Laundry- or Mount Washamore

[Nadine]

How often do you do laundry?
Do you do several loads a day?
Do you use a dryer or airdry?
How do you divide your laundry? (dark, light, towels...)
What type of detergent do you use?
Do you fold clean laundry right away or let it pile up and attack it every so often?
Do you put folded laundry away right away?
Do you wash some things by hand? What?

Which part do like most/least about laundry?

[Mary DK]

How often do you do laundry? The big bulk once a week
Do you do several loads a day? Not usually but this week I seem to be doing that for some reason
Do you use a dryer or airdry? Dryer mostly thought there is a bunch of shirts that I hang to dry
How do you divide your laundry? (dark, light, towels...) black/jeans, other colors, whites, towels
What type of detergent do you use? All with stain remover
Do you fold clean laundry right away or let it pile up and attack it every so often? I fold every couple of loads but spread the clothes out so they don't get all wrinkle
Do you put folded laundry away right away? No! This is my downfall, I hate putting the clothes away so it stays neatly folded in the basket for a couple of days... I'm trying to get better at it but it's so hard b/c I just plainly do not like doing it :crazy:
Do you wash some things by hand? What? Nope

Which part do like most/least about laundry? I don't think I like it but I don't mind folding clothes, I can't stand having to put it away :shuffle:

[haydee]

How often do you do laundry? Twice a week
Do you do several loads a day? About 4 loads each time
Do you use a dryer or airdry? Airdry
How do you divide your laundry? (dark, light, towels...) According to colours
What type of detergent do you use? Stain remover
Do you fold clean laundry right away or let it pile up and attack it every so often? Right away
Do you put folded laundry away right away? Right away
Do you wash some things by hand? What? no

Which part do like most/least about laundry? sorting it

[MamaGoofy]

How often do you do laundry? Once a week on Sunday
Do you do several loads a day? No way
Do you use a dryer or airdry? Dryer
How do you divide your laundry? (dark, light, towels...) Darks, whites, towels
What type of detergent do you use? I usually use All Free
Do you fold clean laundry right away or let it pile up and attack it every so often? If I am on top of my laundry then I fold it right away.
Do you put folded laundry away right away? I usually do. I make the boys put their stuff away.
Do you wash some things by hand? What? No not unless it calls for it and I don't have anything that requires hand washing right now.

Which part do like most/least about laundry? Hands down I hate putting clothes away. I don't mind the washing/drying/folding aspect but I loathe putting clothes away.

[Nadine]

How often do you do laundry? Almost every day
Do you do several loads a day? Sometimes I end up doing up to 3 loads, but mostly one at a time
Do you use a dryer or airdry? I use the dryer for almost everything. But I airdry DH's shirts and a few other things
How do you divide your laundry? (dark, light, towels...) dark (low temp), light (low temp), towels, bed sheets and ... the rest goes all together (higher temp)
What type of detergent do you use? Baby / delicate skin. DH will have rashes if I don't
Do you fold clean laundry right away or let it pile up and attack it every so often? I *try* to fold it right away but end up letting it pile up more than I'd like
Do you put folded laundry away right away? Nope. It can lie on the DR table for 2 days sometimes...
Do you wash some things by hand? What? Things with stains that need special care and new clothes that might stain/color other clothes

Which part do like most/least about laundry? Folding - least, smelling the fresh scent- the most

[Jayne]

I am going to answer this on a normal bases not my bedrest one.

How often do you do laundry?usually every three days
Do you do several loads a day? Usually about 3-4 loads depending on the day
Do you use a dryer or airdry? Dryer (only Gymboree gets airdried)
How do you divide your laundry? (dark, light, towels...) Darks, Lights, whites, Towels.
What type of detergent do you use? Liquid
Do you fold clean laundry right away or let it pile up and attack it every so often? I fold it right away otherwise it is a wrinkled mess
Do you put folded laundry away right away? This is where I am bad. We can often live out of a basket because I hate putting it away
Do you wash some things by hand? What? No..nothing
Which part do like most/least about laundry?I love clean smealling laundry. I just hate doing it :lol:

[Lynn]

How often do you do laundry? Nearly every day, except weekends.

Do you do several loads a day? I try to do only one.

Do you use a dryer or airdry? In the summer I airdry only. October-May I use the dryer. :(

How do you divide your laundry? (dark, light, towels...) Darks (cold/cold), lights (cold/cold) and whites (hot/cold). Oh, and towels which are usually hot/cold.

What type of detergent do you use? Anything dye/perfume free.

Do you fold clean laundry right away or let it pile up and attack it every so often? I fold it right away usually.

Do you put folded laundry away right away? :shuffle: Um, no. I believe my basket of folded laundry is still in the basment from last week.

Do you wash some things by hand? What? Very rarely.

Which part do like most/least about laundry? Putting it away!

[KristenW]

How often do you do laundry? Once a week
Do you do several loads a day? Several loads on Saturday
Do you use a dryer or airdry? Dryer Only
How do you divide your laundry? (dark, light, towels...)Darks, lights, towels, and I do a load of only black clothes
What type of detergent do you use? Tide Simple Pleasures Lavender Vanilla
Do you fold clean laundry right away or let it pile up and attack it every so often? Fold right away, I hate wrinkled clothes
Do you put folded laundry away right away? We have a two story house, so I usually fold and hang everything, and take it all upstairs when I'm done with the laundry
Do you wash some things by hand? What? Rarely, if it needs to be hand washed, I take it to the dry cleaner.
Which part do like most/least about laundry? I love the way clean laundry smells, I really, really don't like putting it away

[Michele]

How often do you do laundry? When I'm running out of clothes, or I notice the baskets getting full

Do you do several loads a day? Usually I do a bunch of loads on one day then not do any for a few days

Do you use a dryer or airdry? dryer, a few things can't go in the dryer so they airdry

How do you divide your laundry? (dark, light, towels...) dark, light, whites, towels/sheets

What type of detergent do you use? Usually Kirkland (Costco) Brand Free & Clear
Do you fold clean laundry right away or let it pile up and attack it every so often? I try to fold it right away, but the pile is more of a reality.

Do you put folded laundry away right away? No, usually the kids are asleep when I do it, so I can't put theirs away w/o waking anyone. Scott and I have a storage issue in our room (not enough drawers) so sometimes ours stays in a basket in our closet.

Do you wash some things by hand? What? No

Which part do like most/least about laundry? I don't really like anything about it, but I hate folding and putting away

[magoo]

How often do you do laundry? Thursday is laundry day for our clothes. I do towels as needed.

Do you do several loads a day? Five loads of clothes per week.

Do you use a dryer or airdry? I dry on the line during the summer. Now we're back to using the dryer. :sigh:

How do you divide your laundry? (dark, light, towels...) Darks, whites, red/pink (yes... we actually have enough for it's own load!), blue/grey, and beige/green.

What type of detergent do you use? Whatever is on sale. Right now it's Sunlight HE.

Do you fold clean laundry right away or let it pile up and attack it every so often? I usually have it folded by the end of the day.

Do you put folded laundry away right away? Not ususally. :blush1: I still have a load sitting there from last week.

Do you wash some things by hand? What? No... I try not to buy any hand wash stuff.

Which part do like most/least about laundry? Putting the clothes away. I have no idea why I have such a hard time motivating myself to do that. :dunno:

[Karri]

How often do you do laundry? Typically 3 days a week: Mondays and Thursdays for clothes, sheets & towels & table linens on the weekend.

Do you do several loads a day? :lol2: On laundry days, I do between 5-7 loads.

Do you use a dryer or airdry? In summer, I line dry outside. Other months, I airdry probably 1/2+ of the stuff and use a dryer for the rest.

How do you divide your laundry? (dark, light, towels...) Darks, whites, red/pink, blue/grey, beige/khaki/yellow, towels, table linens, sheets.

What type of detergent do you use? Sometimes I make my own (fels naptha+washing soda+borax), but right now, I am using Charlie's Soap & Borax.

Do you fold clean laundry right away or let it pile up and attack it every so often? I fold it as soon as I take it out of the dryer. Otherwise it wrinkles like mad!

Do you put folded laundry away right away? Um, no. Do you want to see my upstairs hallway w/ 3 baskets of laundry? :lol:

Do you wash some things by hand? What? No. I have a hand wash cycle on my machine.

Which part do like most/least about laundry? Putting it away :dead:

[Lynn]

What is washing soda, Karri?

[Karri]

Like baking soda in a giant box, I guess? It boosts your laundry and is a good stain remover when you soak w/ it. Arm & Hammer makes it.
http://www.thenewhomemaker.com/files/washingsoda.jpg

[Karly]

How often do you do laundry? I do it once a week on Thursday. I have to take it to my ILs house, so I try to get it all done in one day.

Do you do several loads a day? Yes. It's usually 5 - 7 loads in that day.

Do you use a dryer or airdry? Only the dryer.

How do you divide your laundry? (dark, light, towels...) Darks, whites, lights, jeans, black, towels

What type of detergent do you use? What ever is on sale that's not too smelly

Do you fold clean laundry right away or let it pile up and attack it every so often? Yep. I fold it all right away and put it back into the baskets. Otherwise it would get all mixed up with their clothes.

Do you put folded laundry away right away? I usually manage to get it back into the van that same night. We get it out the next day and I try hard to get it put away that day.

Do you wash some things by hand? What? Occassionally. I have a sweater right now with beading that needs to be hand washed.

Which part do like most/least about laundry? Hauling it up and down the stairs and to their house. :dead: There's something to be said for having your own washer/dryer.

[~Jenn]

How often do you do laundry? In theory, I should do a load every day to keep up with it, however...it doesn't always work out that way! I'd say I do it 2-3 times a week.
Do you do several loads a day? Yes, usually 2.
Do you use a dryer or airdry? Both, some stuff goes in the dryer, some is air-dry only.
How do you divide your laundry? (dark, light, towels...) Exactly like that, and if I have enough, I'll do a load of jeans as well.
What type of detergent do you use? Whatever I have, although it's always liquid. Right now I alternate between one of the nice smelling Tide ones, and the Kirkland brand (which is my usual one).
Do you fold clean laundry right away or let it pile up and attack it every so often? Yeah, um...not really. There are days that I do do this, and it's great. However, I know when I go home tonight that I have at least two loads waiting to be folded. :woo: :rolleyes:
Do you put folded laundry away right away? Once it's folded, I put it away (or at least put it in the proper rooms to be put away later...I hate seeing it sitting around (and yet, leaving it unfolded doesn't bother me?! :rolleyes: )
Do you wash some things by hand? What? Very few things...I can't think of them off the top of my head.

Which part do like most/least about laundry? I actually like doing laundry, but sometimes I get out of the 'routine', and then I hate it. For the most part, it doesn't bother me at all.

[LISA]

How often do you do laundry? Every 2nd day
Do you do several loads a day? 1-2
Do you use a dryer or airdry? Dryer
How do you divide your laundry? (dark, light, towels...) Darks, whites
What type of detergent do you use? HE liquid..whatever is on sale..Tide at the moment
Do you fold clean laundry right away or let it pile up and attack it every so often? I fold it as I pull it out of the dryer
Do you put folded laundry away right away? 90% of the time I do put it all away at once.
Do you wash some things by hand? What? Nope, if there is something that calls for hand washing I use the delicate cycle.

Which part do like most/least about laundry? Most dreaded would be putting the clothes away

[Lyndee]

How often do you do laundry? Almost everyday.

Do you do several loads a day? I try to do one load a day.

Do you use a dryer or airdry? Dryer for most.

How do you divide your laundry? (dark, light, towels...) I don't divide unless there's a bunch of one thing (like darks etc.)

What type of detergent do you use? Costco brand detergent.

Do you fold clean laundry right away or let it pile up and attack it every so often? I don't fold right away. I will usually fold the kids' clothes. All of our work clothes go to the cleaners so really, the only adult clothes that go in the washer are pajamas and gym clothes- those sometimes pile up.

Do you put folded laundry away right away? I try to but it doesn't always happen.

Do you wash some things by hand? What? If I have clothes that I know will get worn out faster in the wash, I'll hand wash them.

Which part do like most/least about laundry? Least- removing stains! Most- Hmm- that really, the "act of washing" is very easy- just toss it in. It's the folding and putting away that is annoying.

[Eva]

How often do you do laundry? I do most of it on Mondays. Sometimes I have one load or 2 left over on Tuesdays.

Do you do several loads a day? on average 5-7.

Do you use a dryer or airdry? Dryer for most.

How do you divide your laundry? (dark, light, towels...) Dark, whites, pinks/reds(this is usually a big load in our house :lol: ), lighter blues/grays, our sheets, the girls sheets, bath towels, kitchen towels.

What type of detergent do you use? Costco brand detergent.

Do you fold clean laundry right away or let it pile up and attack it every so often? Sometimes I fold as I go along or I will fold them in the evening after the girls go to bed.

Do you put folded laundry away right away? I put ours right away but if the girls are sleeping I leave it outside their door or on my dresser and put them away the next day.

Do you wash some things by hand? What? Not usually. We have a hand washing setting on our washing machine so I put them on that or delicate.

Which part do like most/least about laundry? I like doing laundry. It is my favourite chore. It is weird but i find the folding and putting things away relaxing.

[mcox]

How often do you do laundry? Weekly
Do you do several loads a day? When I finally do laundry I do several loads.
Do you use a dryer or airdry? Dryer
How do you divide your laundry? (dark, light, towels...) Darks, whites, lights, kids clothes, my uniforms, towels, sheets and blankets
What type of detergent do you use? Island Fresh Gain
Do you fold clean laundry right away or let it pile up and attack it every so often? I usually let it pile up. I HATE to put it away!!
Do you put folded laundry away right away? No, see above comment.
Do you wash some things by hand? What? Nope

Which part do like most/least about laundry? I don't mind doing laundry, I just HATE to put it all away. I LOVE the smell of clean laundry!!

[Joan]

We start putting loads in on Friday night and by Sunday we are done. Usually 5 loads a week. Most of the time we separate like everyone else. We hang a few things to dry and we have a handwashing cycle for a few of my dresses.

[Nicole]

How often do you do laundry? At least a few days a week.
Do you do several loads a day? No, I do several loads at least 2 days a week.
Do you use a dryer or airdry? Most everything goes in the dryer.
How do you divide your laundry? (dark, light, towels...) Towels, sheets, darks (kids and mine together,) lights (kids and mine together,) whites (together,) and then the girls nice stuff seperately.
What type of detergent do you use? Some all natural detergent from Costco.
Do you fold clean laundry right away or let it pile up and attack it every so often? Depends on the day, some days I get it put away right away, some days I'm lazy and let it pile up.
Do you put folded laundry away right away? Also depends on the day.
Do you wash some things by hand? What? Mostly no, maybe my nicer bras, but typically I'm just too lazy and throw those in the washer in a bag on delicate.

Which part do like most/least about laundry? I despise putting laundry away, I don't know why, but I hate it!!! Other than that I don't mind doing laundry at all. I'll wash, dry, fold, etc but just don't want to put it all away!!