Laundry
Mon/09/07 08:57 Filed in: Personal
We all have it.
I learned that making my own laundry soap not only saves me tons of money, it also gets our clothes so much cleaner. Eric no longer complains about is work shirts getting smelly soon after he starts to sweat in them. (Blech, I know!) No more soapy residue all over our clothing. Just clean. Three simple ingredients, and less than 10 minutes and you have a batch of detergent that could last a month or more. Click on my "laundry" section for the recipe. I also make my own "spray and wash" and fabric softener. Check it out!!
Now, for my laundry room. I am lucky to have a laundry room upstairs where all our bedrooms are. At my house, getting my girls to take their clean clothes to their rooms is one thing, and actually putting them away once they get there is another. I can't count the number of times I have ended up washing "clean" clothes. They get to their rooms ok, but stop at the top of the dresser, then end up on the floor, and back into the laundry hamper. Grrrrr. Pulling my hair out is an understatement.
A solution to my problem. I turned my laundry room into my kid's closet. I hang all their shirts, etc. on a tension rod above my washer and dryer. They can't reach, so they are required to ask for something they want to wear (hence - no changing clothes 10 times a day, another problem solved). Their pants, jeans and sweaters are stacked neatly on a chunky bookshelf I found and put in the corner of the laundry room. On this bookshelf I put crates where I put their PJ's, shorts and tank tops. On the back of the laundry room door I hung a "shoe caddy". I put all their socks and undies in the little "pockets" of the caddy. I take the clothes from the dryer and put them in their place (within arms reach) and waa laa..... done! Works fantastic! The kids love it, and I love it. I can monitor how often they decide to change each day. I also have a clear idea of what they have, and what they might need. This also saves me from buying clothes they don't need, just what they do need. This also give them more storage room in their closet for toys, stuffed animals, etc. Their dresser is now a place to keep their special treasures, doll clothes, books, etc.
Here is a peek into my new and improved laundry room.
I learned that making my own laundry soap not only saves me tons of money, it also gets our clothes so much cleaner. Eric no longer complains about is work shirts getting smelly soon after he starts to sweat in them. (Blech, I know!) No more soapy residue all over our clothing. Just clean. Three simple ingredients, and less than 10 minutes and you have a batch of detergent that could last a month or more. Click on my "laundry" section for the recipe. I also make my own "spray and wash" and fabric softener. Check it out!!
Now, for my laundry room. I am lucky to have a laundry room upstairs where all our bedrooms are. At my house, getting my girls to take their clean clothes to their rooms is one thing, and actually putting them away once they get there is another. I can't count the number of times I have ended up washing "clean" clothes. They get to their rooms ok, but stop at the top of the dresser, then end up on the floor, and back into the laundry hamper. Grrrrr. Pulling my hair out is an understatement.
A solution to my problem. I turned my laundry room into my kid's closet. I hang all their shirts, etc. on a tension rod above my washer and dryer. They can't reach, so they are required to ask for something they want to wear (hence - no changing clothes 10 times a day, another problem solved). Their pants, jeans and sweaters are stacked neatly on a chunky bookshelf I found and put in the corner of the laundry room. On this bookshelf I put crates where I put their PJ's, shorts and tank tops. On the back of the laundry room door I hung a "shoe caddy". I put all their socks and undies in the little "pockets" of the caddy. I take the clothes from the dryer and put them in their place (within arms reach) and waa laa..... done! Works fantastic! The kids love it, and I love it. I can monitor how often they decide to change each day. I also have a clear idea of what they have, and what they might need. This also saves me from buying clothes they don't need, just what they do need. This also give them more storage room in their closet for toys, stuffed animals, etc. Their dresser is now a place to keep their special treasures, doll clothes, books, etc.
Here is a peek into my new and improved laundry room.