because I don't like doing laundry every day,
I like to get it all done in one day.
So here is a glimpse into what goes on around our house on wash day.
645 - wake up and eat a bowl of cereal
655 - two dirty clothes baskets in my room
700 - family scriptures and prayer
715 - get two oldest off to school
720 - begin sorting dirty clothes
730 - first load of laundry in washer
740 - two more dirty clothes baskets in my room
750 - more sorting
800 - take two youngest boys out to the bus stop
815 - finish sorting out the dirty clothes
830 - second load in washer
835 - take a quick bath and get dressed
900 - go upstairs, take off dirty sheets so they can be washed
915 - first load of laundry out of dryer, third load in washer
925 - sort and fold whites, put them away
935 - put clean sheets on my bed, make the bed
945 - clean up breakfast dishes/mess in kitchen
1000 - tackle some of my primary to-do list
1030 - load finished dump clean clothes on couch, fourth load in
1045 - leave house to run some errands
1130 - get home, dump clean clothes on the couch, fifth load in
1140 - welcome home my favorite kindergartener
1145 - begin folding and sorting clean clothes
1200 - lunchtime
1250 - another load done dump on couch, sixth load in
100 - down time with two youngest kids
215 - load finished, dump on couch, seventh load in
220 - second round of folding and sorting clean clothes
310 - oldest son home from school
315 - load finished, dump on couch, eighth load in
320 - take miss m to dance class
430 - back home, all kids are now home
445 - start on dinner
510 - eat, eat, eat
525 - take oldest to bball practice
530 - load finished, dump on couch, ninth load in
535 - no, stall last load so that I can add a few more items later
545 - take second son to karate
625 - unload dryer, dump on couch, final fold and sort
645 - pick up second son from karate
700 - get two oldest boys to mutual
720 - get clean sheets back on the beds upstairs
730 - have younger kids take clean clothes baskets up to room, put their clothes away and get pajamas on
745 - add last few items to last load of laundry and run it
815 - put last load into dryer, where it will sit until tomorrow to be put away
840 -boys home from mutual, they take their clean clothes baskets to their rooms and put their clothes away
900 - bedtime, for the kids
*sidenotes
*Tuesday is not just wash day it is also our busiest day of the week as far as the kids activities.
*I usually have an angel that helps out with driving son #2 to/from or both to karate. She is a big help to our family (and not just on Tuesdays)!
*I have always thought I did around eight loads of laundry on Tuesdays but never counted, so it is good to see that my estimating skills are still in tact.
I know a lot of people who do a load of laundry a day and if it works for them that is great but this is what works for me and my family so this is what we do.
Happy Tuesday!!
