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| Who wants to talk about how hard it is to re-make the top bunk of a bunkbed from scratch? |
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Yup, it makes changing out the sheets a much bigger job. Bunkbeds have a lot of pluses, but that is a HUGE negative. 
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teachingmom wrote:
| Who wants to talk about how hard it is to re-make the top bunk of a bunkbed from scratch? I just about put my back out each time I do it! |
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It's kind of like scrubbing a big bathtub when nine months pregnant...makes you stop and think about whether or not you reeeeaaaallly want that long soak...
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kristina wrote:
Reflecting upon this reminds me of how thankful I am.
1. For the treasures whom I have the privelege of washing their clothing.
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2. For the proper equipment with which to do the laundry! I often give thanks that I do not need to use a washboard, need to walk miles to a creek for clean water.. among other modern conveniences that I utilize.
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What a great outlook!
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Elizabeth wrote:
Okay, so tell me, right now, how many loads of laundry are dirty in your home?
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Probably about 3, but don't ask me how many baskets are waiting to be folded! That's my downfall, being blessed with 2 washers and dryers, the laundry gets done, but it's the folding and putting away that drives me crazy!
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Elizabeth wrote:
Okay, so tell me, right now, how many loads of laundry are dirty in your home?
I have at least 6, not including bedding from an accident last night.
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One in the process of folding on the couch, one in the washer waiting to go to the dryer. and one load of lights and a small load of dark and light towels, which will probably wait for a more full load. (one day I will ditch the dark towels.. however, they were a gift.. ) Add to these regular loads the boys three beds, the crib and our bedsheets are all due for a wash. Oh and the rugs, the curtains and the shower curtain (which the boys think is their towel to wipe the soap out of their eyes during bathtime!) are all reminding me that it is their turn to have wash and tumble, too. Laundry.. Laundry.. Laundry..
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Rachel May,
You asked about the dirty boys and the clothing. Sometimes they change into new/clean clothing while dirty and sometimes not. And yes, our boys do use their clothing for napkins and wear those same things to bed (well I do change the 3 yo). None of our boys are teens, but, yes sometimes we notice things have gone too far .... Actually your question is rather embarrassing as we are so lacadaisacal in our house and trying to do better. We have instituted Saturday evening hair checks (so that everyone is clean for Sunday Mass) where Dh or I smell each boys hair and dictate a bath! Sometimes sheets get pulled at the same time - but the boys are not very picky. My boys especially like digging in mud but are not particularly hot and sweaty so it isn't a knock you over thing.
I'm thinking we may be in for more laundry as they reach a more particular teenage stage! I have one dd who must change 3 or 4 times a day - but since she is also the one with special handling clothing, she is doing most of the laundry now.
I really, really think the biggest key to laundry getting backed up is the location of the washer and dryer. Ours is conviently located. I would be way behind if it were located in a basement or another inconvenient location. The other factor is that since it is all in the main living area - it just has to get done if we want to sit down, so it gets done.
There is one load on the floor as I type this.
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Our boys work up a sweat daily and we insist on showers and a change of clothes after they're sweaty. So, I guess that explains why our hampers are almost always full  !
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I don't even know how many loads I need to do at the minute. Probably about 5.
I woke up this morning wondering if I should hire a girl to come in each day and fold and put away.  I just cannot get it done. I think 6 mo. olds are higher maintainence than newborns. My babe want to be held all the time. (although he's such a sweetie, I don't mind) 
Oh, and I'm potty training. . . 
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I took a que from Willa and told everyone they had to wear the same pair of pants or skirt 2 days in a row unless it was really dirty.
I most have spoken in Greek because this morning all their clothes were in a pile in the laundry room and they had fresh clothes on.
I'll try again tomorrow. I'll probably have to police the bedrooms for a few days till they can translate my directions.
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ALmom wrote:
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Oh no! That was exactly what I was trying not to do! I was thinking to myself if it would be possible to bathe less often or make clothes last longer somehow. But as I mentioned, stinky bodies force the issue. I think part of the stink is related to our diet, part to the soccer uniforms they wear as often as possible. When my mom and 13 yo baby sis came out to help when Cecilia was born and Bill was gone, I had to get my mom to talk to her about deoderant. Whew! I wish we could have put it off til they were teens, but my boys were as bad as she was! 
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I absolutely agree. In our old house 90% of the laundry was made upstairs and the washer was downstairs. Now we have more people, 100% of the laundry is made on the two normal floors and the laundry is in the basement which smells like big stinky dogs. 
I have a question for David with the commercial washer. Does it need a special hook up? Can it fit in a normal laundry area, like behind those louvered doors? Where did you get it?
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What is totally funny to me at this moment is how much we all have to say about our laundry!!!!  There is some Purgatory time being eaten up through all these loads, I hope!!!
Something that has helped a lot here is the purchase of a laundry hamper that has 3 linen bag things attached. I got mine at Wal-Mart for about $25.00. I use one bag for whites (socks, underwear, boys undershirts), one for lights, and one for darks. I like to do all the laundry in one or two days about every week and a half or so. Sheets, every other week or so and bath towels every week or so - these are just gathered at that time and don't go in the hamper. I can usually get everything washed in one day and then have the kids and dh help fold and put everything away the next. Then I don't have to think about it for awhile!! I'm like Willa and have the kids check their clothes each night, ideally. They are young so I help. If they've been playing outside all day or the clothes are dirty from food, then they go in the hamper thing. If we've been out in what I call their "cute outfits", normally worn out in public places like the store, library, daily Mass, etc., then they almost always get put back in drawers for another wearing. Jeans and jean shorts always get worn twice or three times. Two pair of pajamas each is usually fine for a week and a half. If I know we'll be home all day the following day, many times I'll have them wear the same play clothes again. Heck, I usually wear the same outfit a few days in a row, especially the cute, comfy ones! I'm sure all this will change when they are bigger and into more sports, but I'm not looking forward to that day!
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Erica Sanchez wrote:
| If we've been out in what I call their "cute outfits", normally worn out in public places like the store, library, daily Mass, etc., then they almost always get put back in drawers for another wearing. Jeans and jean shorts always get worn twice or three times. Two pair of pajamas each is usually fine for a week and a half. If I know we'll be home all day the following day, many times I'll have them wear the same play clothes again. |
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There you go. I do that kind of thing too. And the kids that make the big messes with their clothes are usually the ones with the LITTLE articles of clothing.
Also, Janet mentioned her daughter custom washes her own clothes; my daughter does that too, with the outfits she cares about (sometimes a T shirt or nightgown gets in there with the family wash).
I used to assign laundry duties to the kids on a rotating basis but just took it back recently because I decided I enjoyed doing it on my own schedule and there were other things they could do instead
I think convenience is BIG. We used to have our washing machine in the cold basement with a steep flight of stairs and three toddlers/infants. So of course, laundry got done in snatches when they were napping or in bed for the night and I was awake... which meant, not very often. We had piles then and sometimes DH would devote a Saturday to catching up.
It was such a great blessing to have a laundry room right down the hall on the main floor, that laundry just leaped up on the scale of less-unpleasant household things.
Today was Monday and I did six loads, which took care of everything in the house. I just recently (last fall) started having Monday be the bed-stripping day and the kids are getting into the habit of pulling off their sheets instead of making their bed, on this day. That was one habit we needed to form because before that, changing the older kids' sheets was something I didn't seem to remember to do often enough, since I don't really go into the teens' rooms very often.
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Elizabeth wrote:
Okay, so tell me, right now, how many loads of laundry are dirty in your home?
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4 today, 6 yesterday.
Five kids + 2 bedwetters + a three year old that changes clothes 10 times a day + 3 sports teams + 2 dancers = Tons of laundry. Tons.
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MEBarrett wrote:
Five kids + 2 bedwetters + a three year old that changes clothes 10 times a day + 3 sports teams + 2 dancers = Tons of laundry. Tons.
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The bedwetting and sick children really throw my laundry "routine" for a loop. Invariably, if someone has a wet bed or the throw ups, it's right after I've just changed sheets.
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We discovered a solution to the "laundry-overload" dilemna several years ago...one trip to the laundrymat after major illness, a vacation or extended trip, new baby arrival (with the help of Dad), or especially when trying to sell a home or move, can work WONDERS to get you back on track again!!! For the price of one meal out you can wash and dry an entire week's worth of laundry in one fell swoop! Doing it ALL in about the time many people spend watching a video or sporting event makes one arrive home feeling revitalized and thoroughly convinced that the laundry monster CAN be conquered...that is, until the NEXT crisis leaves mountains of unidentifiable crud, multiplying exponentially; threatening to INVADE your entire house!!! I say, SLAY the laundry fiend with the help of your friendly neighborhood "Castle of Laundry Knights"!
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Servant2theKing wrote:
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We discovered this on vacation.
Near a cottage we rented there was wash and dry service for a very reasonable price.
We packed half the amount of stuff and if the laundry trip was at the end of vacation, I had only the sheets, towels, one outtfit and PJ's to wash.
How come that when on vacation and everyone is allowed one duffle and one bacpack we can manage for a week or more but at home we need the closet, the window seat, the bed, the floor....
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