Laundry Simplified

I have had a laundry sorter/organizer for several years but not only have I had more children since I bought it, they are now getting big. (6 kids, ages 18, 16, 13, 11, 5, 2) 

Bigger Kids = Bigger Loads of Laundry in my house

Recently, this started to become a problem not only because of the children’s size but because I’ve taken on some additional responsibilities which has caused my laundry piles to get away from me.  Laundry was flowing out of my organizer to the floor.  I would think "I’ll get to it TODAY," but then something would hinder and it would be there the next day.

This would not do.  As you’ll read in various organizing books something may work for you for a long time but then circumstances, etc., change and the method becomes ineffective.  When this happens it is time to change your approach to it.  For me this meant buying another organizer.  Even though my one organizer had been enough, it had ceased to be effective for me.

I would look at the pile of clothes on the floor and get discouraged.  When something gets completely out of order in my house I tend to ignore the area and go somewhere else.  I lose motivation.

What to do?  My solution was quite simple.  Another organizer was needed.  I bought one from Wal-*art.  It has 4 bins and my old one has 3 bins with a hanging rack above which holds clothes that need ironed.

My new organizer below.

For each of my bins (I have a total of 7) I have labeled them with not-so-pretty masking tape.  

The labels read:

Towels

Blues

Dishcloths

Coloreds

Jeans/Rags

Boy’s Whites

All Other Whites

Now when I see a bin full, I know that I must do that load of laundry next.  Everything is sorted for me, I just grab the items from the bin, place them in the washer, add some soap and I’m done!  For the next 40 minutes that is.

This has been a perfect solution for me.

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