Comments on: Five Ways to Make Laundry Day Easier http://www.onsimplicity.net/2009/05/simple-laundry-tips/ Have less, enjoy more. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:22:31 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mary Q Contrarie http://www.onsimplicity.net/2009/05/simple-laundry-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-5377 Mary Q Contrarie Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:36:30 +0000 http://www.onsimplicity.net/?p=666#comment-5377 I love my <a href="http://www.bestdryingrack.com" rel="nofollow">clothes drying rack</a>. It is not one of those according types. The best part is I can hang all my shirts directly onto hangers on to the rack to dry then move it to where ever makes sense for the day, outside, under the ceiling fan or even leave it in the launry room. I love my clothes drying rack. It is not one of those according types. The best part is I can hang all my shirts directly onto hangers on to the rack to dry then move it to where ever makes sense for the day, outside, under the ceiling fan or even leave it in the launry room.

]]> By: Anita http://www.onsimplicity.net/2009/05/simple-laundry-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-5293 Anita Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:30:31 +0000 http://www.onsimplicity.net/?p=666#comment-5293 I wash and dry my clothes in machines, but simplify my life by keeping the whole family's clothes right there in the laundry room. That's where we go to change our clothes and the dirty ones go right into baskets (or into the washer if it is empty) and the dry clothes get hung on rods or sorted into bins as soon as they come out of the dryer. The clothes never need to make a trip out of the room (except on our backs!) For towels, sheets, jeans, socks, etc, I have large bins I bought at a department store fixture sale. Shelves, drawers, or bins would work equally well. The other thing we did to simplify our lives was to buy 2 large packs of black socks and 2 large packs of white socks. Period. We happen to be adults and we all wear the same socks which all get tossed into one bin. Socks do not need to be gendered! No sorting/rolling/folding needed! Finding socks for the day is as simple as reaching in the bin and picking any two white (or black) ones out of the bin. It works for us. I wash and dry my clothes in machines, but simplify my life by keeping the whole family’s clothes right there in the laundry room. That’s where we go to change our clothes and the dirty ones go right into baskets (or into the washer if it is empty) and the dry clothes get hung on rods or sorted into bins as soon as they come out of the dryer. The clothes never need to make a trip out of the room (except on our backs!) For towels, sheets, jeans, socks, etc, I have large bins I bought at a department store fixture sale. Shelves, drawers, or bins would work equally well.

The other thing we did to simplify our lives was to buy 2 large packs of black socks and 2 large packs of white socks. Period. We happen to be adults and we all wear the same socks which all get tossed into one bin. Socks do not need to be gendered! No sorting/rolling/folding needed! Finding socks for the day is as simple as reaching in the bin and picking any two white (or black) ones out of the bin. It works for us.

]]> By: Debbie http://www.onsimplicity.net/2009/05/simple-laundry-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-5246 Debbie Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:57:40 +0000 http://www.onsimplicity.net/?p=666#comment-5246 I use a zippered pillow cover to wash my lingerie and other items needing a more gentle touch in the wash. Besides protecting the delicate fabrics of my lingerie, these zippered bags also come in body pillow sizes! I use a zippered pillow cover to wash my lingerie and other items needing a more gentle touch in the wash. Besides protecting the delicate fabrics of my lingerie, these zippered bags also come in body pillow sizes!

]]> By: Val http://www.onsimplicity.net/2009/05/simple-laundry-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-5241 Val Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:23:28 +0000 http://www.onsimplicity.net/?p=666#comment-5241 I have a tension rod that fits across our shower area, so that I can hang laundry to dry indoors in cool weather (I hang all our shirts, plus pants, only using they dryer for odds and ends during the winter months). Our laundry area is small, so it gets it all out of the way. The rod tucks nicely away when it's not in use. I have a tension rod that fits across our shower area, so that I can hang laundry to dry indoors in cool weather (I hang all our shirts, plus pants, only using they dryer for odds and ends during the winter months). Our laundry area is small, so it gets it all out of the way. The rod tucks nicely away when it’s not in use.

]]> By: kelligirl http://www.onsimplicity.net/2009/05/simple-laundry-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-5154 kelligirl Sun, 31 May 2009 16:07:28 +0000 http://www.onsimplicity.net/?p=666#comment-5154 Enjoyed this article. I have hung up laundry inside to dry for 20 years. I have a 5 ft 3 tier clothing rack which will let you drop shelves so you can hang clothes (lingerie, socks,little kids clothes) or from the top bar on a hangar if you so desire and it folds to store neatly against the wall. But..... I am lucky that in our house we have molding about 1/2" deep around all doors and entryways so I can literally hang my clothes from there (upstairs out of sight mostly in my master bath, but closets in all 4 bedrooms have the molding too). I am able to hang pants with those clip/skirt hangars. They rarely ever need to be pressed! It is a very handy, cheap way to dry clothes. No pollen, dirt residue and it goes straight to the closet when dry. I do a lot of laundry as none of my kids or my husband wear anything more than once and there are days when they change clothes frequently for sports, yardwork, play. Clothes go from washer, to dryer for a quick air fluff, onto hangars (or rack)to dry and to closets. So check out your framing/molding see if a hangar will hang from it and you are good to go. Enjoyed this article. I have hung up laundry inside to dry for 20 years. I have a 5 ft 3 tier clothing rack which will let you drop shelves so you can hang clothes (lingerie, socks,little kids clothes) or from the top bar on a hangar if you so desire and it folds to store neatly against the wall. But….. I am lucky that in our house we have molding about 1/2″ deep around all doors and entryways so I can literally hang my clothes from there (upstairs out of sight mostly in my master bath, but closets in all 4 bedrooms have the molding too). I am able to hang pants with those clip/skirt hangars. They rarely ever need to be pressed! It is a very handy, cheap way to dry clothes. No pollen, dirt residue and it goes straight to the closet when dry. I do a lot of laundry as none of my kids or my husband wear anything more than once and there are days when they change clothes frequently for sports, yardwork, play. Clothes go from washer, to dryer for a quick air fluff, onto hangars (or rack)to dry and to closets. So check out your framing/molding see if a hangar will hang from it and you are good to go.

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