Sometimes I feel like I'm the Queen of the Obvious. Welcome to my kingdom. I've recently come up with a solution that's so obvious, I'm pretty sure every mom of more than one kid has been doing it since she washed her first load of baby-plus-toddler laundry. But whatever. I don't write for the moms who already have it together. I write …
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Facing Modern Laundry Challenges: Tide vs. Washing with Baking Soda and Vinegar
This blog post was created in partnership with Tide. Y’all know that cleaning doesn’t come naturally to me. I’m constantly searching for the very best way to clean everything, including clothes. When I heard that adding something I have in my pantry, like vinegar, to bargain detergent makes it clean clothes better, I was ready to try it. …
I Tried Out Wash and Fold Laundry Service (And Whether I’ll Ever Do It Again)
I'd always wondered how wash and fold laundry service worked, and I'd always dreamed of doing it. Of letting someone else take over this task I don't love one tiny little bit. The idea of dropping off wadded up dirty clothes and picking up clean and folded ones seemed like the definition of luxury to me. So, last spring, when I was writing my …
Three Ways Your Laundry Routine Can Keep You From Ironing
Doing laundry is required. Ironing is (usually) optional. I actually don't hate ironing as long as I have plenty of time available to do it properly. And as long as there's no clutter piled on the ironing board. Hahahahaha!!! As if! Plenty of time . . . do it properly . . . no clutter?!?! (Let me catch my breath!) Here are ways I've …
Replacing My Laundry Basket
I got a new laundry basket for my master bedroom. The one I'd been using had cracked, the handle was gone and clothes were getting snagged. So I replaced it. Replaced. Because I didn't need another laundry basket in there, just a different one. Actually, at the time, it was the only laundry basket in the entire house. The others had …
Are you a Fan of Laundry Day? Tell Me About It!
I never thought I'd say this, but I love Laundry Day. I tried (and failed at) every laundry method I could find, but this was the one that works for me and my brain. If you've been here a while, you know. I've blabbed and blabbed about it. It's your turn to blab now. If you're a Laundry Day convert, I want to hear about it! I'm collecting …
Using an Awkward Pause to Finish Laundry Day
It was 2:48. I needed to be at my kid’s school by 3:00. The school is five minutes away. It was officially an awkward pause in my day. What could I possibly accomplish in seven minutes? But it was a Monday, and Monday is Laundry Day. And I was rocking Laundry Day on that particular Monday. Really. When Laundry Day is consistent and I’m …
Whatever Works for YOU
I have e-books. I've come up with ways to keep my home under control, to be able to let non-immediate-family members come inside on a weekly basis. I can tackle a decluttering project with confidence and know I'll make progress (if not finish) in whatever time I throw at it. I share all these things (and all the times I fail) with you here on …
You Know What Happens When You Assume?
A friend in college would often quote his grandma on this one. I'm going to crypticize the statement since I'm a prude. "You know what happens when you assume? You make a first-three-letters-of-assume out of u and me." Assuming gets nobody anywhere. And usually causes trouble. A big part of this deslobification process for me has …
