What does laundry day look like for you?

[revvinkevin]

No dirty laundry photos here!

(LOL)

I do laundry every weekend, either Saturday or Sunday, depending on what else is going on. My father also lives with me and since I started my "collection" about 7 months ago now, I've been doing his laundry too.

For MY laundry I usually do 3 loads one week and 4 the next. My father used to do his own laundry, all in one load in the modern FL machine, but it was admittedly a lot for one load. I tried to tell him that but he would always do his washing when I was at work. Once I started doing his laundry for him, I initially sorted into 2 loads, but recently went to 3 smaller loads because I'm now washing things every week he would rarely wash before.

The load break down for my stuff:
1. Sheets (warm)
2. Dark colors (cold)
3. Colors / light colors (warm)
4. (the 2nd week) Whites. (usually hot or warm/hot)
I occasionally do another load of random stuff as well.

And the load break down for my fathers stuff (now):
1. Sheets / light fabrics (warm)
2. Towels / jeans, etc. (warm)
3. Whites (hot)

On a personal note here. A friend from the site here in my area told me he uses a towel only once and it goes in the laundry. While yes everyone has their one preference about towels, for me it's just not practical, efficient or eco friendly and I just can't do that! My towels get changed out or washed once a week.

 

[iheartmaytag]

I usually do at least a load a day. Many times more. Then on weekends I strip the beds and that is another three to seven loads depending upon if I do matress covers, spreads and comforters. I have to take the comforters to the laundry to use the big machines.

 

[appnut]

Here's how mine breaks down

Sheets (1 set each week) hot-regardlesss of color
Towels when 8 or so sets are accumulated (hot)
work shirts every 10-15 work days-warm
slacks (1 dark and 1 kakhi colored) about once every 3 or 4 weeks (wear each twice)
whites (shorts, t-shirts, and sox) about every 3 weeks -cold prewash with Biz and hot wash of liquid Tide HE with Bleach & OxiClean
Blanket washed once a month as well as mattress padAll loads have Snuggle put in them.

Seems like te last two, if not 3 Sundays, I"ve ended up doing 4-6 loads each week, go figure.

 

[appnut]

Added to the above, shorts worn on weekends when running errands (they go in with the two respective slacks loads. golf shirts (polo) and t-shirts ashed when accumulated 10-15 total.

 

[scott55405]

Bob, your f/l sure did a nice job on your dining area sheers that time. I will have to come back to visit when they're ready to be done again, to help take them down, wash and rehang them. We had such fun on that visit.

I have two baskets I keep, one is for towels, whites and etc, the other is shirts, socks and misc. I do about 3 loads a week but almost never all at once. For some reason I'm more a "washday" person when I'm not doing coinop, except when I go to a laundromat (once in a while if I have a lot or want to do the big bed pieces). There's a nice one nearby with Speed Queen frontloaders.

 

[toggleswitch2]

I do a really full darks load once a week. Whites once a week and towels as the mood strikes.

But then again, I'm in the partner's home Friday night Saturday and Sunday, so I am treated to having a portion of my laundry done FOR me, and being line-dried.

It is the best-smelling sandpaper on Earth! LOL (ducks and runs).

 

[paulc]

I sort my washing into the following loads:

1. White towels, tea towels and cleaning cloths.

2. Light coloured towels and light coloured sheets.

3. White clothes

4. Light coloured clothes

5. Dark clothes

6. Jeans

7. Delicate items such as jumpers.

I don't have a "laundry day", my machine is on every day with what ever I have a full load of....machines capacity is 6kg ( roughly 13lb ) for cotton cycle, 3kg for synthetics or mixed fabrics, 2kg for delicates. Towels and sheets are washed on cotton cycle. Light colured clothing on minimum iron cycle, Jeans if really dirty got on cotton cycle if not then the "Denim" wash and the darks get washed on the "Darks garments" cycle. Persil non bio powder for whites and light coloured towels and Persil Small and Mighty non bio for everything else plus Comfort Pure softener.

 

[aquarius1984]

Whites Lights Darks Woollies Delicates,

Have a wide variety of things weekly,

So far since I cleared the basket on Saturday this lot has appeared in a part week.

 

[aquarius1984]

So its in with a load of whites being the largest load accrued and first full load.

Monday evening 19:44 and the first load of the new week is in.

Est finishing time on 95*C White Cotton cycle is 22.15

Onto the line at 7.30 if the weather permits or hung inside on a clothesmaid.

 

[jbuscemi]

In the summer , when I have a lot of comapany, on Sunday night , the whites go in the boiler on the back of the range to heat and boil slowly with a good scoop of Borax and Oxy Clean. In the morning I fish them out with a stick and into the washer they go. Then I do the coloured shirts and chinos. If I have enough then coloured towels they're next and finally just socks. They always get done last ..on their own.All of this is hung out to dry Monday morning . Items to be starched are taken in damp, dipped in boiled starch , left to dry and then dampened for the next morning's ironing.

 

[maytagbear]

I wish

I had one laundry day, but I often wash any day. When I get new clothes, I wash them before wearing. When I have more than four towels in the bathroom. I almost always wash a load of cotton darks Saturday evening.......

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[perc-o-prince]

When the dirty laundry bag's full, it gets emptied into the washer and washed! Sometimes, if there's enough, I run whites through in a load by themselves. Or, like during our little flooding episode, the towels we used to mop up the mess were washed on their own.

Chuck

 

[organboy1974]

It only takes an hour to do the whole week in one of these

Including the towels/whites, etc. All done in the same water. Stick that up the pundits when they tell us to buy new energy-efficient machines.

 

[ronhic]

Depending on how much poor Gladys (one of our Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers) leaks, will depend on how much washing I have to do....

I have been known to do 14 loads/part loads of dog blankets a week before counting our own washing...

So.....besides dog blankets (which are now down to daily)...and get done on Synthetics Quick 30c.

Whites - 40c
2xLights - 40c
Darks - 40c
Work trousers/dark light-weight fabrics - 30c
Towels - 60c
Sheets - 60c

Dressing gowns on alternate weeks 60c.

With the exception of the work trousers every thing goes through on the Cotton cycle....All with powdered detergent (Omomatic, Surfmatic, drivematic [or 'Front load' as they prefer now] or BioZet) and some washing soda....

 

[lotsosudz]

Loads and Loads

Looks like everybody's laundry room floor looks like mine.
In our house it's my partner, our son and myself. Our son is 8
years old. Needless to say when I do laundry it's anywhere from 8-10 loads every week to week and a half. The youngster comes home some of the scariest laundry. I usually just grab the bottle of detergent and pretreat till the cows come home. LOL. It's always a surprise, and a wonder as to what he comes home with. Keeps me busy.

 

[rll70sman]

Laundry day

Out of habit, my wash day usually occurs on Saturday, sometimes Sunday. It's only me so I rarely wash more than two loads per week.

First load (whites - hot or warm wash, cold rinse): Dish towels, dish rags, light-colored hand and bath towels, wash cloths, socks, T-shirts, and full-size bed sheets and pillow cases if the load isn't big

Second load (colors - cool wash, cold rinse): Dark hand and bath towels, wash cloths, jeans, T-shirts, dress shirts, polos, slacks, sweat shirts, and dark socks; dark full-size bed sheets and pillow cases are usually washed by themselves

I usually wash with liquid Tide (either original or Clean Breeze) and rinse with Clean Breeze Downy. Although, lately, I've been using a new homemade concoction for laundry soap. I've included the "recipe" below.

Homemade Laundry Soap

Powdered:

1 cup Fels Naptha or 1 bar of Ivory bath soap, grated
1/2 cup borax
1/2 cup washing soda

Mix all ingredients together. Use 1 to 3 tablespoons per load.

Liquid:

1/3 bar Fels Naptha or 1 bar of Ivory bath soap, grated
1/2 cup borax
1/2 cup washing soda

Put soap in old sauce pan. Add 6 cups water and heat until soap melts. Add borax and washing soda; stir until dissolved. Remove from heat. Pour 4 cups hot water into large bucket. Add soap mixture and stir. Add 1 gallon plus 6 cups water and stir. Let mixture sit for 24 hours and it will gel. Use 1/2 cup per load.

Tip: Use 1/2 to 1 cup white vinegar for fabric softener.

I've never tried the "jellied" version because it seems too time-consuming, but the powdered version works very well and seems to leave clothes brighter and fresher. Contrary to what most people believe about using vinegar in the rinse water, it doesn't leave an odor behind.

Give it a try! I'd be interested in what you think!

Rob

 

[mayguy]

Here's mine.

Mondays are my laundry days.. (The last couple Mondays I had to work, so it got pushed to Tuesdays.

I do whites first, run it in soak cycle in Oxy Clean w/ cold water, then a heavy wash in hot water and bleach.

Colors load in Normal cycle, and warm water.

Jeans/heavy shorts are washed in normal cycle, once in awhile Heavy cycle. Warm water.

Towels are washed in heavy cycle, once a month I may run hot water on it, otherwise warm.

I use Norwex detergent and vinegar. Since I've gave up on the Downy, everything smells better, and noticed I'm more senative other strong perfume smelling stuff.

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