Hi!! I hope you're doing well!
I'm so excited to finally share with you how I do laundry for my large family of 8!
This has been something that I've been looking forward to sharing, as it has been a complete life saver for me. I've been a stay at home mom, a work outside of the home mom, and a work from home mom, and I've always used this system because it has been the smoothest and most stress free system!
✨My SYSTEM:✨
First, I start by having my children gather up ALL of the laundry from everywhere in the house, and I mean ALL THE LAUNDRY! (I'm a little OCD that way😅)
Then, I sit down with the girls and sort and treat all of their laundry. I do the same thing with the boys after that.
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Once all of the laundry is sorted (into whites, lights, colors, darks, and towels/washrags) and treated (takes 30-45 mins total), the bulk of the job is finished!
Now all I have to do is rotate batches throughout the day (with the kids' help of course!). I start with the lightest color and weight batches first because they finish quickest, and it makes so that I can go through all of the batches in one day.
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When all of the batches are washed and dried, we dump them out into one, big, ginormous pile! (This is my kids' favorite part!) and we all sit together and fold ALL of the clothes.
Ava is the sorter; Me, Jazlynn, Atticus, and Nova-Laine are the folders. This gets the job done quick because the folders don't have to figure out which pile to put the clothes into. We just fold and go!
After the clothes are folded (Takes about 20-30 mins) everyone takes care of their own piles, except for the babies, Roman and Hudson. Ava and Jazlynn take turns putting the babies' clothes away. (Taking care of the clothes takes 10 mins)
During this whole process, I am sure to include my children, so that I can teach and train them how to do laundry and how to take good care of their clothes. I'm not just 'Doing Laundry', I am RAISING CHILDREN. That's why it matters to me to include them! 😁
In total, I spend less than 2 hours dedicated to laundry for an ENTIRE WEEK, since we do one laundry day per week. Then I don't even have to THINK about laundry until the next week! That's why this system has been my go-to, favorite one!
If you try it out, let me know how it goes!
As always, if you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments, or contact me through email: olivia@parentingpicture.com
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27 авг 2024