Posts Tagged ‘laundry’

I actually don’t mind cleaning — if there’s nothing better to do. However, since my days are often jam-packed, the cleaning “routine” that works best for me might actually surprise you!

Today, I’m sharing my thoughts on our “not-so-routine” cleaning routine.

Recently, I’ve received quite a few questions about what I do with my half-dirty clothes — you know, the shirt you wear for part of the day and although it isn’t really “dirty”, it’s also not clean enough to put back in the closet.

I chuckle to myself whenever I read these emails and questions because this has been a topic Dave and I have debated ever since we were married. Today I’d love to know what YOU do with your half-dirty clothes.

Since you already know how frugal I am, it probably doesn’t surprise you to know that I have NEVER been to the dry-cleaners! Yes, you read that right, Dave and I have never paid for anything to be dry cleaned… ever!

Part of the reason for this is because we purposely try not to buy things that require dry cleaning. However, I’m also really cheap, and have figured out a few different ways to wash our “dry-clean-only” items at home!
Here’s how I do it…

I know it’s not necessarily the “greenest” thing to admit — but I love bleach!

I use Laundry Tree SoapNuts for the rest of our laundry detergent and vinegar for fabric softener… but anything white gets a healthy splash of bleach thrown in. I can’t help it… I just HAVE to know that our stuff is super clean, and bleach gives me that reassurance!

However, I’m wondering if there is a better, more “green” alternative to bleach… I’d love to hear your thoughts!

It’s practically the weekend {hooray}!! And I’m not sure about your house, but in our house, the weekend means laundry time. I often do a couple loads during the week, but the weekend is when I try to tackle every last piece of laundry left in the house — which honestly isn’t THAT much considering there are only 2 of us! There is just something about seeing those empty laundry baskets that makes my heart happy. I’ve talked a lot about laundry in the [...]

Laundry might seem like a never-ending chore — especially if you have a large family. But it doesn’t have to be! Make this task go more quickly and easily with these simple tips to help you get you out of the laundry room and back to more important things! 1. Stop sorting. I was always told to separate my laundry by darks, lights, and whites — and I did this religiously for several years. Then I realized it wasn’t necessary! [...]

Over the past several weeks I’ve noticed our clothes seem to have lots of static cling. We’ve literally been “shocking” ourselves everytime we get dressed! I didn’t know if it was the new house, the new furnace, the new washer and dryer, or just dry West Michigan winter weather…but I knew it needed to change. So, I conducted a little laundry experiment… What is Static Cling? The following is a direct quote from WhatIsStaticCling.com: “Static cling is a property of substances [...]