tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896825858046159000.post6686790180802711013..comments2023-05-30T01:01:48.327-07:00Comments on ALY ALLEN | THE BLOG: the thing about being a grown-upUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896825858046159000.post-55085767359876462482013-01-26T18:44:03.008-08:002013-01-26T18:44:03.008-08:00oh the laundry! the 2nd most hated chore on my lis...oh the laundry! the 2nd most hated chore on my list (first is cooking).<br />I have seriously tried everything and have found that if i do it ALL on one day then it works best for us (as the previous person commented above). I have tried to do a load every day.. and it just doesn't work for me. then it feels like i'm doing laundry every.single.day. it's like one more thing on my to do list and frankly, i just can't add anymore things. so i do it on a sunday or mondays and i do all the clothes. like the previous poster said, the key is to get to the washer and dryer as soon as its chimes. and now i use my front room table to lay out the clothes. that way i get it done.. because then otherwise baskets are so easy to just push aside and ignore. good luck with whatever routine you find. oh, and it does get easier when the kids are older.. then they are responsible for putting away their own clothes. (sa-weeeettt!!) :)Florhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01411847696174650041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896825858046159000.post-54154399121345472862013-01-25T21:51:30.875-08:002013-01-25T21:51:30.875-08:00I wish I knew how to conquer the laundry at our ho...I wish I knew how to conquer the laundry at our house. It's so difficult. I just let it pile up sometimes until there are no clean clothes. Then I HAVE to do it. OMG I know that's horrible!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896825858046159000.post-42716701612810928992013-01-25T13:23:57.376-08:002013-01-25T13:23:57.376-08:00oh my goodness... i do the same! he's like &qu...oh my goodness... i do the same! he's like "babe, i can't go to work, i don't have any pants. or shirts. or really anything." so hopefully i can figure it out with this method. we'll see!Aly Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773351985152791752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896825858046159000.post-45623154332933382532013-01-24T21:44:29.068-08:002013-01-24T21:44:29.068-08:00I...... I just end up waiting until my husband tel...I...... I just end up waiting until my husband tells me he is almost out of boxers. But right now there are only two of us. and this reminds me... i still have some jeans in the dryer! <br /><br />looks like i have not conquered it yet. it still has me!<br /><br />i am a new follower! www.untilonlyloveremains.comElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314375053949246450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896825858046159000.post-7276778413187995972013-01-24T09:53:47.287-08:002013-01-24T09:53:47.287-08:00yes, i remember your method Les! i'm impressed...yes, i remember your method Les! i'm impressed by this too. more impressive is that your husband does his own, even if it was because he didn't like your method. take whatever "help" you can get, right? i do the kids all in one day too, but it's like 3x a week because either they don't have that many clothes or maybe they just get them dirty really fast? can't figure it out.Aly Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773351985152791752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896825858046159000.post-31995656131785645902013-01-24T09:51:28.337-08:002013-01-24T09:51:28.337-08:00clean sheets everyday? NOW you're talking :) i...clean sheets everyday? NOW you're talking :) i hate washing the sheets, because of the inevitable making-of-the-bed later, you know? and a chef would be incredible too. we can dream, i guess...Aly Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773351985152791752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896825858046159000.post-37372572949147923512013-01-24T09:50:22.411-08:002013-01-24T09:50:22.411-08:00i'm impressed by this, amy. i kind of wonder w...i'm impressed by this, amy. i kind of wonder what's easier- getting it allll out of the way, or just doing a little each day? i think i would put off a set "laundry day" too many times until we had no clothes left. so i don't know if it would work for my procrastinator self.Aly Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773351985152791752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896825858046159000.post-13545214188731751592013-01-24T09:49:10.288-08:002013-01-24T09:49:10.288-08:00me too! my problem is also putting away, otherwise...me too! my problem is also putting away, otherwise it sits in the basket FOLDED for days and we end up getting confused about what's clean and what isn't and it gets rewashed... so annoying!Aly Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773351985152791752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896825858046159000.post-11895705606617834582013-01-23T21:02:47.416-08:002013-01-23T21:02:47.416-08:00I do it in bursts, and for a whole day. and I have...I do it in bursts, and for a whole day. and I have a crazy sorting system so it stays efficient. it's sorted by person (kids grouped though) and then by thing, so that when it's dry, i have one action to do for the whole load, whether it's folding all the pants, or hanging all the shirts, or rolling all the socks and pjs. so kids gets done in one day (they put away the next), mine gets done like a week later, all in one day, i catch up on linens once in a while, and hubs...well, he didn't love the way i did things, so he's on his own :)Leslie @ top of the pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003880675646742286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896825858046159000.post-82514943668769813522013-01-23T18:03:06.683-08:002013-01-23T18:03:06.683-08:00I'm home 3.5 days a week...so I do one load ea...I'm home 3.5 days a week...so I do one load each of those full days. I use my .5 day for catching up, or folding, ironing, and getting it all put away. If I was rich, I'd hire a full time chef and someone to do all my laundry...clean sheets every day would be so dreamy!Amy @Set Freehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01913588998763402939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896825858046159000.post-89856553533037994512013-01-23T13:01:34.054-08:002013-01-23T13:01:34.054-08:00I do all my laundry in one day. I stay on top of i...I do all my laundry in one day. I stay on top of it like a maniac. Like, the second I hear the washer stop, I switch it over. The second the dryer is done, I fold. (Obviously I would finish up a task like eating lunch or changing a diaper, lol) I usually keep it all on the kitchen table until all the loads are done, and then put it all away. Otherwise I feel like I'd be tripling my work of putting it away. But I just stay on it all day long, start to finish. It's a lot in one day, but it's worth it. :)amy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02120281887578333907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896825858046159000.post-63923368158040720782013-01-23T09:41:06.397-08:002013-01-23T09:41:06.397-08:00I do all our laundry(hubby helps with other stuff,...I do all our laundry(hubby helps with other stuff, like cooking). I havent found the secret to conquering it; since Im back to work full-time, Saturday morning is my usual laundry day. But I have found that I must fold it right away or else it could sit for days in those baskets!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com