Raise your hand if you spend more time behind on laundry than on top of it! If your hand is down, consider yourself lucky. For many of us, laundry can feel like a never ending cycle of stress.
If your hand is up, we’ve gathered two strategies for a laundry day routine that keeps the anxiety (and piles of smelly clothes) at bay.
Keep reading to hone your skills and create the laundry day routine you’ve been missing!
The Ultimate Laundry Routine: How to Stay on Top of Washing
The Laundry Day Every Day Strategy
You read that right: laundry every day. Despite sounding like extra work, this laundry routine could be the perfect solution for people who work from home.
If you have a washer and dryer at home, here’s how to give it a try.
Alternate lights and darks every day
Start a load of laundry at the same time each morning, rotating lights and darks daily. Even if you don’t have much to wash, the hack here is to embrace the beauty of smaller loads.
And yes, you can take weekends off if you’d like!
Deal with drying at lunch
When you break for lunch, get in the habit of moving your laundry from the washer to the dryer, rack, or outdoor drying line.
Fold for 20 minutes every afternoon
Dedicate twenty minutes every afternoon to folding and putting laundry away. That’s just one sitcom episode!
Think of it this way: by doing thirty minutes of laundry daily, you can save your future self from back-to-back hours of high-pressure chores.
The Weekly Laundry Day Strategy
Can’t stand the thought of daily laundry, but need a less scattered schedule? Assigning one day per week (and sticking to it) can be your saving grace. Here’s how to make the day count.
Choose the right day of the week
Don’t choose a day when you know you might need to work late, drive kids around town, or attend social events. Make sure your dedicated laundry day works for you, not against you!
Do your most intimidating load first
When the day comes, get the biggest pile out of the way first. If you wear a lot of black clothes or go through lots of towels, do those in the morning.
Store clothes after every load
Instead of folding everything at the end of the day, fold and store your laundry in small chunks throughout the day. This will make the worst part of laundry less intimidating and more doable!
If you’re team weekly laundry day, consider stopping by your nearest laundromat to cut down on energy costs and machine wear.
No Matter Your Strategy, Follow These Tips:
● Wash certain garments less often
● Avoid selecting longer cycles (here’s why!)
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