catching up on laundry

LindaS · **Posted:** Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:42 am

wash the towels in the morning, have them drying in the evening while you wash one load of colored clothes.
Next morning wash another load of colored clothes, have them drying while you fix dinner and have the men take them out of the dryer and hang them up.
do one load a day. wash while watching a tv program, dry while another program comes on.

LindaS · **Posted:** Tue Sep 11, 2012 9:26 am

Alex, I do not know if you have seen a photo of Shelly but you two look alike, except that Shelly wears glasses. No kidding.

Tory · **Joined:** Sat Jun 30, 2012 6:58 pm **Posts:** 5828

Another tip: If I have several loads to wash, I'll wash towels last. That way, if the end of the day comes around and I don't get to fold them.. I can leave them in the dryer overnight and fold them the next day.

Anna1111 · **Joined:** Sat Jun 30, 2012 7:14 pm **Posts:** 8115

On a similar note, I ALWAYS "Tumble-Press" clothes as I fold/hang up clothes from the dryer. Saves a TON of ironing.

If they ad to sit in the dryer for some reason, you can turn it on again for 10 minutes, and knock out a bunch of wrinkles : )

Tory · **Joined:** Sat Jun 30, 2012 6:58 pm **Posts:** 5828

Yeah, we've done that, too, lol!

LisaTX · **Posted:** Tue Sep 11, 2012 3:36 pm

I don't iron, period. Our ironing board sits in the garage, lol. I just throw the shirt or whatever in the dryer for a few minutes and problem solved. I have never liked or been good at ironing. When we were in the military, dh ironed our uniforms because I was fired from that job, lol. The only time I would iron is if we had to look really fancy for something. We don't dress up.

Anna1111 · **Joined:** Sat Jun 30, 2012 7:14 pm **Posts:** 8115

I'm of a pretty similar mind on ironing : )

I spent one year of my life ironing shirts for a living. I'm done!

I CAN iron, but I don't think it's a good use of time, except in rare situations.

And, a GOOD dress shirt doesn't require ironing (not always the expensive ones, but the well made ones). Well made brands come out of the dryer nice - Arrow, Manhattan, Puritan (Wal-Mart's Brand, believe it or not!), and if you can find one Hathaways (they've gone out of business, but they made the best shirts ever : )

Of course, if you want pure linen or pure cotton, it will need *some* ironing - but if it's well made, it should only be the fabric, not the seams that require straightening out : )

laurajean · **Posted:** Tue Sep 11, 2012 7:49 pm

LindaS wrote:

Alex, I do not know if you have seen a photo of Shelly but you two look alike, except that Shelly wears glasses. No kidding.

Linda, I thought the SAME EXACT THING!!!!

Pam in Colorado · **Joined:** Sat Jun 30, 2012 2:58 pm **Posts:** 1095

laurajean wrote:

LindaS wrote:

Alex, I do not know if you have seen a photo of Shelly but you two look alike, except that Shelly wears glasses. No kidding.

Linda, I thought the SAME EXACT THING!!!!

Me too!

Anna1111 · **Joined:** Sat Jun 30, 2012 7:14 pm **Posts:** 8115

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNr1oLhZ0zs

I can't believe in all that discussion, I forgot to mention Japanese shirt folding. It takes a minute or two to learn, but saves a bit of time on every load of t-shirts : )

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