I Tried THE MINIMAL MOM Laundry Routine This is what Happened...
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I tried out Dawn the Minimal Mom's Laundry System for a full week and I was surprised that this is what I thought about it!
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Such a good boy helping out and folding his clothes like a pro!
100% wear most clothes multiple days. Keeps them in good condition for longer - not so much wear and tear from over washing. And regarding separating laundry, I just have a rule about no towels or linty things with dark colors. We only hang dry, and the lint can be a thing with dark clothes.
For people who are afraid to combine loads, Shout Color Catcher sheets are wonderful. They can be used multiple times, and they really do work!
I also found myself forgetting there were things in the washer. So now, in the morning I go to the laundry room.....I take what's in the dryer (or hanging) and put it away. I take what's in the washer and put it in the dryer (or hang it). And I put a new load in the washer. The next morning, I repeat the process. So I'm only making one trip to the laundry room per day. It's worked great for years!
You are adapting the system to your family's needs. Good for you. Too often we think we gave to " follow or fail" and that is not true. We need to all do what works for us.
I am retired and single. Except for underwear I often wear my clothing g more than once. In fact, I have 1 pair of pants to wear around the house to dohousework or just relax. And have 3 pairs to wear outside when doing errands, going to lunch with friends, for a walk or a lecture at the library. Because I often wear them for less than 3 hours at a time my " outside " pants are taken off immediately, hung up to air out and yes, reworn a few times before washing.
I do a load a day, too. Even if I don’t have a full load, my washer weighs the clothes and uses only the necessary amount of water, so I feel OK with that. It only takes a few minutes to sort and put away the clothing, instead of spending a whole day doing laundry once a week. Once you get your laundry room, where you want it, you will be amazed at how much easier it will become.❤
Hi Susan! it´s still the same amount of energy even if it´s less water.
@@wonderingsanna - yes, it’s the same amount of energy to run the cycle. Less water and less energy to heat that water offsets that, to a degree.
So... it´s a better use of energy to fill up a whole machine. No one runs a dishwasher for two glases, right? this is the same thing.
And, the machine gets worn by every load, so for maximum best use of it is to always do full loads.
I have a laundry routine that works for my family. Mondays I wash bed sheets and linens. Tuesdays I wash towels and kitchen rags. Wednesdays I wash my clothes. Thursdays I wash my husband's clothes. Fridays I wash kids clothes. 😊 I only fold my husband's clothes and use the weekends to catch up on putting away if needed.
I washing laundry by person. So no sorting. Than I wash each person different day. Depends who needs the clothes most. If clean clothes ended up in laundry boxes because persons laziness he/she must sorted for me and put away clean clothes him/her self so they make a better decision next time 😉
You might want to try spreading out a beach towel on top of your washer and dryer so you have a clean space to sort and fold your laundry :)
You could put in your load of the day and at the same time take out the wash out of the dryer from the day before and then fold. So you do laundry only once a day and don't meed to go back later.
We have our washing machine in our bathroom (very common here), so we put our dirty clothes directly into the washing machine. Whenever I notice it's full I just start it. White and 60° we "store" in the drier (we never use the drier, we line dry everything). I love this simple system, it's so managable to do about 2 loads a week. We re-wear a lot too! 😊
Well, it’s just me and the cats so ....I really don’t have a load a day. Thankfully. 😅😅
I def rewear my clothes. When I batch my errands, I wear something better than the usual lounge wear or grunge clothes. But I’m back in a few hours and nothing much is really dirty.
That brings me to my other thing which is my door hooks. It’s where I hang the “in between” clothes until they’re actually dirty. Usually it’s the errand outfit, the jammies and a robe. I also keep my cleaning rags/household stuff separate from the clothes in an out of the way place until I have enough for a load.
I also use color catchers. I also often use the delicate cycle for clothes often (vs household stuff) so they last longer.
It's super easy to change the swing on your dryer door to open the other way. We did this at our daughters new house and no more door getting in the way when loading it. We love your channel and can't wait for more garage decluttering ideas!😊
That was my immediate thought when I saw her set up.
I like doing laundry one day. I work all week so I set aside a weekend day. One load doesn’t work if you separate loads. There are only two of us. I love Dawn.
❤ from INDIA ✨ dear lovely sister very nice and awesome sharing of your routine and beautiful vlog very good to watch your video and good to see your cute son happy helping you in your work ✨ I LIKED YOUR VIDEO so very much always stay blessed with All the goodness and family well-being ✨
I guess I'm lucky to have space for separating the clothes into 3 groups, lights, whites, and darks. The 3 sectional hamper fits between the washer and dryer. When one gets full I wash them. When the dryer goes off I fold by taking the largest items out first and using the top of the washing machine and the top of the dryer to fold and stack by person. There's something about folding warm clothes that I just love. It's the best part of the job. My laundry room is between the bathroom and our bedroom. If I ever build again I will have a walk-in closet/laundry room together. Leave my bedroom in the morning, get clothes for the day from the closet/washroom, shower, put dirty clothes in the hamper, and done. Just shut the door when company comes. LOL
Love this! And YES, we re-wear so much here, too! ❤
Thank you Dawn! For me the one basket and one location for all the dirty clothing was such a game changer. I hope you are having a good week.
I can see where doing a load a day works good for a larger family. I still only do mine once a week, but I'm really good with keeping on top of switching and folding/putting away right away. I'm lucky where my machines are close, so I hear them when they go off. I can see Shannon, where you'd want to set a timer. That is so awesome with your one son folding and keeping his dresser drawer so neat! Tell him good job. 👍
Yes, if there were only 2 of us there is no way we would have a load a day, probably more like 2 loads a week. I hope you are having a great day so far.
I am, Shannon, thank you. I hope you are too.
We are a family of 9 and my preference is only one time a week. I wash/dry but at the end of the day, my kids sort and fold all theirs while watching a movie. We are home most of the time, so it's no big deal for me. I hate laundry so to do it every day would be a killer for me.
As a family of 2 we usually only need to do 1 load of washing a week for our clothes and then a load of towels and/or bedding. This works for us 😁😁
Except when I had babies/toddlers (and I used Dreft for their laundry), I have always done laundry the "college load" style - all clothes, unseparated by colors, in one load, cold water (which is actually both economical and ecological). I do separate by category: Clothing, Bedding, Towels/Bath Mats. And I do laundry once a week - (and clean house once a week) - on Thursdays. Why Thursdays? Because (1) I'm not going to waste my weekend days doing chores, and (2) if I'm having people over on Friday, Sat, or Sun, the house is ready for guests! This is my way of protecting my sanity and mental wellness
So great to have your perspective on Dawn’s laundry routine! I have evolved to routine that is very similar. Just one load per day. My husbands clothes and mine are commingled in a single basket. I wash all in cold with tide pods which I love. Since we have fewer clothes with just 2 of us, I wash towels all together on one day, and sheets on a different day. But I stay at one load/day start to finish. It really works!
Me and my family also wear our clothes more than once. In Denmark (where I live) that´s pretty normal, I would say 😊I also wash one load a day (I have two teenage boys doing sports every day)💚Love the way your son puts his clothes back nicely.
Mother of 5 here:
looks like you have enough space next to the appliances for bins. I would encourage you to use one per child and have each child go get their things to put away. Also, make a “how to” chart when they’re reading age and have them take turns doing the laundry. Great life skill.
Thank you Vicki, Maybe I will add that somewhere in our home. My garage gets really dirty because my husband is a finish carpenter and cuts wood in there. Everything is covered with sawdust constantly.
I ready enjoyed this video Shannon. I first heard about ‘a load a day keeps the chaos away’ from Flylady and have been doing it for many years. Especially useful for here in the U.K. where we either line dry outdoors in the summer and indoors in the winter. Doing washing weekly without a tumble dryer simply would not work. I love the load a day system. We also have our washing machine in the garage.
You nailed this, Shannon! It is nice not having a whole day devoted to laundry. The timer was the key for it to work for you. Great job!!! ❤
Thank you Barb! Yes without the timer it's 8pm and I remember oh yeah the laundry LOL. I hope you have a nice day.
I so enjoyed this video of yours. It reminded me of when I was first married (many moons ago!) I was doing laundry. I put all our whites and washed them. I turned my husband's undewear pink! (somehow something red got in the wash). So, I do separate my whites now just in case! Love watching your videos, especially your mom and your growing boys. Take care.
When I first got married, one of the best tips I received was to do a load of laundry a day. Since it was just the two of us, I didn't see why that was helpful. But now, a load a day saves the day!🎉😂
OMG thats amazing!!!
I have one basket and do the load when it is full. It works so well. Dawn is another of my favorites. So neat that you listen to her too. Great job teaching your boys so young. 🙂
Thank you Julie! Dawn has some wonderful tips =)
We do this and it’s a game changer! Our washer is centrally located so I take it a step further and clothes go straight into the washer and skip the basket. I’ve got a magnetized clean/dirty sign so the kids know if it’s ok to toss clothes in.
This method works well with a larger family. I kept doing this method after my kids moved out but recently switched back to once or twice a week. If I have to go through all of the same motions every day it just gets to be too much.
If I had kids at home now, I think I would wash one persons laundry each day. Pretty simple.
I have seen minimal mom and her laundry routine. I would like to add that she air-dried her jeans. I live in sunny Arizona where I discovered that Tshirts and dresses can dry on clothes hangers. I put all of my clothes on hangers and hang them up in my closet. I practice minimalism so there is room for the clothes to dry without touching. Most times all the clothes are dry in 24 hours. But mostly my clothes last and look new for a very long time. I save money on electricity and air conditioning because the dryer isn't heating my house. I save time on folding and space to house a large chest of drawers. I would also like to assume that your child that folds his clothes looks nicer than the one who just threw them in the drawer. If your goal is just to get done minimal mom is good enough. She's got you! But if you want to look nicer, neater and have your clothes last longer with our shrinkage; air-dry is better. I rarely need to get out and iron which is my least favorite thing. Love your videos!
Thank you Vondra!!! I am so happy to have you here. Thank you for sharing your routine, it sounds very simple and efficient =) I hope you are having a good day.
My husband and I are retired, so I removed our laundry baskets altogether. Our laundry area is immediately across from our bedroom and behind our kitchen, so it is convenient to put dirty clothes directly into the empty washer. We have about one week's worth of underwear, so I run one load one day per week. I use a method that I found online, I don't remember where, but it almost eliminates soap.
1. Agitate in warm water for 3 minutes. (I use an old fashioned bell kitchen timer.) No soap. Drain.
2. Refill tube adding 1/4 to 1/8 the normal amount of soap, sheets make easy, and 1/4 to 1/8 oxyclean. Agitate for 3 minutes and soak for 5 hrs or overnite. Drain.
3. Run washer through normal cycles, again using only 1/8 normal soap.
4. Run washer last time with no soap. This becomes a double rinse.
5. Place in dryer with wool dryer balls.
6. Fold underwear on washer and hang everything else immediately.
After the first few times I couldn't believe how much soap was coming out of our clothing. Now this method has become routine, and no more soap residue. This method uses more water, but it is cleaner water, with no chemicals. Our clothes are wearing better and are so soft without soaps and chemicals. A longer process for me, but better in my opinion.
Hope this helps someone else.😊
I use Shout brand Color Catchers for all my loads, you would be amazed at the color that does bleed out. It is put in with the wash, not the dryer. After using them my clothes look so much better year after year, especially black. I also don't put items that have a lot of lint in with my good clothes.
I love the idea . I follow her too. I can’t really apply this as I don’t have a washer and dryer and have to go to the community laundry facility. Wish there was a way to simplify that. When I got pregnant with my 3rd my husband started helping more with laundry and still does. So I mainly wash the kids clothes and mine and he does his clothes and towels . Sheets and blankets is kinda a coin toss. Can’t wait for the day to have my own washer and dryer. And I hang dry so much so the cotton clothes don’t shrink. Especially the kids since they go through sizes so fast.
I have nothing bad to say about rewearing clothes! We do this too!
When I had my third baby I was in tears with keeping up with laundry. A friend then (7+ years ago!) suggested what she did, which was to have them wear their clothes MonTues then WedThurs then FriSat. And church clothes Sunday. So unless they're filthy they rewear things. They sometimes even still ask "if today is new clothes day." 😅
When I grew up, my mom taught me and my sister to do laundry once a week. We did not have that many clothes. We had play clothes/shoes, uniforms/ school shoes and Sunday dress or 2/Sunday shoes. We wore same play clothes over if we did not get filthy dirty. We used our towels over as well. We also hung our clothes and sheets on the line until we got a dryer in later years. To this day I do laundry once a week. My mother always said it saved money on detergent and saved water usage. Of course, everyone should do what works for their family. But I find nowadays that it seems folks have way too many clothes and shoes.
I started doing one load together after several loads piled up on the couch. I said there's gotta be a better way. So everything goes together with free and gentle tide detergent for the little one. It's amazing how much we change after kids...I loved scented things before pregnancy but now I'm content with fragrance free detergent!
Love this, thanks for sharing. The way your boys are different at folding is so cute.
A big issue for folks is that they don't fold and put away before they continue washing more and more laundry. Then you have laundry mountain. I've been there! You have to fully complete the wash-dry-fold/put away cycle before starting another load.
Hi Shannon!
There is a balance in this system that needs to work to... One has to have enough clothes to fill up the washing machine when doing the laundry. To wash half full machines is a waste of energy and wather and not good for the environment.
I think it´s a good idea not to save huge piles of laundry but to set one machine a day as a rule might not always "work".
We have decluttered alot of clothes tho we have saved the amount that will fill our huuuge washing machine.
I am trying to get to the load a day thing. Do you wash towels in the same load as clothes? Also, like you, some days we don’t have a load. As a homeschooling SAHM, we too, recycle our clothes. We do have to have separate loads for our clothes and my husband’s work clothes as he works on a trucking dock and his stuff gets black soot all in it!! I no longer separate colors to wash. If I have something I feel “might” fade I throw in a Shout Color Catcher sheet. I love those things!! I try to hang the laundry as I take it out of the dryer but my laundry is inside the house. It’s all a process. I’m still working on it and resetting my house to be more minimal. My kids don’t want to let go of stuff but I’m slowly taking them into putting things into our out building and they don’t miss them. You are doing a great job and thanks for sharing
Tip for those with jobs outside the home is to put a load in when you leave in the morning, and switch the load to dry when you arrive back home.
We also do laundry almost every day in my home as a family of 5. I relate to what you said about the floor being dusty if you drop something since my laundry room is in my basement but the kitty litter box is nearby, so I have to wash clothing items again if they get dropped on the floor.
I so appreciate this! Very relatable to try a new system and need time and adjustments to make it work best for you
Smart mama teaching your kids to do their own laundry, by 12 yrs old my kids also washed their own clothes
Why not put an inexpensive throw rug in front of appliances..you can shake out dust often and eliminates issue of dust from floor on clothes.
I find people complaining about laundry so frustrating. I have never had a washer in the house my whole life living out from my parents home..and I am 76. I raised 2 kids with no washer or dryer…laundromat only…and still go, but now less often. You are so lucky to have these appliances! And I find these frustrating because you are so blessed…😍
The Flylady system also says one load a day.. start as soon as you can and complete whole load from start to put away. I would have happily done this “chore”! I think if you keep up the system it would eliminate your problem..also teaching your children to take care of things is priceless! We did monthly finance lessons and basics of housework recap-this lead to the kids being savvy about budgets and how to fix and clean their own homes. Did they love it? No🤣..but they learned and have now started this with their own children.
Go out and hug that washer!!😂😂🎉😊
Haha thank you Barb! We are very grateful to have a washer and dryer. When I get a dishwasher some day that is when I will be hugging an appliance LOL. I think as you mentioned when you don't have something it makes you appreciate it so much more when you do get one. =)
I put a timer on when I put on a load of laundry - our machine takes 45 minutes. That way I can grab the clothes as soon as they are washed so I can flick out each item as I take them out of the washing machine and put them in the dryer - this prevents them getting wrinkly - no ironing! (our clothesline is currently inaccessible).
I love the load a day method. I started with the birth of my first baby in 1979. I was an overwhelmed new mother.
Decades later as a retired grandmother I still think in terms of a load a day. Now that habit translates to looking at the hamper and seeing if there’s enough for a wash.
I start the load first thing in the morning along with coffee and unloading the dishwasher (another “load a day” routine). It’s around mid morning to put it in the dryer and after lunch was my moment to get it put away. Now in our apartment I hear the buzzer when the washer and dryer finish.
Because it became part of the daily rhythm I rarely forget but if I do I just transfer it the next morning and dry yesterdays while today’s is washing. Because I remember laundry every morning even if there’s no load that day I am programmed to think and I go AHA! 😂
I wash in hot so it doesn’t get stinky if I forget it in the washer. Keeps my front loader smelling fresh too. And we always get 2 or more wearings out of clothes. That needs to be normalized again. Saves the clothes from excess wear and tear, saves water, energy, detergent and honestly the planet!
There are only 2 in my household, but I've been doing the laundry as soon as I have a load. Works for me. I'm like you, I get discouraged when too much piles up!! Love your channel❤
Hi Toni, thank you for being here. I hope you have a great day.
I actually like doing laundry, especially when I can hang clothes on the line. But I only wash full loads and I really try to only wash things that are truly dirty. Most of the time, a t-shirt can be worn a few days without really needing a wash. of course, kids get dirty and people sweat, so it all depends on how you live. Summer means more dirt and sweat😉. I really want to try the laundry sheets. Thanks for sharing. And definitely switch that dryer door around to open the other way! Also, elevating the dryer is so much easier on the back, you don't have to bend so much. Just a thought. Have a great day!
Hi Karen, I never thought about elevating the dryer. Didn't even know that was possible. I will for sure look into that! I hope you have a wonderful day.
In our old house, we just used cement blocks. Here, my husband built a platform with drawers underneath. We have a front load washer so.both are thus elevated. Works a treat.
I basically do this however we have one laundry basket but it has 3 sections, towels & underwear, kids clothes, mine & my partners clothes (bedsheets go straight in washer). I don't have a laundry room so just take the load up to the kids room (they share) and they put away their clothes (folded best they can), mine & my partner's I do in our bedroom and towels etc in fold in mine then put in bathroom. Been doing this for ages and it works well I very rarely get behind on laundry. Having them already sorted saves that step too. However, no matter what I do, where I put it my partner never puts his washing in the basket!
Doing laundry every day, what a fresh new idea
I have been doing this as well. I love how little times it takes each day (and not seeing the huge pile of a weeks worth of clothes)! I love your blue dress by the way!!
That definitely works for people who have a washer and dryer of their own.
I do laundry once a week. Every other week I do the whites. Every week I do the color. During the Summer, I can do every other week, because I don't have school uniforms then. We also wear clothes more than once too. I hang dry about 50% of our clothes. We have one washer and one dryer for an apartment complex of 7 units. I clean the laundry room and disinfect both machines when I do my family laundry.
I love the simplification of laundry so much. It’s actually one thing I’ve not changed since discovering the Minimal Mom/Dana K White/Clutterbug. I have a laundry day and do our laundry by person without sorting. Mine, my daughters (weekly)and all linens as-needed (bi-weekly). I only separate out new/nicer clothes.
I love this! Sounds like a really great system. =)
I do the same thing! One basket per person and when it is full I wash their basket. I do the no fold method Dawn use to use for my children.
I have a very big family and we don't have a laundry room. Unless it's new it all goes in. A load isn't done, until its washed dried and put away xx
I love that!
I know your washer isn't in your home but I use my washer as my hamper.. everyone loads it up, I turn on the washer right before bed, switch first thing in morning! Started this after I decluttered clothes, it's a life changer!
What a great idea!
Thanks Shannon! I'm happy this works well for you. I grew up with doing all laundry on Mondays only and carried that over when I had kids. Truthfully it is the ONLY chore I always succeed at. The rest of my house, well, not so much. I'm a work in progress.
My laundry system for years now have been:
Mon - sheets
Tues - cleaning rags and hand towels
Wed - me and my husband's clothes
Thurs - my 10yo does her and her 5yo sisters clothes
Fri - my 12yo does her and her 7yo brothers clothes
Sat - I do not do a load but all 4 of my children put their clothes away, no fold method 🙌🏻
Sun - no load to do this day either but I did put a calendar reminder once a month to run a clean wash cycle.
If we don't remember to throw in our 1 towel each in our regular load then I may do a load of bath towels.
And I also do not sort but wash on cold (except my dirt rag load that gets washed on hot) and everything comes out just fine.
I started setting an alarm on my cellphone to remind me to move the wet clothes to the dryer. It works well for me, it might for you too. Just a suggestion. 😊
Easy pop a Large note on your Fridge that you have laundry in your machine on the day that you wash Only & de if you can pop a narrow hip hight bench near your matching machine to sort your machine 🙂
Always do what works for you. My laundry room is inside the house and I still take the clothes to my bed and do the sorting and folding. That’s what works for me. I do laundry on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday - 1-2 loads each day. It works for me.
I love that Darlene! Thank you for sharing =)
I had the same problem until I started to put the oven timer on, it has a nice loud ring!
I really like this method!! I watched Dawn's video too and it changed how I do laundry! Its just myself and my teen daughter so I do a load about every two - three days (we re wear clothes too) and that is with a minimal wardrobe too... twice a week I do towels and once a week bed sheets (only have the one set on our beds) I also sort as soon as I can as well and it takes no time at all! My daughter puts her stuff away and I do mine...so easy! I TOTALLY wash all things together too!!! lol I also don't fold alot and hang the nice stuff!
Hi Jennifer, it sounds like you have a wonderful simplified system! I hope you are having a great day =)
Combining it all in the washer is the way to gooooo!
Family of 7. We dump our clothes in the washing machine at night when we get Into our pajamas. I am start the machine then if we are staying up or start it in the morning and put it away after breakfast.
Nice vid! With a three acre property I do a LOT of yard work and outdoor projects. I have a special set of clothes that I use for outside work but don't wash them regularly. I just throw them into a box and keep them in the garage and change into them when working. Saves on laundry and they are really not that stinky. 😂
I find if you wash everything in cold… the clothes don’t bleed colors. You can wash everything together and it is so helpful! I just do a separate load for towels and heavy jeans. Because jeans are so heavy they soak up all the water and the regular clothes don’t get as clean...
I find the same thing! Also with cold water we save on our gas bill which is nice =)
I think I shared about Dawn's system with you on one of your videos maybe a year or two ago😁. So glad you tried it! With 5 kids I have to do it every day or it would cause me significant anxiety. I attached starting a load in the wash with my shower, switching the load after supper clean up, then folding while I watch a show after my kids go to bed (my husband works nights). So habit stacking works for me, but I can definitely see an alarm being useful as well.
Everyone in our family has their own basket in their room. Everyone gets their own day for the washer. I never sort laundry anymore
I’ve been doing my laundry similar to this for many years. One thing to note is you may have room to add a hanging area next to your dryer. I don’t dry most of our clothes. Rather I hang them & then put them right in the closet since my laundry set up is also in my garage.
I don’t sort by color, but I do sort by fabric weight. Lightweight clothes dry faster, heavy weight things take longer. And I do fold/hang my clothes immediately when they’re finished. It only takes a few minutes and it’s important to me that they look nice.
For me the most important thing is to keep up with it so that I don’t have to spend a whole day doing laundry.
I need to get back to a load a day! Usually my laundry day is Saturday and most of the time I don’t even get it all done.
Because of my home situation and house set up (daughter in a wheelchair so we need the hallways clear, and also my laundry stuff is in the garage), I won’t combine everyone’s things, but I can at least run towels one day, boys clothes another day, daughters clothes another day etc.
I did this before and it worked so well but I fell back into an old habit because of a life interruption before the new one was established.
Suggestion from a mom of two (one boy and one girl)...I started having my kids do their own laundry around age 11. Of course, I educated them first.
I do all my laundry together too and I love Earth Breeze, been using it for over I year.
Coming from a big family we did laundry everyday. My mom put the laundry in the washer and we'd go hang them outside and then get ready for school. After school we'd get the clothes. Good times 😁
I have been doing this laundry tip in the mornings. It's less stressful for me. Now I'm trying to get my girls to do this because I would go crazy if I did their laundry. We all have our own routine that works for us. But definitely saves time because then everyone wants to wash clothes the same day it's crazy😂
Great video and tips. Glad your one load a day is working well for you. Since its just the 2 of us now; daily load isn't necessary. Yes.. we wear our clothes more than once if possible. I only do laundry now once every 10 to 14 days. We have extra undies to make that possible. This system still works the best for us.
That is awesome Jan. My mom also only needs to do one load a week per person, her and my dad. =)
I love this video! The laundry struggle is REAL.
One of my kiddos is older so now i only sort the laundry into 2 piles; grown up clothes and kid's clothes. She separates the kid's laundry each day as one of her chores and just that helps ssoo much.
Hi Arielle, I am excited to get my boys more involved as they get older too =)
When my girls were much younger, I turned our large master bedroom closet into a family closet. ALL our clothes fit and it meant one laundry basket in the house! It was great for a while. Now they are 16 and 18 and they do their own laundry (they started doing their own laundry at least 5 years ago).
That is awesome. What a great idea!
How??? I have my own walk-in closet and the guest room closet & barely have room for everything😂 my husband has his own too. No kids. Idk how you managed one closet for four people!! 😲
I am blessed to have a laundry room next to our kitchen. I cook all our meals so it's an easy reminder. I will usually take care of starting laundry while cooking breakfast. I have a laundry sorter. It has 4 sections with a bar at the top to hang clothes. That's where I keep the extra hangers. There are no other clothes baskets in the house. Everyone brings their laundry into the laundry room and sorts it themselves. When one section is full, I wash it. Some days I'm able to skip because we don't have enough. But there is also the bedding and shower curtains I wash. I bought kid size hangers that have clips attached to them. So all my kids' clothes get hung up. Each hanger has a bottom and a matching shirt. We put underwear and socks in a drawer divider in our closets. My kids help with their clothes and the towels. I take care of mine and my husband's work uniforms.
That is awesome! Thank you for sharing your routine =)
If you want to continue with this method of one load a day - add a daily reminder in your Google calendar to grab things from the dryer.
We do similar. 1 load a day. But to reduce the sorting I do each person's separately. So it's a weeks worth of clothing, but wash child a on Monday. Child b Tuesday, mum on weds, dad Thurs, towels on Friday. Then when done just dump in their drawers. :-)
I separate whites and colors because I noticed that the whites were getting dingy over time even with using color catchers
I rewear my play clothes 😂 a lot before washing. I change clothes after work, and pretty much wear the same shorts and T-shirt in the evenings all week. I live alone, so no one complains!
I use the timer in my watch to remind me of the laundry in wash.
I use the Target scrunchable laundry bags. My laundry room is the basement so our floors are not that clean, either. They fit right in front of my dryer and I can have two. One for main floor clothes. One for upstairs. I am thinking about sorting my daughter’s into her own scrunchable for her to put away.
Hi Casey, that sounds like a great idea. Especially a lightweight bag because of the stairs. I hope you are having a good day.
My machine has a delay start feature.
I get it set every evening bf bed, it runs in the early morning, finishing bf I wake.
My first mornings chore is to switch to the drier and start.
Danya
Wow I wish I had that!
Hi! New subscriber here! My husband and I have been on a minimalist journey for about 6 years now we have a 4-year-old and are about to add a baby boy to our family. I feel like we've slacked off a little bit in the past couple of years, but I'm so glad I have found your channel for some good inspiration and motivation! 💜💜🙌🏻🙌🏻
Hi Amber! I am so happy you are here and congratulations on your soon to be here baby boy ❤
I use timers and reminders on my phone whenever I’m doing laundry. If I don’t, I will forget it every time.
For me, the best part of Dawn's system is not folding. I either hang things or they just go in a drawer as is. Doesn't matter if underwear or kids pants are a bit wrinkled. I don't fold.
I like folding my clothes, they look so neat all lined up in a row 😊 maybe I’m odd!😂
Great work! I wash all of my colors together. I have yet to be struck down by lightening. 😝
Exactly LOL! I hope you have a nice day.
It's just my husband and me and we use one basket! It times out perfectly for Mondays to be our wash day (4-5 small loads - sheets and towels included) and then we're done until the next week. With a family, I can see Dawn's method possibly working but I assume you still have a load for sheets and a load for towels? If you are washing every day (7 loads plus), is more water being used (cost)?? I don't know, I'm just curious. I also like knowing my wash is done; folded and put away in one day and I don't have to fuss with it until the next Monday. We also wear our clothes for two days unless we cleaning out the garage or such!! So enjoy your videos, Shannon!! God bless you and yours!
Thank you Bobbie, I found even with this system I didn't have to do a load everyday because I didn't do a load unless the basket was full. I really like to do full loads because it just saves a lot of time/energy. As far as towels go I usually gather them all up once every week in a half and wash them all together (unless they get too dirty aka mud&kids). Sheets are a whole other story lol. I usually wash our sheets about every 3 weeks and I do them one load at a time because our washer really isn't great and too big of a heavy load will send it going crazy lol.
This is so helpful and encouraging to actually see a method in action by another user. Thanks Shannon (and Dawn).
Thank you Sherry!
Love this! I have found that while I don't worry so much about like colors, I do pay attention to texture, so if something is ultra fuzzy and another item is a total magnet, I keep those separated, and similarly my husband's work clothes all get washed in a single load since they're too abrasive for most of my clothing :)
Thanks so much for sharing how this has worked for you!
I also do a load every day now. It's been such a game changer for us! On days we don't have a lot I'll grab a blanket off the couch to fill in the load. Or run a load of just towels, or wash someone sheets, or do the dog's bedding, or the bath mats. I find it keeps the house so much cleaner because when I was just doing laundry one day a week I spent the whole day on just our clothes, I wouldn't have time to get to everyone's sheets, or the bath mats would hardly ever get washed, etc. Plus it took up an entire day where I had to be stuck at home all day. And there were a lot more "laundry emergencies" like someone needed a certain color shirt for spirit day, someone was out if clean socks, etc. That stuff doesn't happen if you do a load a day, and there are no piles around the house because it only takes like five minutes for everyone to put their own three or four clean items away. Now it's just part of the daily routine to throw a load in the washing machine, I don't even really think about it.
That is awesome Stephanie!
We started doing this recently although I didn't know it was a thing. Lol!! All the different laundry hampers and baskets were driving me crazy and in our small home, we really don't have space for everyone to have their own basket. Now all laundry goes in one basket and I throw it in the wash in the morning. I love not having a giant pile to fold and put up. Folding and putting up the laundry is the part where I have failed in the past. We might have all our clothes cleaned and dried but they didn't get put up. 🤦 Now, since it's just a small pile each day, it doesn't feel hard.
Also we wear lots of hand-me-downs and simple fabrics, everything is older and nothing overly precious, so i have no issues washing everything together. Only thing I wash separately is towels and sheets.
I also thought it was a great feeling when I didn't have that HUGE pile to wash and fold. I was thinking I would probably just wash all our towels on one day when I didn't have enough clothes for a full load. I usually take the towels off the hook wash them and put them right back on the hook, avoids the folding =) I hope you are doing well.
I switched from doing smaller loads to waiting for a full load where possible. My front loader was replaced under warranty (thanks Samsung) that's when found out they have a counter installed in them to register loads done, as have tv's a monitor how many hours viewing. If you are watching water and laundry detergent/powder usage it's better to have a full load. But true do what works for your home.
I find doing a load once a day or sometimes even every second day is easier to keep up with. Here in Australia we tend to hang our laundry outside to dry, I only use my dryer for towels and if the weather is wet.
Wish I could hang clothes outside, but our housing area won't allow clothes line. I love of sheets hung outside.❤
Can't wait to see how your renewed backyard looks with finished lattice, etc.