tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post2379353803992847225..comments2024-02-02T05:53:59.845-05:00Comments on Praying for Grace: Laundry, my way: Part II -- Sorting by Care LabelBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-27138504328219386322011-01-26T09:28:27.562-05:002011-01-26T09:28:27.562-05:00Oh, no Barbara, I'm a big fluffer. Loads must...Oh, no Barbara, I'm a big fluffer. Loads must be fluffed and folded right away! See? I think I'm going to like what you say about it!Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-303664117191879362011-01-25T19:14:05.506-05:002011-01-25T19:14:05.506-05:00You can talk about fluffing and folding, but I don...You can talk about fluffing and folding, but I don't want to hear anything about ironing! Not listening to that!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12072984925282936743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-61915202704556282962011-01-25T18:20:39.953-05:002011-01-25T18:20:39.953-05:00Sarah, All undershirts eventually get to a point w...Sarah, All undershirts eventually get to a point where they have to be pitched!<br /><br />Oh, Jamie -- slapping my head here! Must, must start sorting more. And I have a feeling you won't like what I have to say about fluffing and folding! ;-)Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-17347728940167104172011-01-25T18:12:40.766-05:002011-01-25T18:12:40.766-05:00I hope you do one on fluffing and folding!I hope you do one on fluffing and folding!Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-41488000659674572532011-01-25T18:11:37.951-05:002011-01-25T18:11:37.951-05:00No, no, no, I only separate NEW darks, because the...No, no, no, I only separate NEW darks, because the only time they seem to fade (at least in my experience) is that first wash.<br /><br />Now, this HAS gotten me into trouble a couple times. One time I put this new like cloth rug thing, bright green in a load with a bed quilt, it turned the quilt green on one end, but I immediately washed it with bleach and it came out. (I also prayed to our Angels)<br /><br />I DO sort towels and wash them separate.<br /><br />I'm bad, I should sort more!Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-92069555996979101182011-01-25T14:13:39.238-05:002011-01-25T14:13:39.238-05:00Whites are always separate. I've taught my ki...Whites are always separate. I've taught my kids the order of sorting and they're doing pretty good. I've noticed, though, that a few of Dan's under shirts are turning an off yellow colour (all over, not just the pits, if you get my meaning). I've tried bleach and I've tried Oxy Clean to no avail. I figured they must be old and threw them out.<br /><br />The water in HI may not be the best either . . . it's harder to keep them clean here and I attribute it to the water.Sarah Oldhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00169484284618791110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-59880291605058973552011-01-25T13:35:23.296-05:002011-01-25T13:35:23.296-05:00Jamie, If you separate darks then you do separate....Jamie, If you separate darks then you do separate. ;-) I don't do every color every day -- but I do some loads every day.<br /><br />Jennie,<br />I wish I could say my people are trained to separate but they just don't get it (they just don't care!). I still find whites in the darks and darks in the colors.<br /><br />Jenny, Mostly the only dry cleaning in our house is my husband's suits. I try to avoid them, too.<br /><br />Ya know, Sara, my oldest wanted gray and black undershirts the last time we bought them. Now I know why! He still has white/gray socks, however. It makes me nuts on the rare occasions that he brings his laundry home. It's just not possible to bleach them back to white.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-13375089335602111112011-01-25T12:39:42.028-05:002011-01-25T12:39:42.028-05:00Lights, darks, and whites, here. And an Elmo magn...Lights, darks, and whites, here. And an Elmo magnet that goes inside the washer lid if there's an item that can't be dried!<br /><br />The priest who came over for the taco fiasco told me that he finally started buying underwear and t-shirts in black because he didn't like washing tiny loads of whites! LOL.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12072984925282936743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-89333605400837958752011-01-25T12:13:24.476-05:002011-01-25T12:13:24.476-05:00I avoid "dry clean only" like the plague...I avoid "dry clean only" like the plague. <br /><br />Otherwise, my system is very similar to yours. I do at least 2 loads every day, just to keep from having it pile up.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12537767678040466695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-3960314048354274852011-01-25T10:11:21.139-05:002011-01-25T10:11:21.139-05:00We keep multiple hampers, too, and everybody learn...We keep multiple hampers, too, and everybody learns to sort their one clothes into either lights or darks. I don't worry about whites most of the time.Jennie C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14027736832723636538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-28003932252638374982011-01-25T10:05:54.120-05:002011-01-25T10:05:54.120-05:00I quit sorting after the 4th baby. It has made my...I quit sorting after the 4th baby. It has made my life so much easier. I don't have gray clothes, because I don't buy white things. I do have some white things, pretty much just socks. The kiddos have...I can only think of one or two items that are white...and they are play clothes.<br /><br />I do wash new darks separate, but that's it. <br /><br />I'm bad, I know, but it's one of those things I did to simplify with this many kiddos.<br /><br />With doing laundry every day, how do you get enough whites for a white load? Or do you save whites for another day? (after a few days have added up)Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.com