This homemaking hack is not for the faint of heart. If you are serious about laundry, please click away now and I'll see you back here tomorrow. :P Even if you're not a laundry fan, this might be too much for you- and I wouldn't blame you at all if you feel squeamish at this one. It's okay. It took me having 4 kids, a big house to keep, a blog, and a couple of part-time jobs to get here. :P
This is one of my deepest held secrets that I'm sharing with you today. I only tell you this so that some who are drowning in laundry may be freed from the shackles of perfectionism like I was a couple of years ago when I figured out this trick. ;)
Here goes nothing... :)
If you ever wonder how a mama of 5 keeps up with the laundry {on top of other things}, here it is:
Yes, that is our clothing all over the laundry room floor.
Our clean clothing.
No, our laundry isn't folded.
But it is sorted into 7 piles. :)
Most of the time, I don't fold clothes at all. Ever. They go from the dryer to the pile, to the drawer in a few glorious minutes. Yes, they're wrinkled most of the time, but they all end up in their drawers unfolded no matter how long I spent folding them anyway. :) If they're too wrinkled, we'll do some work on them but most of the time, I just have to let go of my inner perfectionism and we roll with it. And the laundry actually gets DONE. Like empty basket done. I love it.
If you're a homemaker {especially a mama of littles}, don't be afraid to break the "rules" you feel like you have to follow. Even if it's just for a little while.
Sometimes you gotta just stuff the clothes in the drawers and let it go, you know what I mean? :) It will give you more time to do important things like play with your kiddos, or just take a shower. ;) It might work for a season, or it might work for you forever.
You don't have to tell everyone your homemaking hack, but hey, if you do, you might just free someone else from drowning in the "rules".... ;)
What homemaking rules have you broken and found yourself loving the "wrong" way of doing it? :)
What's your best laundry folding tip?
Have you ever done the piles like me? :P
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