I bought some collapsible plastic totes for this purpose. That they collapse saves space in the trunk when not in use!

@suestone5076 that's a great idea too.

Then have teenage sons bring in the house!😂

Great idea, thanks!

Yep. I do that well when I remember

I know, same here! But I love the lint bin. I've been using an old pail for years, I may just splurge on this thing.

Saaaaaaaaaaame. I wish I had those things!!

Laundry room???

Yeah, my washing machine and tumble dryer are in my kitchen (like is the case in most UK flats)!

I do the same thing with a delicates bag. One per person. It's amazing

I do that too. Put socks in bag to keep together.

I wash all my socks together every 4 months.

Yes!! When my daughter was a toddler she would take her socks off the instant we came home, so I was put a mesh bag on the handle of the back door closet! Boom! No more lost socks (and they were all black too! No matching!)

Dang, I wish I thought of this when I had baby and toddler socks to deal with 🤣 amazing tip!

I agree. I always assume people want to keep their white clothes white so mixing them with darks is a bad idea.

I agree on whites

Unfortunately, yes. I wash my eight-year-olds stuff together (except for red), and the white undershirts are.... not quite white. He's eight, though, so he doesn't care 😅. For adult clothes, the white items that should stay white have to be separate

Have you all tried color grabber sheets or anything similar? I use them, especially when I wash whites (because I always end up throwing them in with colors...because I don't have enough white laundry to make a whole load without waiting weeks...because... I HAVE KIDS!! White is a losing battle for the most part! LOL), and feel like they do a great job.

Love this idea!

How do you keep track of what clothes have been worn?

@@cathyheaton8758 I do this too. Our ceilings are 10 foot tall, so our closet has both top & bottom rows. I rehang my item and then hang that hanger on the pant's hanger located on my top hanging shelf. whew! That was a lot!

I keep all my empty hangers together also. Grab and go!

@@cathyheaton8758I have a hook I hang hangers on that have previous worn clothes on.

@@cathyheaton8758I turn the hangar around backwards so I know what’s been worn.

Me too!! I bought period panties and they last a lot longer if they hang dry. So those mesh bags help remind me to treat the undies with care 😂

That's a really good idea! So often I've forgotten to check only to find the stain still there when I'm folding!

Doing exactly the same since 10 years 😂 He has his washing days, I have mine 🙂

Same! That way he's not responsible if something of mine shrinks. LOL Or vice versa.

My house too!

Me too. 😊

Same here too! More laundry detergent now- but totally worth it!

Oooh, how do i get a laundry chute?

Awesome idea!!!

Brilliant! I don’t have a laundry chute but it would be an excellent way to manage it.

Hey! I don’t actually have a chute, but I DO use laundry bags and it makes it a lot easier because then I don’t have to sort at all.

That’s a great idea!

Good tip. Thank you! I only learned to sort by whites, darks, colors, delicates and linens and or towels. But this makes sense. Just because my summer tees are dark doesn't mean they should be with jeans...😮 Yes!

Yup. We do this too. It also helps them dry at the same time within the load and not wrinkle.

Hello again, Mrs. Trumble. We really watch all the same content ☺️ How is your husband feeling? I remember he was unwell recently (I saw your comment on Jamie's Journey), I hope he is feeling better. Also my heart goes out to him for the loss of his friends who were victims in the tragedy in Maine. So sorry. 💔

I love it when she says amaze balls.

@kaylariggs5188 we must have good taste in KZfaqr's. He's doing as good as expected. Thank you. He doesn't show his emotions that much, but this has really bothered him.

@@karenwood6815 me too. She makes me laugh.

Right? The idea of throwing any color clothes together to wash isn’t a good one. Sooner or later your light/whites end up dingy from doing that I’ve found.

Same but just 2 - lights & darks!

Same!

I bought big, cloth laundry bags with draw strings (Walmart sells a really good one with a pocket for soap or whatever). Then, I would sort my laundry by color, type, towels, etc (bc I personally think laundry lasts longer when washed that way, but you can sort however you want) into bags & washer types I'd be using at the laundry mat. Yes, that meant I had quite a few bags in various colors, sizes, & such, but that was my particular preference. This system made the laundry easy to carry, as I could just toss it over my shoulder to transport to the car & into the laundromat. As the clothes came out of the dryer, I'd fold, sort by person, & condense into bags & pack tight (using less bags than I went in with, so I could still throw them over my shoulder). I'd usually end up with the towels coming out last, since they take longest to dry (pro-tip, take a clean, dry towel with you, & toss it into the dryer to cut your drying time down significantly), & those pesky last items I'd usually just pack up unfolded & take home to fold, since I just wanted to get the heck outta there by then... LOL! These bags can also carry hangers, & easily slip over the a group of clothes after hung~ just put draw string at top of hangers to keep everything clean like a dry cleaners bag. Hope this helps in some manner...

Agreed!!! I have a few, some of which match Cas’ recommendations: -Depending on how often you wash/how much you have, you could set up personal laundry bins and wash separately to keep sorted. There are 3 of us so I never did that, we had one bathroom (where we get dressed anyhow) and community Hampers in there. I’m militant about dirty clothes in the hamper only so they will get washed, I know when it’s full and don’t have to search all over for clothes lol -if he can, go on OFF hours. Early am or pm. Weekends are going to be hectic, maybe early Sunday am won’t but most folks wash fri-sun or after work. Might not matter for a small wash house -Wear a Fanny pack for those quarters lol! Or at least pants with deep pockets. I would get them at the bank each Mo instead of dealing with the machines which could be broken -Get those huge nylon Fabric laundry bags like the other commenter said! They were pricey at my laundromat ($8-10 each) but have lasted me yearsssss! Easy to toss in the big washers and empty out…then put the bag inside and wash/dry that too! Also easier to get in and out of the car/cart and in the house as well -Depending on mobility/house set up, a folding roll cart to pile laundry bags in and roll to/from the car/house. Also useful when they run out of baskets at the laundromat which is the worst 😩 - lightweight wash soap! Either powder, pods or laundry sheets! I hated struggling with liquid soap jugs or big boxes of tide, so if you must, just measure enough for what you’re washing and put in clean water bottles, ziplocs or containers -I didn’t have the $ to sort much (doing 4 small loads of clothes instead of 1 huge one for ex) but would do a mega load of clothes, load of bedding, load of towels. 3 total in those large laundry bags. Dry and pack them back up together also to keep organized -My kids do the sock game as well but that mesh zip bag idea worked well for us! Undies in one, socks in another (or 2). I also got rid of most of the cute socks and we have like 30 pair of identical light grey or identical black no show socks. EASY to match and put away -might not be an option for you but I was able to get a small portable washer that I keep on bathroom counter, I use it to wash delicates and small loads of anything urgent (usually PE clothes or last minute must have stuff 🙄) also allows me to wash the bras separate (they love to wrap around other clothes lol) and hang them dry in peace. You also don’t have to worry about items that can’t go in the dryer, just wash at home! Mine was about $100, spins clothes 90%dry, takes about 5gal water and has no hook ups. Drain right into the sink with a stocking to catch lint and you’re set! -make it a self care time out ritual! It really just takes about 5-10 min to get everything set up then wait 30 for the wash or 45-60 min for the dry. I brought headphones, would watch a show, or make calls in the car, read, clean my car, if you can spare the $ go grab a bite or some coffee solo, make the most of that down time -take advantage of that extra towel/blanket time the other commenter mentioned to fold and pack your regular clothes. I’d have those ready to go by the time the towels were done! -for big bulky items, dry separately. Even if more fit, I’d wash together but dry one blanket at a time so I’m not dealing with surprise wet spots 😂

For those of us using commercially set timed machines, do you think the safety pin would work?? I really like the balls, I also have some all silicone ones to fluff towels, etc.

I would also love to see that!!

Great tip!

I hang the wet wash rags, + kitchen towels over the edge of the basket to air dry, or do a load of wash right away.

Or soak them in vinegar

I have those too, never going back. Best thing ever!

I got super lazy this time. Washer dispenses soap, dries, and cleans the inside so no more open door. I'm trying the tinfoil next. Thanks to Cas

As a fellow ADHD person I am deliberating whether to go down a rabbit hole by googling threshold syndrome

​@@lauralaforge558 I love that name for it! I suspect it's when I go into the bedroom to fetch the empty cup I left, but realise I've not made the messy bed, then think it's about time I changed the sheets anyway, so I strip the bed, but can't remember where I left the laundry basket, so go looking for it downstairs, where the open box of tools is all over the place from where I was going to mend the tap, so I get the spanner to go fix the tap because that's not done yet but before I turn off the water I should really make myself a cup of tea, but where's the cup? Oh yes - it's in the bedroom....

Or just that going through a doorway seems to wipe memory from our minds... You know - the 'what did I come in here for?' moment.

I hang a lot of our stuff - easier and then just take them on their hanger straight to the closets

Yess! I started hang-drying my socks (so they would last longer- my feet demand very specific and somewhat expensive socks these days, lol!) and it was incredibly annoying and tedious to do until I started putting them in a delicates bag. Getting them all out of the way one after the other instead of hunting for them first really makes a huge difference.

Does air drying really make socks last longer too?

Awesome!

I remember when I was learning laundry, many moons ago, when spray stain remover was required my mom was adamant that it was much more effective to treat right away. So I have my pretreatment hanging on laundry basket. I treat when I take the item off. since I have to wash every 2 to 3 days, it's good and treated (I often spray again when I'm getting a load sorted out just to be sure. The only stains that get treated differently are the protein based kind. Unfortunately, my skin disorder makes me prone to have lots of little spots and if I wore something that was a light color, I have to treat asap! Then it's meat tenderizer to the rescue!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you!

I put my hangers in the hamper at the same time as I choose my clothes to wear that day. That way, the hangers have traveled to the laundry room to use for clean clothes to be hung straight from the washer or dryer. (I rarely use my dryer. Most things get hung up, go onto a drying rack, or go outside to the clothesline.)

I do this too!

Every year I get older, I mess up more and more words. I hope this isn't some early dementia thing. Frankly, ordering anything in the drive thru always is embarrassing because I always say the wrong thing.

@@Clutterbug Noooo, it's just the blonde hair jacking with you. I am 100% right there with you! 🤣

Thank you!

I always leave the washer cracked open, but without anything in it. I just check before starting a load in either the washer or the dryer (which they seem more interested in, anyway). Better safe than sorry, but same for encouraging mildew to grow in the washer. 😂