tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552548006419298669.post5592655366264036321..comments2012-02-07T13:32:51.261-08:00Comments on Life After Diapers: I'm BA-ACK!!!Greg and Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12144988572815776621noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552548006419298669.post-60435169651554834312010-05-26T14:19:59.565-07:002010-05-26T14:19:59.565-07:00Yeah for all of your goals! I had similar goals f...Yeah for all of your goals! I had similar goals for a clutter-free kitchen counter-one in particular, that is. I did get it all organized and free of all the clutter... the problem was keeping OTHERS from putting things there! It's much better than it used to be but we're still working on that one. :) <br /><br />And I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE doing my dishes. It is BY FAR my favorite chore in the entire house. I've always felt two things make a house look clean...dishes done and the floor vacuumed. I'm not very good about the vacuuming, but our kitchen is usually clean. <br /><br />And {insert sigh} laundry. Laundry. It seems every few years (hmmmm, I guess it correlates with a child being added to the family?) I have to re-evaluate how I'm doing on laundry. I, personally, like to knock out ALL laundry in one day. Gather, sort, wash, dry, fold, put away...all of it. It was possible with a family of four, but now that Andrew is here, it seems to take a second day. Right now, my routine is: the girls and I gather and sort it all one night just before bed. (Which, by the way, Karyl is totally old enough to help with that part too!) Then I usually start one load in the wash and put the kids to bed. Once bedtime routine is over, I throw the load into the dryer. That way, the next morning, I already have one load done and ready to be folded while I start the rest. Throughout the day, I just knock each load out one by one in between cleaning other parts of the house/helping with homework/nursing/preparing dinner/reading to the kids/blogging. I often have the girls help fold their clothes and they are always responsible for putting their own clothes away. (Which isn't always done neatly-not because they don't try but because they are 3 and 6 years-but at least it's done!) When I'm doing it once a week, it is usually about 5 (sometimes 6) loads total: whites, towels, darks, mixed colors and one load rotated of bed sheets or bathroom rugs each week. And my preferred day is Monday or Tuesday. (Just cause then I can have Mike help me fold any unfinished loads at night while we watch our favorite show 24-what are we gonna do now that it's over!?!) I've tried the whole one load a day thing, it just didn't work for me. <br /><br />Well, not that you asked for ANY of that! But, it's what works for me. Keep me posted on your goals-you've inspired me to start picking some areas that need some dutiful help in my house. :)Mike and Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05692317442201395422noreply@blogger.com