As usual...I have not been giving any of my secret tips on staying sane and organized....That's because I have been busy saving my own sanity, bahahaha! Anyways here is a quick tip I use that people think I am crazy for!:)
ONE HAMPER IN OUR WHOLE HOUSE....
Yes, ONE hamper for a family of SIX! I have done it this way since Peyton was born, and I will never stop doing it that way. Here is my reasoning...When you have several hampers in your home, it is way too easy to let it pile up, or sit in the dryer or just be lazy and hide the hamper in the closet. By having one, each day it ends up full in the morning and full in the evening. So, I simply start a load in the morning, and I start one in the evening. The girls know that as they undress for tubby each night, they put there clothes right into the open washer and then I start it once every one's clothes are in it. They do not understand sorting colors so if there is whites I remove them. However, I am not a picky person about most colors and I know some people are finicky with clothes but guess what, I put all of our colors together and our clothes are just as vibrant.:) A lot of my Friends complain about the piles and piles of laundry they have but really, if you do it each day, it takes 2 minutes to get the washer going, two minutes to switch it to a dryer, 45 minutes to dry if you don't hang dry them and 10 minutes to fold. I put the pile on my bed and if I get time at nap I do it in 10 minutes or I wait till late evening and hang out watching a good show and folding.:)
So again, it sounds weird but I HATE hampers (I know, hate is a strong word) but I think hampers are just one of those things like baskets people put around there house, they just cause us to clutter and ignore it! I am a very busy mom of 4 kids 5 and under that runs a daycare, helps in a classroom, is the soccer team mom, has several workshops each month, runs often at night, refuses to let my family not have home cooked meals and if I can do it, so can anyone:) Happy folding everyone and I am telling you, try it for a week or 2 and you will never use your hampers again! Even if you work outside of the home, pop it in the wash when you wake up, switch it to the dryer before you leave, fold when you get home as dinner simmers and you chat with your kids! Easy enough:)
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