Have you just moved out of home and found that the dirty clothes don’t seem to wash and fold themselves?
Instead, they accumulate in a messy pile which keeps increasing in size in the corner of your bedroom? It’s at this stage of your life that you really appreciate your mother, and wonder how she made mountains of washing seem so effortless!
Doing your laundry is not hard, it just takes a little organisation.
Here are some tips to get you going
- Sort out the clothes into separate piles, including; dark clothes, coloured clothes and whites, or light coloured clothes. If you have delicate garments, or woollen garments, these will also need to be washed separately.
- Before you shove each pile into the washing machine, check each garment for stains and spray with a spray stain remover. There are lots of different brands available.
- Also check the pockets of jeans and shorts, because washing machines are not friendly to mobile phones. There are some objects that are not friendly to washing machines and could damage the drum
- Use the amount of detergent recommended by the manufacture. Also use detergent suitable for front or top loading machines. Check the setting on the machine and choose the appropriate one.
- If stains are stubborn, try soaking your clothes first with a pre stain soaker.
- If you are taking your clothes to a commercial laundry, save time by having your clothes pre sprayed and sorted. Also make sure you have the correct amount of change you will need for the machine.
- Do not leave wet clothes in a washing machine and forget about them. In a few days you will begin to smell them.
- Do not leave wet soggy towels dumped on top of other clothing. Damp clothes can easily become mouldy and mould is hard to remove.
- Keep your pile reduced by doing laundry regularly.
- Fold your clothes as soon as they dry. It helps to keep them creaser free.
