20 Loads Of Laundry A Week For Mom of 4

by ~LL~

Taylor says:

~LL~ has shared her laundry schedule, which includes over 20 loads a week!!! I guess that's not surprising with 4 boys. Here is how she gets it done:

~LL~ says:

I don't have a laundry schedule, per se. With hubby being a pilot, he will contribute a lot of white AND darks when he returns from a tour.

I, too, have 4 kids...all boys ages 10, 8, 6 and 4. I encourage ALL parents to teach their children how to do laundry. I do over 20 loads per week. Here are several things that have helped us.

First, I have 2 of the wheeled laundry sorters with 3 compartments each. From left to right they are: light colors, reds, darks, denims, towels/linens, whites. I also have a hamper in each of my older children's rooms and one in the "boys'" bathroom.

My younger 2 put their dirty clothes in the bathroom hamper. I empty it every other day to put into the large sorters, where hubby and I put ours. My older 2 put their clothes into their own hamper. One day each week, the older 2 must wash, dry, fold/hang and put away their own laundry....this includes bedding. To make it even easier, I have them toss in a Shout color catcher....I don't have to worry about colors bleeding together. The ONLY exception to this is school uniforms, which I choose to launder myself to make sure all stays in good repair.

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