Hacking the Laundry System
We all have dirty clothes that need to be washed and the thing about laundry is once you get behind it is SO much harder to catch up. After years of the endless laundry hustle and overwhelm I became committed to figuring out how to get a system in place that allowed me to see laundry in a better light! These are my top 4 laundry hacks with you that helped truly change the game! First up, the under-bed bin!
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Laundry Hack #1, “The Under Ben Bin”
You know those clothes that you’ve worn but they’re not actually “dirty”, you’re probably going to wear again so you don’t really want to put them away? They always end up on the ground or in a pile somewhere and they end up eventually in the laundry when they weren’t really dirty.
You’re not alone! That’s why the under-bed bin laundry hack came to life in my house! Under our bed we have a little simple bin that I toss these clothes in to have them put in a designated spot and off the ground! This is great for PJs, sweatshirts, socks, jeans you’ll wear again, etc!
Watch the video below or click here to see how this works!
Laundry Hack #2, “Hanging the Pants”
Do you ever feel like your clothes are busting out of your drawers or your kids?! One way to help alleviate this is by hanging jeans! Jeans take up so much room in drawers and become a waste of space! With a simple hanger and some clips, you can create more space and shorten your folding time too! This laundry hack is simple and you don’t need to buy anything new either! If you don’t have clips like the ones I share here simply fold the jeans in half over the hanger you already have!
Check out the video below to see this in action or click here!
And these are a great adult hanger option! They come in a variety of colors!
Laundry Hack #3, “The Too Small Bag”
Kids are constantly growing out of their clothes and they can often be in between sizes which makes keep drawers and closets organized difficult. You’re not really sure what fits, and you don’t want clothes that are too small ending up back in the wash! This simple hanging basket was my solution for this! When the kids get dressed if we notice an item is too small we take it back off and toss it in this hang-up bag. It’s out of the way and in a designated spot until I have time to put it away in a box, a donate pile, or wherever it needs to go!
This laundry hack is simple, low cost, and lets you fix an ongoing problem with ease!
I walk you through this in the video below or you can check it out here!
Laundry Hack #4, “The Sock Bag and Box”
Keeping track of socks can feel like an impossible part-time job! Using a mesh laundry bag hung up right neck to the hamper totally changed the game! This is a simple inexpensive solution to cut your sock pairing journey down to almost nothing! While I wish I could say it was 100% perfect, the fact is with little humans both socks don’t always end up in the bag at the exact same time. So, to catch the 5% that might not be together, we also have an “unmatched sock box”. We keep this to the side and anytime we’re putting laundry away and a sock doesn’t have a match we toss it in that box until we find it. These double laundry hacks work together to ensure you’re not losing your cool over mismatched socks!
A third hack, buy all black socks. No need to find matches and they don’t show the unavoidable wear and tear and stains of life!
See how this comes together in the video below or click here to watch!
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