I hate laundry. I’ve moaned about it before on my blogs, and I’ve moaned about it away from the computer.

I don’t really mind putting laundry in the washing machine, but I hate every step after that, especially putting it away.

Really dumb, I know, and I can’t pinpoint why I hate it so much…..I think I have selective laziness regarding chores.

However, I have discovered the solution to my chronic laundry procrastination. In fact, because of my novel idea I have washed and put away almost all of the laundry in the house over the past day, without huge piles of it making my spare bed disappear, or sitting in baskets long enough for my dogs to “accidentally” knock them over and then lay on the clean clothes.

My solution for the entire problem is, I must say, really forward thinking. I’ll probably get a book deal and be labeled the next great home manager.

And I know you’re dying to know how I conquered the great laundry beast in one fell swoop. Well, you’re in luck, I’m going to reveal my genius to you.

Wash small loads of only like things.

What? You can’t read it? OK, here it is again.

Wash small loads of only like things.

OK, OK….

Wash Small Loads of Like Things!

So not really all that novel, huh?

Be gracious with me, I didn’t leave the nest with abundant homemaking skills, and am still learning as I go. And sometimes, it takes me a while to catch on to the most obvious of things. My whole life, I may have separated laundry by likeness, but I still always attempted to stuff the washer with as much as possible, leaving me with a ginormous pile of laundry to put away every time the dryer buzzer went off. Did I mention I hate putting laundry away?

It finally occurred to me the other day to do small loads of like things that dry much faster and can literally be taken from the dryer, folded, and put away in five minutes. Somehow, doing things this way is so much more appealing than dumping an overflowing basket of clothes on my bed, separating, folding, and then putting them away over fifteen to twenty minutes. Inevitably, this fifteen to twenty minutes turns into a week of laundry getting scattered and wrinkled before it might possibly enter it’s designated home.

Surprisingly, my plan of washing more loads that are smaller is actually taking less time because I”m not having to run the dryer 2 or more cycles to get everything dry. I may be paying a bit more energy-wise with either the washer or dryer, but I think having a more relaxed, laundry-clutter-free home is worth the few extra dollars.

So stay tuned….I’ll most likely soon come up with another potentially life changing solution to a household dilemma that the rest of the homemaking world solved years ago and Penguin will be knocking down my doors to sign a publishing deal…..