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- PICKING UP & SORTING * Toys books take out any misplaced items take out any trash
- BEDDING * change sheets make bed
- CLOTHING * take dirty clothes to be washed put away clean clothes
- CLEANING * windows furniture clean all toys vacuum and clean floors
LAUNDRY HACK #1: CHOOSE A LAUNDRY DAY The first thing you need to do is choose a laundry day. Choose any day of the week that works best where you'll have time to go through the house to gather, sort, and start washing your laundry.
You don't necessarily have to only do laundry on this day, but you do all of the prep work for it so then you only have to focus on moving clothes through the washer and dryer. Monday is my laundry day, but yours could very well be Saturday. The day doesn't matter as long as you have the time to work on your laundry.
GATHERING THE LAUNDRY We have an old school laundry chute in our house. I'm not really sure if this is a blessing or a curse! All of our kids throw their dirty clothes and towels down the chute throughout the week.
The nice side to it? All of the clothes are in the same spot. The not-so-nice side to it? All of the clothes are in the same spot. It's just a teensy bit daunting to see all of those clothes piled up, waiting for me.
LAUNDRY HACK #2: SORTING THE LAUNDRY Take the time to sort your laundry so all of your clothes, towels, uniforms, whatever, get cleaned the way they should. Sorting your laundry will keep everything looking nicer for longer and will keep you from having to go buy new clothes because your old ones got all raggedy-looking! Turn the clothes right-side-out and zip them up. This will help them to get cleaner and take up less space.
LAUNDRY HACK #3: A FEW SOCK HACKS Let's all take a moment of silence for all of the lost socks in the world! Okay, so are you ready for some great laundry hacks that will help out with all of your sock dilemmas
ONLY BUY WHITE SOCKS The way we combat having to pair all. of. the. socks. is by only buying white socks! I'll grab a giant package from Costco or Amazon. My boys get the tall socks and my girls get the ankle socks. I may buy some with grey toes and heels, but the main thing is that the ankles have to be plain white!
SAFETY PIN SOCK PAIRS TOGETHER If colored socks are a must-have in your house, but you're still tired of always matching them, don't worry! This laundry hack is going to save your sanity. Leave a small safety pin attached to the side of a sock and train your family to pin them together before throwing them in the dirty clothes. You'll never have to worry about sorting and matching socks again!