This Is Us

  So I have always washed our socks with all our other clothes. Our whites wouldn’t stay white for long and I wasn’t sure why... Then I was talking to a friend a couple years ago and she said she washes their socks separately. At first I was like... another load to wash. I don’t have time. But then I decided to try it. Holy Moly... it is a game changer! Our whites stay white and it’s not to big of a deal to wash another load once a week. If you aren’t washing your socks separately... you totally should start! I bought this hamper at Harmon’s. It stays in the laundry room, so when I’m separating clothes I just throw all the socks in it. When it’s full (about once a week. Remember we have 7 people in our house, and some wear more then one pair a day) I throw them in the washer, with the Biz, Laundry Detergent, and Fabric Softener. Then just dry them on high! It does take some time to sort through them and fold them, but it’s worth it. To make it easier, I have an order to where each ...

  Several years ago I decided to make a laundry schedule. I felt like I was constantly doing laundry and at the same time not being able to keep up with it. So I wrote down which laundry I would do on which day. It’s been very helpful, and I don’t have to do laundry on Saturday (I’ve never done laundry on Sundays). It’s not perfect (I have Nick’s work clothes written on two days. I actually do them on Friday), but it works for our family. I only have to do laundry 5 days of the week, and it’s only a couple loads so it’s not even all day. I do wash all of our socks separately. I just wash them when the hamper in the laundry room is full, which is about every other week.