Monday-Laundry Day

Assign a day of the week to laundry. In our house it is Monday. Add this to your Home Management Book.

 

This is an important point that I believe is key to managing your family�s laundry. It changed my life. Make a commitment to your laundry. Act as if you are joined with the washer and dryer. They are your new best friends. You will not leave them nor forsake them all the day long.

 

Early in the morning meet with them and feed them their first load. Set the timer and clip it to yourself, tie it with a ribbon or a shoelace around your neck, stick it in your pocket, or duck tape it to your wrist. You will have to time your loads, some will dry faster than others and you will learn how to adjust your timer accordingly. The point here is that as soon as your timer goes off, you run (yes, you are also exercising) to the washer/dryer and take care of the laundry. You will switch loads and fold clothes each time the timer beeps.

When your children arise and call you blessed because they have clean clothes you will say, �Please bring all of the dirty laundry from your bedroom and bathroom to the laundry area and sort it.� You need to say this every day of their life with you until they say, �I know, Mom.� At that point they have finally gotten it. If they do not obey you when you tell them this little sentence it is direct disobedience and should be disciplined in whatever manner your family disciplines direct disobedience.

 

Your goal is to do loads of laundry until 4 o�clock. At 4 o�clock your family should be doing their Late Afternoon Routine and part of that routine on Laundry Day is collecting their baskets, putting their clothes away AND bringing the basket back to the laundry area.

Take a look at these laundry systems and tips, it might give you some ideas or spark some creativity.

Send me pictures and descriptions of your successful laundry systems to add.