Do You Ever Catch Up With Doing Laundry?

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OneEyedDiva

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I've been retired for 28 years and still have not been able to catch up and keep up with laundry. :cautious: For the first few years of retirement, I was too busy with familial responsibilities, sometimes A-fib got me for days, even weeks at a time and sometimes the weather prevented it. At times I was just too lazy to drag the clothes outside and down a couple of flights of steps to wash them. My mother had a saying that with some chores "you have to be in the notion" to get them done. When I'm in the notion, getting the laundry done seems less daunting.

My process has evolved so that it's easier now, but still tiring. When absolutely necessary, I use my mini machines, but that process is even more tiring and takes more time. How are laundry days for you? Do you have machines at home or go to a laundromat? Have you ever caught up?
 
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Coconut said:
I always said "All I ever get done is laundry, dishes, and trash!"
My children used to laugh when I said that, now that they have to do it themselves, they nod their heads in agreement.

I do not think housework can ever be done.
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My BFF and I were just talking about that a couple of days ago. It's a bit disconcerting when you really think about it. :cautious: My least favorite chore is doing dishes, although we rinse them and I load them into the countertop dishwasher. We hand wash the pots and I wash our cat's bowls.
 
It can definitely be a challenge! 😉🤭😂
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When I get behind it becomes a real drudge.

Having fewer clothes, towels, etc… and doing a load each week has been my best solution.

Having fewer clothes is the most important to me because if forces me to stay current and makes it impossible for mountains of laundry to pileup.

I ditched the laundry basket in favor of a pair of reusable shopping bags that are easier for me to carry and I switched to Tide laundry pods so I don’t have to lug multiple cleaning products back and forth to the laundry room. I also rinse out a few things and hang them to dry.

Threads like this one always help me to pick up a fresh hint or two that are always very helpful to me.
 
Each week I usually devote a couple of days to laundry. Not the whole day, usually three loads each day. I don’t mind doing it. I’m lucky having a laundry room in the basement. It has baskets, a drying rack and a hanging rack. I never said I have a life. 🤣
 
I have a washing machine. My dryer stopped working when Flip ate the chord. At a holiday park I went to a small room with 3 dryers and 3 or 4 washing machines for the whole park. I washed it, come back to pick it up and put it in the dryer, but they were all full. I would have to wait an hour and bike back and forth with the load.

You know what? It's easier to just hang it on a rack. Came home and have been doing it like that ever since. Why buy an expensive dryer? It's even better this way. The clothes don't shrink and I immediately put the socks together, very easy to afterwards roll up and not have loads of socks lost or a huge pile I'm too lazy to sort.

The only thing is, I'm rather lazy than tired and often let it hang until the next time I wash. Kids need a T shirt or towel? They just pluck it from the rack. I have 5 or so to hang on a door. Lately I hung one on the balcony. The whole bunch fell down on other people's balconies. Got em back. Just some towels.
 
I'm not sure how you fall behind with laundry, honestly in my opinion it's one of the easiest chores. Toss a load in and go do something else, later toss it in the dryer and go do something else. The only time consuming part is putting it away, yet that only takes about ten minutes per load, my approach is fold and put away, or simply hang up.
 
I can git it dun but have to deal with it as a scheduled chore. No choice other than a bit of flexibility, if necessary.

A single parent for over 9 years and when DW showed up decades ago, I didn't feel that I could trust her with the task. Troubled with rashes throughout my life and blaming laundry detergent for some of the problem, careful cleaning of clothing and bedding seems important.

One concern that I have lately is a possible change in detergent. Even before Arm & Hammer became available, I was using their washing soda. Now, the store where we usually shop has stopped carrying their detergent and I have learned that this is true at another place. Okay, I may need to make changes but I am not willing to just do that randomly. Skin rashes are a fairly strong deterrent for random detergent choices. Advice?
 
C50 said:
I'm not sure how you fall behind with laundry, honestly in my opinion it's one of the easiest chores. Toss a load in and go do something else, later toss it in the dryer and go do something else. The only time consuming part is putting it away, yet that only takes about ten minutes per load, my approach is fold and put away, or simply hang up.
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Yep, I feel the same way.
I decided ages ago that Monday is laundry day, and it all gets done then.
Washed, dried, put away.... done for the week.
 
We wash clothes 3 times a week. It usually isn't big loads so easy to put away after drying in the drier. We just do as usual and turn off the drier if going somewhere and turn it back on when we return. We do not leave clothes in the washing machine.
 
In my house I have a laundry room with a washer and dryer. Small room off the hallway. I do a dark load during the week, throw the clothes in before work and transfer to dryer when I get home. Sometimes a towel load too. Either Ron folds or I do. We each put away our own clothes.

Washer and dryer are busy on weekends! Sheets and towels are a load each. Then there’s a ight load/clothes that don’t go in dryer (in for a couple minutes till they’re warm, then hang to dry,) usually another dark load, and then a rug or rugs.

Note that all the rugs in my house are machine washable. I have an area rug at the front door, runner in the hallway, another runner in front of the kitchen sink and a mat at the back door. Bathmats in master and guest bath All washable and in the dryer on low. Each week I’ll wash one or two.

I hate having piled up laundry so I don’t ever get behind.
 
There is a laundry room downstairs in my apartment building. I usually do my laundry every Sunday afternoon as rarely does anyone else come in there while I am doing it. I stay down there with my laundry because laundry has been stolen out of there before. So I color and listen to my transistor radio or MP3 player while there.

Do I ever get caught up with it? Yes, but not all the time. Right now our laundry room is going through a transition to a new laundry company taking over. I will probably get behind because I won't be able to do any laundry until the new machines are installed.

There are times when I plan on doing the laundry and I just can't do it because of my Lymphedema. So I don't. When I feel better I catch up.
 
digitS said:
I can git it dun but have to deal with it as a scheduled chore. No choice other than a bit of flexibility, if necessary.

A single parent for over 9 years and when DW showed up decades ago, I didn't feel that I could trust her with the task. Troubled with rashes throughout my life and blaming laundry detergent for some of the problem, careful cleaning of clothing and bedding seems important.

One concern that I have lately is a possible change in detergent. Even before Arm & Hammer became available, I was using their washing soda. Now, the store where we usually shop has stopped carrying their detergent and I have learned that this is true at another place. Okay, I may need to make changes but I am not willing to just do that randomly. Skin rashes are a fairly strong deterrent for random detergent choices. Advice?
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I read recently that plain, regular baking soda can be a good alternative to laundry detergent. It cleans, deodorizes, and is 100% natural.
Maybe it would be less likely to cause your allergic reactions, too.
 
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