Morning everybody!
Let's talk about laundry today. We all have to do it and not many of us enjoy it.
How many loads of laundry do you do in one week? What's your favorite laundry detergent, softener, etc? Do you have your washer and dryer or do you use a laundromat? Do you separate your clothing or does it go into one load?
Both our washer and dryer are old as the hills and we're not looking to buy new any time soon *knock on wood*. They're in our basement, so I go down and up the steps quite a bit when doing laundry.
For two people, we do a lot of laundry.....I'm thinking 7-8 loads a week, including the bed linens and a load of all the cats' blankies, pillowcases, and such. I don't do it all at one time; usually a couple loads 2-3 times a week. We separate our clothing: whites; coloreds; towels, washcloths, tablecloths, etc., a load of sweats and flannel shirts, pants and jeans, you get the idea. Bed linens washed separately, cats' stuff washed separately. While Rick and I both work on laundry, I think it tends to be more my job.....although he'll help fold the clean clothing at night during television commercials
. (He didn't used to put his dirty clothes in the laundry basket and I kept telling him that if he wanted clean clothes, he had to put them in the basket. It took him awhile, but he got the message and most of the time, he'll pick up his dirty clothes.)
I like Wisk or Tide, but in a pinch will use Cheer. No powder detergents. I have a Downy bar in the dryer; it gets replaced every 3-4 months.
We do have a clothesline outside, up at the back end of the yard. I used to use it, but since I hurt my back, I'm not really supposed to lift much more than 5-10 pounds, A basket of wet laundry can weigh a lot sometimes. I do love the smell of clean sheets that have been hung outside to dry, though, and will sometimes put the sheets out on the line. Sometimes Rick will take them out for me; he likes the smell, too. There's just something about getting into a bed when the sheets are fresh off the clothesline
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Muffin loves sleeping in the laundry basket, but only when it's full of dirty clothes. When I bring the basket up from the basement, Tabby is waiting for me on the steps. As soon as I put the basket on the steps, she jumps right in, goes around in a circle a couple times, and flops down. Once we get to the top of the steps and into the living room, I'll sway the laundry basket back and forth (with her in it). Then I put the basket on the floor and she hops out. Muffin, though, has spent time watching this whole thing and often when I open the basement door, Muffin and Tabby are both waiting on the steps and they both hop in the basket. That's a lot of cat!!
Last night, I opened the door with a basket full of clean laundry and til I got up into the living room, the basket had clean clothes (with cat hair), a Tabby, and a Muffin....way more than 5 or 10 pounds. I carried them out to the kitchen, put the basket down on a kitchen chair, picked the cats up and plopped them on the pink blankie on the kitchen table, and then proceeded to fold the laundry.....cat hair and all.Even doing laundry can be an adventure in our house.
So that's my laundry information. Let's hear yours!
Let's talk about laundry today. We all have to do it and not many of us enjoy it.
How many loads of laundry do you do in one week? What's your favorite laundry detergent, softener, etc? Do you have your washer and dryer or do you use a laundromat? Do you separate your clothing or does it go into one load?
Both our washer and dryer are old as the hills and we're not looking to buy new any time soon *knock on wood*. They're in our basement, so I go down and up the steps quite a bit when doing laundry.
For two people, we do a lot of laundry.....I'm thinking 7-8 loads a week, including the bed linens and a load of all the cats' blankies, pillowcases, and such. I don't do it all at one time; usually a couple loads 2-3 times a week. We separate our clothing: whites; coloreds; towels, washcloths, tablecloths, etc., a load of sweats and flannel shirts, pants and jeans, you get the idea. Bed linens washed separately, cats' stuff washed separately. While Rick and I both work on laundry, I think it tends to be more my job.....although he'll help fold the clean clothing at night during television commercials
I like Wisk or Tide, but in a pinch will use Cheer. No powder detergents. I have a Downy bar in the dryer; it gets replaced every 3-4 months.
We do have a clothesline outside, up at the back end of the yard. I used to use it, but since I hurt my back, I'm not really supposed to lift much more than 5-10 pounds, A basket of wet laundry can weigh a lot sometimes. I do love the smell of clean sheets that have been hung outside to dry, though, and will sometimes put the sheets out on the line. Sometimes Rick will take them out for me; he likes the smell, too. There's just something about getting into a bed when the sheets are fresh off the clothesline
Muffin loves sleeping in the laundry basket, but only when it's full of dirty clothes. When I bring the basket up from the basement, Tabby is waiting for me on the steps. As soon as I put the basket on the steps, she jumps right in, goes around in a circle a couple times, and flops down. Once we get to the top of the steps and into the living room, I'll sway the laundry basket back and forth (with her in it). Then I put the basket on the floor and she hops out. Muffin, though, has spent time watching this whole thing and often when I open the basement door, Muffin and Tabby are both waiting on the steps and they both hop in the basket. That's a lot of cat!!
So that's my laundry information. Let's hear yours!
(A while back I made my own fabric softener....I didn't find that it preformed well, and prefer to just buy it at the store.)
