins
I have a HUGH house and it is very interesting to keep it clean and picked up but I have a basket for upstairs trips and one for down stairs trips.
Dishes are never left dirty get your self one of the wands that you pour dish soap into and as you dirty one wash and put to dry. You will find instead of getting a new dish/bowl you will use the one on the counter first.
Nylgene water bottles I have 2 one in the fridge at all times and one with me at all times when I need more the dirty one gets washed and the one in the fridge come out to play. My grand girls 4/3/2 all do this when they are here they wash the dish they use they love it.
I only use my dish washer when I have dinner guests.
My DH does his own laundry and I do mine. MY daughters from when they were about 10 did all their laundry too.
And Get rid of half of what you have nobody needs 20 tshirts 10 pairs of jeans their are only 7 days in the week.
Ok I am off my Soapbox
Diana
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
2099 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2010 : 02:04:04 AM
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| It's a rare week at my house when the laundry baskets get emptied completely. My husband and I pretty much pick clothes out of the baskets all week. Fortunately, we have a large bedroom and the two baskets just sit on the floor between our dressers. It used to bother me a lot that the clothes never got put away properly. But our cat has come to think of the narrow space between the two baskets as his personal fortress, and it's so funny to see him lurking in his cave that I don't have the heart to tidy up that part of the bedroom too much. |
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mrsamy
True Blue Farmgirl
167 Posts
Amy
Milwaukee
WI
USA
167 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2010 : 06:50:16 AM
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Diana,
Thanks for the stern finish to your post. Just the kick in the (too many)pants I needed to get my fanny in gear getting rid of stuff. I'm not a clothes horse, more of a clothes mule. Thanks for the motivation!
Amy
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2010 : 07:34:26 AM
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Diana- yes, you make a great point about having too many clothes. I have definately made progress. I have taken about 3 huge bags of clothes to the thrift store in the past 6 months or so. I have another that I am going to be taking soon. I need to stop holding onto those "tight" jeans just because I "know" I will fit into them again soon. Well when it happens I can go down to the thrift shop and get some new to me jeans that fit! LOL
In all reality though, I have about 4 pairs of jeans, 3 skirts and some yoga pants. I have a few more shirts but I need more shirts as I have a tendancy to drop food down my front. :(
I think it is just taking me a bit longer to really have my childhood cleaning lessons sink in as daily practices. I just recently emailed my mom that it was finally sinking in to not toss jeans in the wash just because I wore them. If they are clean and have no odor they can be worn again. I mean, I work in an office building. I get dressed, drive to work, sit at a desk for 9 hours and come home. The pants don't really need to be washed after that. I can always wear them a second time to do yard work or go see the horse or whatever. That really helps the laundry load too.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
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simplyflowers
True Blue Farmgirl
489 Posts
Jamie
Locust Grove
Virginia
USA
489 Posts |
Posted - Apr 17 2010 : 7:10:38 PM
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I have recently gotten rid of serveral clothes at the goodwill.... And I tell you, it really makes an impact on the laundry... And my closet has been organized for over 3 weeks now... WHICH IS A Miracle!!! :)
If I let it....Laundry will eat my lunch!!! I cant stand the laundry!
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -- Thomas Edison
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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mrsamy
True Blue Farmgirl
167 Posts
Amy
Milwaukee
WI
USA
167 Posts |
Posted - Apr 18 2010 : 2:05:52 PM
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Well, I made a huge dent in MY laundry this weekend just by getting rid of a bunch of stuff. Like Alee I suffer from "but we might need it again". I decided that giving it to charity (one that is cheaper than Goodwill here)would land my stuff in the hands of somebody who needs it NOW. Plus I made some awesome laundry detergent using Dr. Bronner's Lavender Castile soap. My laundry room has never smelled so good without making me sneeze! Going upstairs to make some lavender dryer bags to boot. Happy, happy, happy.
Prayer costs nothing, but is worth the most. |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Cleaning Up: Laundry and other things |
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Laundry and other things
