tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5295610671911350098.post1914623864835282871..comments2013-02-26T08:38:23.254-08:00Comments on I'm Just a Housewife...: The Laundry (Part 2)Ramah Mannanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15750976865272949633noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5295610671911350098.post-20915668025531205702012-03-26T19:06:22.187-07:002012-03-26T19:06:22.187-07:00Amazing!!! thanks for posting!Amazing!!! thanks for posting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5295610671911350098.post-82246280095356732122012-02-22T06:46:41.858-08:002012-02-22T06:46:41.858-08:00Ramah,
Thanks for your ideas, I will keep you po...Ramah, <br /> Thanks for your ideas, I will keep you posted.K-12https://www.blogger.com/profile/15492856671520605099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5295610671911350098.post-84567764874724409682012-02-18T08:45:46.532-08:002012-02-18T08:45:46.532-08:00Lorna, I'm so glad! I think you will never go...Lorna, I'm so glad! I think you will never go back. I cannot tell you enough how liberating this system is! Let me know if you come up with any practical questions about how to implement, I literally can talk about this forever:) Good luck!Ramah Mannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15750976865272949633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5295610671911350098.post-42516895668882363982012-02-17T20:04:11.693-08:002012-02-17T20:04:11.693-08:00So, Ashley has been gushing about this forever, bu...So, Ashley has been gushing about this forever, but I never got the full details. Husband just showed me a lifehacker post with a similar idea, which made me think I should come back to your blog and see if you'd gotten around to posting about this. I've emailed the link to him (along with a pic of Ashley's version), and we may be looking for a place to set this up in our house soon. (As in, we were literally just walking around poking into potential closet spaces.)Lorna Doone Brewerhttp://bittyblurts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5295610671911350098.post-46524347464035517482012-02-16T13:20:50.710-08:002012-02-16T13:20:50.710-08:00PS, I'm sure you will find your own interpreta...PS, I'm sure you will find your own interpretation, everyone has their own non-negotiables. My kids pretty much get dressed where the system is, so one of my dirty sorters is always near it. I've always had one by the machines and one by the system, and it's ended up that that means one in my room and one by the machines. If your system ends up in the kids room, that may change who you organize dirty clothes. I can't wait to hear what you come up with and how that works Incidentally, Costco has a really nice three-bin-sorters for about $50 that have removable bags, so it's super nice for grabbing individual loads and taking the with you to throw in a load (or even better, sending one of the kids to throw in a load). Every couple of weeks or so I go see about the laundry and spend a little time spiffing everything up and I usually fold some towels and purge some baskets. When I feel like it:)Ramah Mannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15750976865272949633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5295610671911350098.post-5883332185979451542012-02-16T13:09:18.426-08:002012-02-16T13:09:18.426-08:00Amy I have been in this position more than once. ...Amy I have been in this position more than once. We lived at my parent's house for a year and her laundry was off of the kitchen in the pantry. We ended up putting all of our shelves in our room (that was also our family living quarters). It was actually great--the laundry was in there, but it was tidy (I also had them in my room when our master bath was also the laundry) I think the key is a central place for the shelves so that you sort/fold/avoid all in the same place. This way you can quit whenever you need to and everything has a place to go right there. I don't think it matters where it is, just that it's central. Also, the dirty clothes. I have two three-bin-sorters. One is in my room and one is by the washer and dryer. The kids have their own dirty clothes bins and when they get full the kids sort them into mine. This way I know exactly when and what is ready to go into the wash. Any spill over when I take it down to do it, gets put into the sorter by the machines. Dirty clothes end up being almost a non-issue because it's no big deal to throw in a load--I'm not committing to anything! The only reason dirty clothes were piling up in turns out, was because I didn't want to get started on the process that ended in clean laundry everywhere. I hope you try it! I almost get tears in my eyes when I think of how this changed my life:)Ramah Mannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15750976865272949633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5295610671911350098.post-4090087143532487752012-02-15T14:48:51.654-08:002012-02-15T14:48:51.654-08:00Ok, I like it. Now I am trying to figure out how t...Ok, I like it. Now I am trying to figure out how to do it with one bathroom that is also the laundry room. Maybe Costco shelves and laundry bins in the kid's rooms? (The rooms are pretty big.) I honestly don't care if anything gets folded, ever. <br />Amy KK-12https://www.blogger.com/profile/15492856671520605099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5295610671911350098.post-53735795822815838782012-01-26T00:10:23.450-08:002012-01-26T00:10:23.450-08:00Awesome Amy! I'm so excited that you're g...Awesome Amy! I'm so excited that you're going to try it. I cannot imagine that you will ever look back. Ashley I remember that laundry room...so pretty! Wouldn't you kill to have that again now that you know how to use it?Ramah Mannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15750976865272949633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5295610671911350098.post-25404866804681931312012-01-25T20:36:10.838-08:002012-01-25T20:36:10.838-08:00Great ideas! My clean laundry always just ends up...Great ideas! My clean laundry always just ends up in a huge pile on my bed and some nights I just can't face folding it all and putting it away - am too tired, and then it gets shuffled between the floor and the bed and back to the floor. I will definitely be looking at how to incorporate your ideas!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06868687276064609169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5295610671911350098.post-5832435741109324352012-01-25T16:50:22.382-08:002012-01-25T16:50:22.382-08:00I'm replying to Jaes' comment because I ca...I'm replying to Jaes' comment because I can't figure out how to leave my own... I'm so so happy you are sharing this with the world! I just was having flashes of the house on Arthur and my beautiful laundry room with the skylight and painted floors absolutely COVERED in piles and piles of clean laundry that I was only ever able to get completely under control a couple of times. AND THEN, our teeny little apartment bedroom absolutely filled with the same piles and piles of clean clothes (plus more since we added a person). I will never forget the day I set up the laundry system... I sorted everything into the bins and when I was finished I looked around and our room was suddenly CLEAN! It really is a game changer!Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724097877177058966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5295610671911350098.post-23427738824940069402012-01-25T10:08:50.932-08:002012-01-25T10:08:50.932-08:00Love it!! Very encouraging and REALISTIC!!Love it!! Very encouraging and REALISTIC!!Wendynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5295610671911350098.post-8935698938913639312012-01-25T09:23:03.668-08:002012-01-25T09:23:03.668-08:00Yes!!! This is revolutionary, it's the houseke...Yes!!! This is revolutionary, it's the housekeeping strategy that launched a thousand ships. I am so excited that you're sharing this with other people - I feel like it's just irresponsible to keep it to yourself.Jenny Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405169384975017587noreply@blogger.com