De-Stress Your Laundry is a guest post from Lauren Hill at Mama’s Laundry Talk.
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Whether we view it as easy or burdensome, laundry is an integral part of our lives. In almost every family, laundry has a way of multiplying and quickly getting out of control.vAnd that mountain of laundry? It’s stressful and overwhelming.
Here are 3 simple tips to de-stress your Laundry Life.
CREATE A ROUTINE
Getting a laundry routine in place is the one action that will keep your laundry from piling up to the ceiling every week and causing those seeds of laundry stress to grow.
Ask yourself these questions and then start building a routine based on the answers:
How often am I available to wash laundry? (Every day? Once a week?)
Who can help me get the laundry completed? (Husband? Older Kids?)
Do I need to buy anything to make this job easier? (New hampers? New Laundry Sorters?)
After you determine the answers to these questions, FORMULATE A PLAN AND THEN IMPLEMENT IT. Most importantly,make sure you announce the new Laundry Routine to your family so everyone knows what part they play in having clean clothes.
PURGE THE FAMILY’S CLOTHES
Start in your own closet, sorting through each clothing item. If you haven’t worn it in at least the past 2 years, donate it. Move on to your husband’s clothes and then your children’s closets. Keep sorting and purging clothes until you have a reasonable amount of items to wear – the exact number of clothes will look different for each family.
By having fewer clothes in your closets and drawers, THE LAUNDRY PILE CAN ONLY GROW SO DEEP BEFORE YOU’RE FORCED TO WASH THEM. Purging clothes is similar to forced self-discipline, in that you must do the laundry so you’ll have something clean to put on!
SET ASIDE UNIFORMS
If you have children involved in extra-curricular activities and sports, SET ASIDE THEIR UNIFORMS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK. We’ve all had the mad panic 10 minutes before the ballgame when we realize the uniform pants are at the bottom of the dirty clothes’ hamper.
Avoid that chaos all together and have outfits ready before they’re needed. Make sure you store all of the outfit/uniform pieces together so you aren’t searching for items at the last minute.
Hopefully by implementing these three tips you can de-stress YOUR laundry!
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Lauren Hill is the ‘Mama’ behind Mama’s Laundry Talk. From stain removal to the proper way to fold clothes, Mama helps you get your Laundry Life under control.
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We took a trip, just me and the kids, and I have not been able to get on top of the laundry ever since. I’m usually so good about it. The Pastor’s wife read of my frustration and showed up yesterday to take all our dirty clothes to clean. I felt instant relief watching that burden walk out of the house. I washed 5 loads of towels after they left, cleaned our bogus room, cleaned my room, and then a friend helped me scrub my bathrooms last night. She just meant to bless me by washing our clothes, but it has done so much more. I am almost 100% on top of housework now. My husband was so happy to hear that I had so much help in his absence. My stress level is rock bottom now. This is definitely a blessing I will share with others as I am able! If you have extra time, consider helping a young widow or a military wife with a deployed husband with the laundry! It will do so much more than get her clothes clean.
That is such a good point Alexi! Thanks for sharing it with us. I am so glad that you were able to get some help. Blessings!