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How to defeat Mount Washmore.

My name is Samantha, and I am a procrastinator. And I have a HUGE HATE relationship with folding laundry. I have no problem buying clothes, wearing clothes, dirtying them, and even putting them in the washer/dryer isnt too bad. But folding???? Heck no!! If you follow me on my FB page, you already know that! I hate it with a passion.

I wish my laundry looked this good in a pile.

After years and years of having huge piles of clothes (about 4-5 loads at a time) in my bedroom gathering dust waiting to be folded, I have finally found out how to defeat mount WASHMORE! These are the steps I use to get myself going.

1- Make one huge pile into multiple smaller piles. Aka sort them out.
I sort them out in either laundry baskets or just piles on the floor.

-sons clothing to be folded
– daughters clothes to be folded
– both of their clothing to be hung up
– my husbands clothes to be folded
– mine to be folded
– my husbands and my clothes to be hung up
– blankets, towels, sheets, rags, anything for the household
– ALL SOCKS

After that is done. I work on the blankets/ towels. They are the bulky items that are easily folded and put away. So I get rid of that first. Whew it’s a huge chunk of that pile.

Next I see which pile of clothes is smallest. It’s usually mine and my husband’s. so I fold that first and put away.

I take my sons clothes to his room. Same for my daughter. I have their clothes organized by bin. I will post about that soon.

Their bins are sorted into 9 piles for each drawer, nicely folded then put away. I dont bother folding underwear and undershirts. then on to the next one… And so on.
I’d usually take a break by now and eat or do something else. Then when I’m back it’s time for hanging up clothes.

Kids clothes are easily hung up cuz they’re so small, and it’s easier for them to see what they have so they dress independently and don’t have to yell for Mama everytime they need to change. It’s easier for me to see what they have so I don’t go overboard at the sales rack at Macy’s either.

Then I hang up my husbands clothes and mine. Then onto the worst job anyone can ever imagine.. (at least in my head)

MATCHING SOCKS…

I hate it, I hate it, I hate it. Have I mentioned that I hate it?? I usually love matching games but no matter what I do with this, it’s always unpleasant. Start with the colored sock then onto the whites. If they are even white and not still stained…. Lol

Rip off the bandaid and get it over with, as quick as possible. In cases like these, I pull out the timer, and race the clock.

And there you have it! A laundry free house that lasts a whole 39 seconds until round 2.

Happy folding everyone 🙂