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Monday, October 11, 2010
Storing extras
Sometimes when I'm out shopping if I see something on sale that we use I will pick it up. I always try to keep one extra of all our toiletries on hand. When you open the last of something we put it on the shopping list instead of waiting until we are out and have no hairspray for the day etc. So I came up with a little bin that simply states "extra supplies" and in the same cabinet are larger bottles of extra supplies. Everyone knows where to go for the extras. Simple but effective.
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Sunday, October 10, 2010
Laundry tips
Laundry is a chore we all wish would just take care of itself but unfortunately few of us have live in servants. Here are a few tips to make it slightly less daunting.
Stain treating
DO IT!!! It will save you money in the long run and could make you money. I'm not wearing stained clothes and I doubt you plan to. If you plan to sell your clothes they cannot have stains on them. Children's clothes sell great if they are taken care of.
Greased Lighting is the greatest overall stain treatment. It's cheaper than shout and spray and wash. It takes out grease like no other. For deep stain treating you will require more which I will discuss in a future blog. If you treat your clothes as you sort them you save time as you switch your loads. Keep in mind some clothes shouldn't sit with chemicals on them for extended periods of time so be cautious.
Keep the items you use each week handy and easy to access. You will actually use them that way. Group small stuff in plastic bins to prevent out of control cabinets.
Sorting
Get some collapsable mesh laundry baskets to use for sorting. This keeps your piles neatly sorted and off the floor where they collect more dirt and prevent them from getting stepped on. As you wash a load you fold the basket and store it until your next laundry session.
Hangers
Keep a bin of hangers on your dryer to hang clothes as you take them out of the dryer. This means you don't fold them only to hang them later or throw them in a basket which could lead to wrinkled clothes and the dreaded ironing. Keeping hangers sorted in seperate bins will save time. Cycle your hangers from your closet to laundry room and you will never run out. Have each family member deposit their hangers in the laundry room once a week.
Above picture shows clothes I hang dry and transport straight to the closet when dry and my sorted hangers.
Laundry cart
Greatest $50 I've ever spent. My laundry cart. I use it to bring all the dirty laundry to the laundry room, return it to closets, hold folded laundry and bring groceries (or anything) from the back door to kitchen. It is GREAT!!! I can't give it enough kudos.
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Stain treating
DO IT!!! It will save you money in the long run and could make you money. I'm not wearing stained clothes and I doubt you plan to. If you plan to sell your clothes they cannot have stains on them. Children's clothes sell great if they are taken care of.
Greased Lighting is the greatest overall stain treatment. It's cheaper than shout and spray and wash. It takes out grease like no other. For deep stain treating you will require more which I will discuss in a future blog. If you treat your clothes as you sort them you save time as you switch your loads. Keep in mind some clothes shouldn't sit with chemicals on them for extended periods of time so be cautious.
Keep the items you use each week handy and easy to access. You will actually use them that way. Group small stuff in plastic bins to prevent out of control cabinets.
Sorting
Get some collapsable mesh laundry baskets to use for sorting. This keeps your piles neatly sorted and off the floor where they collect more dirt and prevent them from getting stepped on. As you wash a load you fold the basket and store it until your next laundry session.
Hangers
Keep a bin of hangers on your dryer to hang clothes as you take them out of the dryer. This means you don't fold them only to hang them later or throw them in a basket which could lead to wrinkled clothes and the dreaded ironing. Keeping hangers sorted in seperate bins will save time. Cycle your hangers from your closet to laundry room and you will never run out. Have each family member deposit their hangers in the laundry room once a week.
Above picture shows clothes I hang dry and transport straight to the closet when dry and my sorted hangers.
Laundry cart
Greatest $50 I've ever spent. My laundry cart. I use it to bring all the dirty laundry to the laundry room, return it to closets, hold folded laundry and bring groceries (or anything) from the back door to kitchen. It is GREAT!!! I can't give it enough kudos.
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