Organize LIVE: 10 Ways to Simplify Your Laundry Routine
Friday, September 01, 2017
Laundry can be overwhelming, organizing and efficiency expert Kristin MacRae of Organizing in RI says it doesn’t have to be if you get a system in place.
MacRae suggests while the laundry is going think of other things you can get done at the same time while like preparing lunches and outfit planning.
“Think of the buzzer on the dryer as a timer for managing your time and try to get tasks done between loads,” MacRae says.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTMacRae talks through 10 tips to simplify laundry.
- Plan ahead.
- Pre-sort.
- Separate by the person.
- Complete the task.
- Create a folding station.
- Delegate.
- Is it really dirty?
- Re-use, or create less.
- Organize your laundry room.
- Make it easy.
Related Slideshow: Organizing Products For Your Closet
Related Articles
- Organize + Energize: 4 Areas to Declutter in May
- Organize + Energize: Organize a First-Aid Kit
- Organize + Energize: 9 Things to Remember When Purchasing Organizing Supplies
- Organize + Energize: Creating Systems in the Home
- Organize + Energize: Disorganized Offices. What’s in Yours?
- Organize + Energize: 5 Reasons You Need to Organize Your Garage
- Organize + Energize: Mice and Clutter!
- Organize + Energize: 3 Ways Being Organized Will Help You Become More Efficient & Productive!
- Organize + Energize: 4 Reasons People Let Paper Piles Form
- Organize + Energize: 4 Things to Remember When Organizing Your Basement
- Organize + Energize: 4 Spaces to Declutter in April
- Organize + Energize: 7 Ways to Avoid Distractions & Stay Focused
- Organize + Energize: 4 Spaces to Declutter in June
- Organize + Energize: 4 Spaces to Declutter & Organize in August
- Organize + Energize: You’ve Organized Your Office. What’s Next?
- Organize + Energize: 6 Tools I Use to Stay Organized, Efficient, & Productive
- Organize + Energize: 4 Areas to Organize With Your Kids Before They Go Back to School
- Organize + Energize: Organizing Your Teen for Back to School
- Organize + Energize: 5 Reasons It’s Time to Get Organized
- Organize + Energize: 5 Ways Technology Has Ruined Productivity
- Organize + Energize: 6 Things to do to Prepare for Your Move
- Organize + Energize: 6 Reasons You Can’t Get Rid of Your Paper Clutter
- Organize + Energize: How Bad do You Want it?
- Organize + Energize: 4 Areas to Declutter in July
- Organize + Energize: Teachers! 8 Tips to Organize Your Classroom
- LIVE: Providence Improv Guild Turns Five Years Old
- LIVE: Rhode Island’s Emerging Leaders: Richard Norris
- LIVE: 6 Tips For Buying A Laptop For College - CNET contributor Rick Broida
- LIVE: Filmmaker Ana Gonzalez on her RI Hip-Hop Documentary, “Almost Dope”
- LIVE: Bios Urn, A Biodegradable Urn That Grows A Tree From Ashes
- LIVE: Brandon’s Beach Playground at Burnside Park Opens
- LIVE: Elephant Sanctuary’s Montgomery Talks Protecting & Preserving Elephants
- LIVE: Seekonk School of Rock’s Shawn Garrity & All-Star Performance
- LIVE: Broadway News from The Broadway Blog’s Matthew Wexler
- LIVE: Bring Your Own Improv, RI’s Family Friendly Improv Group
- LIVE: 19-Year-Old Singer/Songwriter Rennick Overcomes Chronic Disease to Headline at Met Cafe
- GoLocal LIVE: Central Falls Supt Capellan on Opportunities—and Challenges—This School Year
- LIVE: Dutra Talks About Over 40 Years of Dance Education at The Carolyn Dutra Dance Studio
- LIVE: Tony Estrella on The Gamm’s 2017-2018 Season
- LIVE: Brussat Talks New Book, “Lost Providence” - Warns Providence of New Development
- LIVE: DARE Calls on RI Housing to Make Greater Effort to Address Affordable Housing
- LIVE: Latest on ACLU Medical Marijuana Battle Against Smithfield
- LIVE: Pitts-Wiley on Exult Choir’s 10th Annual ‘Greatness of Gospel’ Concert
- LIVE: iLuminate Dance Captain, Lisa Bauford, Talks Tech & Dance Steps
- LIVE: Newport Historical Society Hosts Reenactment of British Occupation of Newport’s Old Quarter
- LIVE: Data From URI Shark Research Suggests Mako Sharks Are Overfished
- LIVE: Preserving Vintage Video Games At Rhode Island Computer Museum
- LIVE: Professor Talks About Students at Salve Regina Work on Cyber Defense Study
- LIVE: RI’s Pontenza on How Rhythm & Roots Festival Saved & Launched Her Career