Laundry Peace

Kids bring so much laundry. 

I remember folding my daughter's tiny clothes before she was born and thinking, "I'll just wash her little clothes with our things. It won't take up much room."

Then the spit up came. 

And the drooling. 

And the exploded diapers. 

All of the sudden, my daughter had more laundry than my husband and I combined. Something so tiny made such a big mess. 

Because one huge pile if laundry wasn't enough, we went and had ourselves another kid.

When I thought the laundry would just double, it seemed to quadruple.

 

I see moms with large families and large houses and think, "Now, where are they hiding all of their laundry?"

I needed a system. Not a cleaning system, but an "already clean" system. I had baskets of clean clothes and no motivation to put them away because they were just going straight back to the dirty clothes hamper. 

So, I decided to try setting the kids clothes out, for the whole week, one day. 

It's UH-mazing. 

Genius idea, right? 

Thank you, thank you. Yes, I'm a genius.

Okay, okay, the idea was not mine. 

I'm so thankful for the group of moms I have around me who are willing to share genius ideas such as this one. This mom in particular, does this system with 6, count em, 6 kids. So folks, it can be done! 

Once a week, I fill these baskets with one outfit, socks, undergarments, and one set of PJ's. (The baskets were 25 cents a piece) 

Who knew that a few plastic baskets and a little organization could do so much for my kids laundry?!

And, I must disclaim, there is a little bit of work (work it, work it). Once a week, I have to actually do the basket filling, but after it's done... Ahhhhhhh.

The work I do once a week drops the work I do in the morning and evening down significantly. 

Busy mornings, I just pull the ol' snatch n' grab, and my kids practically dress themselves. 

Practically. *wink*

At night, there's no searching for matching jammies with tired kiddos. 

7 baskets, 7 days, 2 kids, less stress. 

I'm sorry what??

Less. Stress. 

*HALLELUJAH CHORUS*

Damage control. 

That's all parenting is sometimes: damage control. 

I love trying new things to see if they work for our family. This was one thing I found so helpful. 

I encourage you all to try new things! 

Wishing everyone out there laundry peace and...HAIR PEACE!