Minimize the amount of laundry you do by creating new standards of "dirty". If you wear a pair of jeans for two hours then put on your shorts, are the jeans dirty? Not in my house. Pajamas put on a clean body at night after a bath and worn once aren't dirty either. Ditto for a towel that blots a freshly scrubbed body. Teach your kids that dirty means it has food or obvious dirt marks on it. The exception? Underwear of course!
Minimize sorting by putting a hamper in each bedroom that has 3 slots. One for whites, one for darks, one for mixed colors. For kids that are very young, try cutting out a large circle from construction paper for each category. Tape these on the wall above the hamper to show where to put each color. Alternately, you could buy inexpensive colored bins that match laundry colors.
Train your kids to bring you their dirty laundry at the beginning of each day or at some other time you choose. Don't turn socks right side out for laundering. Show your family members how to take off their socks without bunching them into an inside out ball. If they don't choose to listen to your sock lessons, let them turn their own socks right side out.
You may be able to minimize sorting even more by washing more clothes together. Many times light colors can go into the wash with mixed colors if you use cold water and the items aren't brand new. Typically only cheap clothing fades anyway so buy your kid's clothing from the nicer stores. It will last longer and wash well.
Some important questions to ponder: Do underwear need to be "folded" or can they be neatly placed flat in drawers? What about small T shirts and shorts? Do socks need to be matched up or can they be thrown into plastic boxes in a drawer and matched up by the wearer? Important questions, these!
Delegate
In some homes, the person who dirties the laundry is responsible for taking the laundry to the washing up area. If clothing doesn't make it there (meaning it's stuffed under beds, in corners of closets or otherwise lying on the floor), it doesn't get washed. Natural consequences work well for laundry. The first time your daughter doesn't have her favorite shirt that she just has to wear to the mall, she'll remember to get it to the laundry room. When hubby has no boxers, he may be motivated to get them in the hamper too. Developing "laundry on the floor blindness" is helpful for a Mom!
Older kids can be taught how to use the washing machine and dryer. Kids ages 2 and up can help with folding and getting clean laundry to their dressers. Even a toddler can "match corners" to fold washcloths and put their undies and socks in dresser drawers. Most youngsters think folding laundry is fun. Keep this myth going with them as long as humanly possible!
Don't Procrastinate
Some tasks don't take longer to complete if you procrastinate a bit. Vacuuming, for instance, takes roughly the same amount of time to complete whether you do it daily or weekly. Laundry is not one of these chores. Doing a load of laundry a day is preferable to tackling a mountain of dirty clothes that have set in stains, bad odors and maybe even mildew. Be sure to finish the job completely- putting the load into the dryer quickly so the clothes don't sour. Then remove from the dryer promptly for folding so they don't wrinkle.
As long as we continue to eat, sweat and move about, we'll have to deal with laundry. Hopefully these tips will help you spend a little less time dealing with the repercussions of being human!
The Neverending Story Book
″What is it about women and their special need to be beautiful?″ men always ask. I'd ask them back what is it about men and their special need for beautiful women. Beauty is a A Must from the first moment they lay eyes on you and the evaluation starts.
First, a man will notice your eyes (right!). Are they wrinkled? Is the skin around them as smooth as silk or as dry as Sahara? The make up is next. It mustn't be too flashy, at least not when you're meeting Mom or his highschool old time buddies. But he won't mind if you put a little bit more colour when you are safe, like... in his bedroom. Then your clothes. Oh, he is only evaluating your style (of course!). Wether you are Fashion Proof or a Clothing Shopaholic, cause that would be written all over you. Somewhere in the middle is the best spot for you, but most of all, for him. It's O.K. if you spend some time shopping before dating him ? it means you are interested enough. Later on, when he gets to see your indoors home-boutique with all the skin care, body care and make up products, he'll wonder if he's dating a movie star or a famous band singer, cause only celebrities would have that quantity of beauty products, enough to handle 24/7 Spa treatments. So, later he'll know you are nothing in between or in the middle.
And, finally, he looks at your body! But does he know how many hardships do girls face when ? Well, he knows now where all of that goes. Right on top! Your face skin would make Cleopatra look like a country girl and the touch of your body worthes all the lotions and body oils in the world. Next time he frowns or mumbles abour your ″self investments″, remind him that!
Of course, your inner beauty is what counts best (right! again). You know that, he knows that... but then, why is it that every morning you jump out of the bed, face the mirror and quickly put on some make up. Natural beauty is what he preffers but it wouldn't be so natural without those handy . He likes you so much, for who you are and for that natural look you have in the morning. (Wink!) That's why every time you cry because of the torched stake or you catch a cold, he suggests a little make up would make you feel better. Probably a hot bath in two, with a lot of foam and bubbles and vanilla oil back rubbing are just the miracle you need. He'll enjoy it, too!
You'll never understand why the perfect woman standing next to him has to be understanding, funny, spontaneous, smart, a good sport and surely doesn't have to be Miss America to win his heart, still he'll turn his head after those ...misses, each time they pass by.
So, let's face it! Both men and women are interested in beauty. Both take care of that aspect in their life. Maybe women do shop more, do care more about fashion, clothes, style, make up, body care.. skin care (whatever!). They do! Maybe men should care more and throw away their Week Days underwear, maybe a little aftershave won't hurt, neither a night cream for their wrinkles, cause not all of them look like celebrities at 40. And, yeah some might do them just as good!
Nobody is saying here that beauty is all that counts. Just that beauty does count, wether you have it or not, wether you recognize it or not, wether you are a woman or...not.
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