Laundry Routine

[Michele]

I walk around my house gathering dirty socks that are strewn haphazardly about daily. I try to have the kids help me....depends on how much of a rush I'm in. I try to do as much as possible EOWknd, and then supplement other times when I'm out of work clothes it Daegan is out of underwear. I was so much better when I didn't work of when I had a regular schedule. This random schedule has me all jacked up.

[corn poffi]

Luckily, I have enough underwear to last a good month or so, and enough clothes to last a year. R never does laundry, but our other roommate does it at least once a day, so the machine is usually in use during non-working hours. So yeah, I am 30 and still take laundry to my parents because at least I can use their machine!

[Thirteen]

I forgot to mention: my mother did instructional how-to's for laundry at age 12. We were expected to do our own, and if there wasn't something clean, it was a result of our choosing, and not my parents.
I hated it as a kid, but I respect it as an adult and mother. I will probably implement the same idea.


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[TulipsAndSunscreen]

I do it every other day or so. I can't stand to leave caked on food on DD's clothes any longer than that, it grosses me out. Towels/sheets are every other week or longer because we have multiple sets.

I'm very, very, very bad about putting laundry away. It'll all be clean and folded in the basket but I don't ever put it away. Our nanny puts away DD's clothes, it's basically her only housecleaning task besides cleaning up after the baby. DH usually gets fed up and puts it away eventually. I'm good about cooking, dishes, and general picking up, putting away laundry is my nemesis.

[MrsK]

I forgot to mention: my mother did instructional how-to's for laundry at age 12. We were expected to do our own, and if there wasn't something clean, it was a result of our choosing, and not my parents.
I hated it as a kid, but I respect it as an adult and mother. I will probably implement the same idea.


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I'm a big advocate for teaching children to do chores. It is not mean; it helps them become functional adults. Someday, mom won't be there to clean up after them. When I was in college, I was a student orientation advisor. About a week into the first semester, I used to have a "Laundry 101" class. My students would bring their laundry to the dorm basement and I'd teach them how to sort, wash, and fold their clothes. Some students just needed to learn how to buy laundry tokens and set the machines properly. Invariably, there would be about 6-10 young men who had never washed a load of laundry before.

[diggitydot]

I'm a big advocate for teaching children to do chores. It is not mean; it helps them become functional adults. Someday, mom won't be there to clean up after them.

Same here. Our two oldest have been trained how to use all of the household appliances and are pretty self-reliant already. The youngest has learned how to use some appliances, but he's still pretty young for most. All three have age appropriate chores. I vowed long ago that my children wouldn't end up like DH and be completely inept at even rudimentary housekeeping when they leave home. My MIL was a neat freak who cleaned EVERYTHING herself and didn't teach her sons anything. Both guys had a pretty rude awakening.

[Chrisada]

My 3 and 5 year old unload the dishwasher and set the dishes organized on the counter for me. They also help take out the trash. When they are old enough they will most certainly wash their own clothes. As I did. The five year old also makes his own sandwiches and bagels if he wants one.