Welcome to the 30-Day Organize-athon!
In today’s 5 minutes we’re going to express-organize your laundry.
Our focus is clarity, freedom, order. Now let’s do it!
Day 9: Organize Your Laundry
Step 1: Get a large bag. Quickly scanning your laundry shelves and benches, throw into the bag:
- Old paint cans, tiles, etc
- Decrepit brooms, dustpans, cleaning equipment
- Cleaning supplies you don’t use
- Empty bottles of laundry detergent, fabric softener, etc
- Tatty baskets and hampers
- Broken irons, ironing boards, etc
- Anything moldy, mildewed, or yucky.
Step 2: Pop your bag into the trash.
Step 3: Remove anything from the laundry that should be stored elsewhere – eg:
- Car-related stuff –> in the garage
- Random clothes –> in the closet
- Spare paper towels –> in the pantry
- Spare bulbs –> in the hall closet
- Towels –> in the linen closet; etc.
Step 4: Do a quick tidy of your laundry shelves.
And you’re done!
Got an Extra 5 Minutes?
Review your laundry equipment and supplies. Make a note of anything you need to replace, update, or purchase so that doing laundry takes as little time and effort as possible. Check that you have:
- A washer and dryer that work well, and are of the right size for your family’s needs
- Laundry detergent, fabric softener, dryer softener sheets, stain remover, etc – in sufficient quantities for your household routine, and appropriate for your needs (eg for cold water, front loader, etc)
- Laundry hampers – one in the laundry (or several, if you sort whites, colors, etc); or one in each bathroom; or one in each bedroom (this can be more effective with kids)
- A laundry basket for transporting clothes
- An iron and ironing board.
Now doesn’t that take some of the pain out of doing laundry?
The 30-Day Organize-athon Mantra
Move fast. Don’t overthink. Let it go!
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See you tomorrow!
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Easy, but done! 🙂
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I don’t have a washer and dryer (yet), so I’m going to have to skip this one 🙁
Sweeeet!!
Did this about a month ago. Still neat and tidy!
Done! this was fun and I have added projects to my list to make this space even more fab at a later date – YAY!
luv the ideas, I think I will tackle the laundry room.
Just had to tidy the shelves a little!!
I did 5 minutes worth! There is a closet in the laundry area that needs some serious help! But that would have gone way over the 5 minutes 🙂
Complete
Done – thanks, love your site.
Done. My laundry room is just for laundry, so will just be finishing up getting this done.
I am on top of this one all the time. Done, YAY ! The most difficult task for so far was my walk in closet area…..and now it’s a dream walking in to pick out what to wear …..Thanks so much !
I’ve just arrived back from holiday with a pile of washing , so this is very appropriate today! Plan to do the first 8 days at the beginning of May. Thanks Michelle!!
Done…I even bought new baskets for each room…the kids have outgrown the tiny ones they had. 🙂
I actually completed this task a couple of weeks ago – even labeled the laundry shelves so my family will hopefully keep up the organization!
Thanks so much! Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
That was scarey! Done!
Did this already
yep! did it-
Done!