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  • novella1186novella1186 member
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    twoleighs said:

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    ashley8918 said:

    Wait... wait... people separate their laundry?! You don't just throw it all in together? And, like, put shit in the dishwasher right away?I am a complete adulting failure


    NO I don't separate a god damn thing. And I'm having a hard time seeing why people do so much laundry. Do people wash their work pants and sweaters after each wear? Do people wash their towels after just a few showers? When I get home from work (sitting in an office all day) I hang my clothes back in the closet. I didn't sweat on them, I don't smell bad. Even tank tops that go under my work shirts, I'll set aside and wear another 1-2 times. The t-shirt I wear to sleep gets about 4 days before I change it out. The towels get about 3 weeks (15 showers) before they wash. The only things that get put in the laundry daily are undies, socks, and DH's work shirts because he does sweat his off ass. We do 2 loads every OTHER Saturday.
    I don't separate either.  And during the winter I wear clothes more than once, but FI always washes his undershirts after one wear and his dress shirts and pants go to the dry cleaners.  

    I work in a manufacturing plant, so if it's warmer than 45F I sweat through everything I'm wearing.  

    I wash an itty bitty load every 2-3 days because I like having everything clean.  Otherwise I could probably wait a week or two between washes.  
    I definitely wear bras, jeans, and pajama pants more than once. I actually try to wear jeans 3 or 4 times. Cardigans and sweaters if they're not too wrinkley/stretched. I use the same towels for probably about 2 weeks. 

    I think we normally do about 2 loads of laundry per week. 3 if we wash a bunch of towels or blankets. 

    Pajama shirts have to get washed because for some reason I sweat in my sleep, even if I throw all the blankets over onto FI, and I always have a fan blowing directly on me which he hates but I can't stand getting so hot in my sleep. And obviously socks and underwear get washed every time I wear them cuz gross. 
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    princessofgenovia said:

    We probably average...I dunno 4-5 loads of laundry a week? Maybe a little less. FI's fancy work clothes get dry cleaned. And I do have do a separate load of my bras and shit. It's annoying but also bra shopping is more annoying and they seem to last slightly longer if I wash them on the gentle cycle.


    Everything else goes in on the same cycle though. Just get a full load, put it on cold and wash away. 
    amelisha said:

    I told FI when we first started dating that I wouldn't move in with him unless they moved to an apartment with in-suite laundry, so I hear you guys. I could never handle the laundromat or even the shared-floor ones. Such a princess, but I do ten loads of laundry a week (...I know. But it's sheets/blankets/bathroom towels/kitchen stuff/FI's work stuff/FI's darks/FI's whites/my colours/my whites/my delicates) and I'd spend my whole life dealing with it if I didn't have it easily accessible.

    Can I ask why you don't wash his clothes and your clothes in the same load?
    My mom doesn't wash her clothes with my dad's.  His clothes get filthy at work (plus covered in drywall/plaster, etc), and they'll literally rip apart her clothes if she washes them together.  We used to even have a backup washer and dryer for my dad's clothes but then they died.  My dad is also really bad about emptying his pockets, and sometimes the occasional screw or nail escapes notice.  Best to just wash everything seperately. 


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    jenna8984 said:

    ashley8918 said:

    Wait... wait... people separate their laundry?! You don't just throw it all in together? And, like, put shit in the dishwasher right away?I am a complete adulting failure


    NO I don't separate a god damn thing. And I'm having a hard time seeing why people do so much laundry. Do people wash their work pants and sweaters after each wear? Do people wash their towels after just a few showers? When I get home from work (sitting in an office all day) I hang my clothes back in the closet. I didn't sweat on them, I don't smell bad. Even tank tops that go under my work shirts, I'll set aside and wear another 1-2 times. The t-shirt I wear to sleep gets about 4 days before I change it out. The towels get about 3 weeks (15 showers) before they wash. The only things that get put in the laundry daily are undies, socks, and DH's work shirts because he does sweat his off ass. We do 2 loads every OTHER Saturday.
    Nopenopenopenopenope, I can't imagine leaving towels that long. The bath towels get washed every week (with the bathmat, hand towels, bathrobes, and all the washcloths used that week), and separately from the kitchen towels, because I don't like the thought of dirty dishcloths getting washed with my facecloths and stuff.

    Sheets and towels always go in hot water too because I've got an irrational germ thing with them and I'd freaking sterilize them totally if I could.

    I do wash virtually all my work clothes after each wear. I walk home from work and my trousers and stuff get dirty or dusty (depending on the time of year), plus stuff stretches out and then doesn't fit right until I wash it again (sweaters especially.) It's not a fear-of-smelling-bad thing, it's just so I don't have bagged-out knees and elbows or whatever and so I don't have dirt splatters from the bus roaring past me as I cross the streets and stuff.I realize it's more wear and tear on them in the long run but still.

    @princessofgenovia, I wash our stuff separately because FI's stuff gets all sweaty and gross, mainly, but it's also because I like to use different soap for my clothes than for his stuff (he's really allergic to a lot of detergents, so his clothes and the sheets and towels and stuff get one type, but my own stuff gets another that smells better.)

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  • ShesSoColdShesSoCold mod
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    We have a tiny ass washer. I'd say we probably do 8 ish loads between the two of us, including stuff like blankets, towels and sheets.
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    Dh changes clothes 4 times a day, I swear. It seems that way anyways. 

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    jenna8984 said:

    princessofgenovia said:

    We probably average...I dunno 4-5 loads of laundry a week? Maybe a little less. FI's fancy work clothes get dry cleaned. And I do have do a separate load of my bras and shit. It's annoying but also bra shopping is more annoying and they seem to last slightly longer if I wash them on the gentle cycle.


    Everything else goes in on the same cycle though. Just get a full load, put it on cold and wash away. 
    amelisha said:

    I told FI when we first started dating that I wouldn't move in with him unless they moved to an apartment with in-suite laundry, so I hear you guys. I could never handle the laundromat or even the shared-floor ones. Such a princess, but I do ten loads of laundry a week (...I know. But it's sheets/blankets/bathroom towels/kitchen stuff/FI's work stuff/FI's darks/FI's whites/my colours/my whites/my delicates) and I'd spend my whole life dealing with it if I didn't have it easily accessible.

    Can I ask why you don't wash his clothes and your clothes in the same load?
    No for real- if his work clothes all get dry cleaned, what the hell is making up your 5 loads a week?
    Only his fancy work clothes. Like suits/slacks/button downs. He doesn't have to wear fancy clothes to work everyday. Jeans, t-shirts, ect, don't get dry cleaned. Plus we work out everyday and I learned (the hard way) if I keep re-wearing the same work out clothes I get break outs in places you do not want to have break outs.

    I can get all my clothes washed in 2-ish loads. I'm figuring all his take 2-ish loads. And then a load for towels/sheets/whatever. 
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    I am so bad with laundry! FI generally does all of the laundry and right after he leaves for work for the summer I usually forget that it doesn't magically appear in my dresser and run out of panties before I remember I have to do it. Sheets and towels get done weekly, so do throw blankets on the couch during shedding season since our dog seems to drop more than she still has on her little body! Dishes also have to be done daily, it bothers me, and I vacuum every other day or every 3rd day because I don't want anyone walking in my house and going "Oh, they have a dog". Yes, we have a dog, it doesn't need to be obvious with hair balls.

    My office on the other hand is a DISASTER almost all the time. I work from home and clean it up when it gets to the point that I can't see the desk anymore. 

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    Count me in the bed-maker with fancy pillows crowd. When H and I moved in together he was like - "um, why are there 10 pillows on this bed?" I like a nicely made bed with pretty things on it!

    I do all of our laundry. H hates it and would send it out, but we just got a house with a washer and dryer, so I do not see the point of wash & fold. Laundry gets done either Saturday or Sunday- sheets and towels are weekly. I also (confession time) actually like doing laundry.

    I like my house to be both very clean and very neat. My one thing I do that drives people crazy is leave my shoes EVERYWHERE.

    But they are always neatly in pairs. Just all over the house.
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    hicoco said:

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    Pretty damn clean. 


    My standard of what makes a house "clean" = clean right down to washed slip covers on pillows, clean windows, washed walls, wiped down baseboards, furniture moved to vacuum, etc.

    Admittedly, I was (am to DH) an annoying roommate because "wiping down the counters" is not "clean" to me. 

    On the flip side though, I can be messy. And there's a difference. I lack a system for shoes so my shoes are scattered all over the place. Likewise with purses, mail, shopping bags, etc. 
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    FI and I each do our own laundry. I do two loads of clothes on Sunday, and one load of sheets and/or towels (depends on whether we have a clean set of sheets to replace the dirty ones). 

    I wash socks, underwear, and undershirts after one wear (at some point in my teens I got in the habit of wearing a tank top under every shirt, so I go through a lot of shirts). I wash t-shirts after 1-2 wears, depending on whether I spilled something on myself, work pants and cardigans after 2 wears, pj's/sleeping shirts after 3-4 wears, and towels every week. 

    I separate by hot and cold: underwear, socks, undershirts, towels get hot water, regardless of color, jeans, work clothes, blouses and dressy things get cold water. I never seem to have a problem with dye bleeding, but then again, I don't buy new clothes often enough for it to be a problem, I guess?
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    At the moment it's a disaster. I've worked for the last 16 days straight. DH works full time and is in school full-time and is dealing with his final projects. He hasn't slept more than 5 hours in a night for weeks so he's off the hook for chores. The Kid is a filthy beast who leaves a disaster in his wake and refuses to take care of his chores (like cleaning the bathroom and his bedroom).

    At the moment, my goals are simple: keep the laundry below the point of an overflowing hamper, clean counters and stove, no dishes in the sink, a basic wipe down of the bathroom, clearing the fridge of disgustingness, and cleaning muddy paw prints. Admittedly, I'm usually only at about 85% of this goal lately.

    When I'm working normal hours and DH isn't overwhelmed with school, we're better. The house may get cluttered but we sweep/mop/vacuum regularly, do more regular cleanings, etc. We have lots of people stop by our house randomly so, even if things are cluttered, we never want it to be gross to the point of being embarrassing. 
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    You're supposed to wash bathmats? I just kind of...shake it out outside.
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    princessofgenovia said:

    You're supposed to wash bathmats? I just kind of...shake it out outside.

    Confession: I don't own bath mats. The last one I owned was non-slip.

    I slipped.

    Bath mats are not a thing I use any more.
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    princessofgenovia said:

    You're supposed to wash bathmats? I just kind of...shake it out outside.

    Confession: I don't own bath mats. The last one I owned was non-slip.

    I slipped.

    Bath mats are not a thing I use any more.
    When we're talking about bathmats I'm think the little bathroom rug thing. 

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    Is this the same thing you're talking about? Or are you talking about an in the tub thing?
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    I just scrubbed the kitchen floor. Like. Hands and knees. It still doesn't look clean because it's shitty linoleum.


    Also, anyone know of any anti mildew bath mat or something? We have a wood one right now, but H doesn't move it when he showers and......it's getting a bit gross.
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    chibiyui said:

    I just scrubbed the kitchen floor. Like. Hands and knees. It still doesn't look clean because it's shitty linoleum.



    Also, anyone know of any anti mildew bath mat or something? We have a wood one right now, but H doesn't move it when he showers and......it's getting a bit gross.
    What the hell is a wood bath mat?? And where would he move it to? Are you talking about something that lives inside the shower, not the carpet you get out onto?
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    princessofgenovia said:

    hellosweetie1015 said:

    princessofgenovia said:

    You're supposed to wash bathmats? I just kind of...shake it out outside.

    Confession: I don't own bath mats. The last one I owned was non-slip.

    I slipped.

    Bath mats are not a thing I use any more.
    When we're talking about bathmats I'm think the little bathroom rug thing. 

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    Is this the same thing you're talking about? Or are you talking about an in the tub thing?
    That's what I'm talking about too. It had a nonslip backing.

    Although I have also slipped in the tub on nonslip tub mats too. I am not a functional person.
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    I hate bath mats. I don't like the feeling of them on my wet feet and I feel like little lints from them will stick to me. I use an old towel that I fold in half and hang over the side of the tub after I'm done. H insisted on having a bath mat in front of the sink. I wash it every week or every other week when I wash the towels.
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    I think my place is average clean. Or....I did. Apparently we're slobs.

    I clean at work all fucking day long. You could perform surgery in my shop. I'm not gonna clean MORE when I get home. Though I organize the ever loving fuck out of everything.

    I pretty much wash all my clothes in one load. Wifey usually does two for her stuff. And...ok I do a weird thing. I use a new towel after each shower.

    I know it's weird. It's not a germ thing or cause I think they're dirty. I just really like having a brand new towel each day. And yes the woman I married rolls her eyes at my weird ass.

    So we usually have a load of towels and other random shit to throw in. Though those sometimes wait for an extra week.

    I do wash the bath mats maybe once a month. Cause it makes them fluffy.
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    I hate bath mats. I don't like the feeling of them on my wet feet and I feel like little lints from them will stick to me. I use an old towel that I fold in half and hang over the side of the tub after I'm done. H insisted on having a bath mat in front of the sink. I wash it every week or every other week when I wash the towels.

    I don't get out of the shower wet. Ick. Dry off first, step out onto fluffy mat. Mat is there for fluffy warmth only, not drip drying. Few things make me rage harder in the morning than walking into the bathroom in my socks and stepping onto a wet bath mat.



    Ahhhh. I should elaborate that I hate feet (even my own clean feet) and I don't dry my feet with the towel I use for the rest of my body. That's where the foot towel comes in.
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    ShesSoCold said:

    lolo883 said:

    ShesSoCold said:

    I hate bath mats. I don't like the feeling of them on my wet feet and I feel like little lints from them will stick to me. I use an old towel that I fold in half and hang over the side of the tub after I'm done. H insisted on having a bath mat in front of the sink. I wash it every week or every other week when I wash the towels.

    I don't get out of the shower wet. Ick. Dry off first, step out onto fluffy mat. Mat is there for fluffy warmth only, not drip drying. Few things make me rage harder in the morning than walking into the bathroom in my socks and stepping onto a wet bath mat.



    Ahhhh. I should elaborate that I hate feet (even my own clean feet) and I don't dry my feet with the towel I use for the rest of my body. That's where the foot towel comes in.
    Wow that is foot hatred turned up to 11! It's kind of impressive.
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    lolo883 said:

    chibiyui said:

    I just scrubbed the kitchen floor. Like. Hands and knees. It still doesn't look clean because it's shitty linoleum.



    Also, anyone know of any anti mildew bath mat or something? We have a wood one right now, but H doesn't move it when he showers and......it's getting a bit gross.
    What the hell is a wood bath mat?? And where would he move it to? Are you talking about something that lives inside the shower, not the carpet you get out onto?
    We have a tile floor, and the wood bath mat, for lack of better terminology, keeps us from breaking our asses on wet floor. Unfortunately, water from showering itself tends to puddle on it, hence the icky. 
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    soontobesyp said:

    I try to always keep a clean house...  I tell FI all the time that I just strive to have the house in a state where we wouldn't be embarrassed by an unexpected visitor...


    But about those unexpected visitors?  Ugh, no.  :)
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    So apparently I need to learn how to be a functional adult because my house now seems like a disgusting mess. We've lived it it almost 3 years and not once have I washed a wall, window, or baseboard.

    We don't have a dishwasher and I've been on strike (i got tired of doing all the colijg and dishes so i stopped, i was waiting to see if FI or FSS would take some initiative, but I don't think they've noticed) so I have about 4 days of dishes piled up.

    As far as laundry FI does it since before him I would just buy new underwear to prolonge laundry day longer. He does 2 loads and that covers us for a week.

    I was planning to do a big clean soon but that may be tomorrow now.
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    I think my place is average clean. Or....I did. Apparently we're slobs.

    I clean at work all fucking day long. You could perform surgery in my shop. I'm not gonna clean MORE when I get home. Though I organize the ever loving fuck out of everything.

    I pretty much wash all my clothes in one load. Wifey usually does two for her stuff. And...ok I do a weird thing. I use a new towel after each shower.

    I know it's weird.     It's not a germ thing or cause I think they're dirty. I just really like having a brand new towel each day. And yes the woman I married rolls her eyes at my weird ass.

    So we usually have a load of towels and other random shit to throw in. Though those sometimes wait for an extra week.

    I do wash the bath mats maybe once a month. Cause it makes them fluffy.

    I don't think it's that weird.  I totally would use a new towel each time if I owned that many towels.  Clean fluffy towels are the best, like getting into clean sheets at night.  It could only be improved by having a towel warmer in the bathroom.  


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