Comments on: Simple Balance Household & Laundry I http://www.hollyscorner.com/blog/2006/09/20/simple-balance-household-laundry-i/ Make it a masterpiece. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:11:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Ariane Benefit from Neat Living http://www.hollyscorner.com/blog/2006/09/20/simple-balance-household-laundry-i/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Ariane Benefit from Neat Living Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:03:26 +0000 http://www.hollyscorner.com/blog/2006/09/20/simple-balance-household-laundry-i/#comment-221 Love your blog! And this idea is great! We don't have room in our tiny closets for this hamper..but I do recommend it to clients. We have to sort...but I keep four laundry baskets for quick sorting in the basement (it's finished) where I have a pretty big laundry room. I also have a husband who hates the way I fold...so he does the laundry! I know I'm crazy lucky...but if you can swing not doing laundry yourself...I highly recommend it. Teach the kids, or take it to a laundry that has a wash and fold service whatever. If you work and can afford it - it's well worth it! That's what I used to do before I got married! : ) I would skip out on eating out or whatever to afford it. Here in NJ it was only $20-30$ every 2 weeks. And they provided the cleaning supplies too! Love your blog! And this idea is great! We don’t have room in our tiny closets for this hamper..but I do recommend it to clients. We have to sort…but I keep four laundry baskets for quick sorting in the basement (it’s finished) where I have a pretty big laundry room. I also have a husband who hates the way I fold…so he does the laundry! I know I’m crazy lucky…but if you can swing not doing laundry yourself…I highly recommend it. Teach the kids, or take it to a laundry that has a wash and fold service whatever. If you work and can afford it - it’s well worth it! That’s what I used to do before I got married! : ) I would skip out on eating out or whatever to afford it. Here in NJ it was only $20-30$ every 2 weeks. And they provided the cleaning supplies too!

]]> By: Aurelia http://www.hollyscorner.com/blog/2006/09/20/simple-balance-household-laundry-i/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Aurelia Thu, 21 Sep 2006 17:39:37 +0000 http://www.hollyscorner.com/blog/2006/09/20/simple-balance-household-laundry-i/#comment-156 I love your tips... he have a 2 bag sorter for whites and darks and I love it!! Aurelia I love your tips… he have a 2 bag sorter for whites and darks and I love it!!
Aurelia

]]> By: Robyn Tippins http://www.hollyscorner.com/blog/2006/09/20/simple-balance-household-laundry-i/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Robyn Tippins Thu, 21 Sep 2006 02:10:02 +0000 http://www.hollyscorner.com/blog/2006/09/20/simple-balance-household-laundry-i/#comment-153 We sort kinda by person too. My almost 9 year old and my 6 year old (with very little real help from the enthusiastic 3 year old LOL) all sort their clothes and the baby's clothes. They do such a great job and I heap praise on them! Great kids... ANYWAY, I take what they've sorted downstairs and wash/dry them and bring them back up for them to fold and (with help) put away. Their folding at this point is almost the equivalent of rolling it into a ball (snicker) but I can handle that and they get better every time. Then I just have to wash/dry/fold mine and hubby's (and straighten their drawers afterwards. It's nice... Plus, it keeps them busy and not watching TV or building forts all over the house (don't ask). I LOVE your pdf jungle thingy. Lots of work girl! We sort kinda by person too. My almost 9 year old and my 6 year old (with very little real help from the enthusiastic 3 year old LOL) all sort their clothes and the baby’s clothes. They do such a great job and I heap praise on them! Great kids… ANYWAY, I take what they’ve sorted downstairs and wash/dry them and bring them back up for them to fold and (with help) put away.

Their folding at this point is almost the equivalent of rolling it into a ball (snicker) but I can handle that and they get better every time. Then I just have to wash/dry/fold mine and hubby’s (and straighten their drawers afterwards. It’s nice… Plus, it keeps them busy and not watching TV or building forts all over the house (don’t ask).

I LOVE your pdf jungle thingy. Lots of work girl!

]]> By: holly.schwendiman http://www.hollyscorner.com/blog/2006/09/20/simple-balance-household-laundry-i/comment-page-1/#comment-152 holly.schwendiman Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:28:29 +0000 http://www.hollyscorner.com/blog/2006/09/20/simple-balance-household-laundry-i/#comment-152 Hi Sarah, I wouldn't call that slacker I would call that innovative sorting. The end result is the same because you found a way to streamline sorting tasks in a way that works for you. Bravo!! Thanks for sharing! Hugs, Holly Hi Sarah,

I wouldn’t call that slacker I would call that innovative sorting. The end result is the same because you found a way to streamline sorting tasks in a way that works for you. Bravo!! Thanks for sharing!

Hugs,
Holly

]]> By: Sarah Zeldman http://www.hollyscorner.com/blog/2006/09/20/simple-balance-household-laundry-i/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Sarah Zeldman Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:20:33 +0000 http://www.hollyscorner.com/blog/2006/09/20/simple-balance-household-laundry-i/#comment-151 Well, I guess I'm a "Slacker Mom" b/c I sort a *bit* differently. I sort by person. I have found that fabrics today are remarkably colorsafe -- so I do one wash for me, then one for my husband, one for my son and one for my daughter. This way I don't have to sort again after the dryer -- I just take the clean clothes to the appropriate room. I haven't ruined anything yet! Occasionally I'll do a load of whites to brighten things...but that's about it. Well, I guess I’m a “Slacker Mom” b/c I sort a *bit* differently.

I sort by person.

I have found that fabrics today are remarkably colorsafe — so I do one wash for me, then one for my husband, one for my son and one for my daughter. This way I don’t have to sort again after the dryer — I just take the clean clothes to the appropriate room. I haven’t ruined anything yet! Occasionally I’ll do a load of whites to brighten things…but that’s about it.

]]> By: holly.schwendiman http://www.hollyscorner.com/blog/2006/09/20/simple-balance-household-laundry-i/comment-page-1/#comment-149 holly.schwendiman Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:41:42 +0000 http://www.hollyscorner.com/blog/2006/09/20/simple-balance-household-laundry-i/#comment-149 Thanks for commenting everyone! I'm getting really excited now about sharing my "daily mundane" tips! ;o) Hugs, Holly Thanks for commenting everyone! I’m getting really excited now about sharing my “daily mundane” tips! ;o)

Hugs,
Holly

]]> By: Tasra Dawson http://www.hollyscorner.com/blog/2006/09/20/simple-balance-household-laundry-i/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Tasra Dawson Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:25:58 +0000 http://www.hollyscorner.com/blog/2006/09/20/simple-balance-household-laundry-i/#comment-148 Great tip! I couldn't live without my three hampers for our clothes. In fact, we have the three hamper system in our room and separate hampers in the laundry room for towels and linens, and baby clothes. It saves me so much time and makes it so much easier to just run in the laundry room and throw in a quick load. Thanks for sharing. Can't wait to read more of your tips. Great tip! I couldn’t live without my three hampers for our clothes. In fact, we have the three hamper system in our room and separate hampers in the laundry room for towels and linens, and baby clothes. It saves me so much time and makes it so much easier to just run in the laundry room and throw in a quick load. Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to read more of your tips.

]]> By: Laura Bybee http://www.hollyscorner.com/blog/2006/09/20/simple-balance-household-laundry-i/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Laura Bybee Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:26:43 +0000 http://www.hollyscorner.com/blog/2006/09/20/simple-balance-household-laundry-i/#comment-147 We do this, too, although we have a hamper for whites, one for colors, and one for towels. I like the idea of having one for dark colors and one for light colors since I wash them separately as well. Hmmm..... Now to figure out how to organize my computer room! ;-) We do this, too, although we have a hamper for whites, one for colors, and one for towels. I like the idea of having one for dark colors and one for light colors since I wash them separately as well. Hmmm…..

Now to figure out how to organize my computer room! ;-)

]]> By: Mike http://www.hollyscorner.com/blog/2006/09/20/simple-balance-household-laundry-i/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Mike Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:23:57 +0000 http://www.hollyscorner.com/blog/2006/09/20/simple-balance-household-laundry-i/#comment-146 Nice, easy, excellent tip. We did the light/dark/white system when we had the twins because sorting that many baby clothes would have been insanity. Nice, easy, excellent tip. We did the light/dark/white system when we had the twins because sorting that many baby clothes would have been insanity.

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