I separate whites and colours/darks in together - pretty lazy washereerer Ours is 14 years old and still going strong - old Simpsons were made in Australia apparently but aren't anymore. I thought it had died recently and was looking at new ones and would have bought an 8 - 8.5 kg if I was getting one and it fit in my gap in the laundry! Get the biggest you can I say, can only imagine kids need more and more washing done as they get older with uniforms, sport etc.
If I have lots of whites I will wash them separately (I have white bath towels so I'll just chuck them in with them). Other then that, I just do dark/ light loads. I generally wash DS1 and DSS clothes together - they are smelly teenage boys (haha) and they seem to generate enough between them for one load, sometimes two! I also like to wash DS2s clothes separately or with my smalls or with lighter stuff (not heavy things such as jeans, overalls etc).
If I split everything into smaller groups I would be defeating the purpose of getting a bigger machine and doing 4 or 5 loads instead of 1 or two. Besides which, I'm also a lazy-washerer. My mother was aghast when I chucked everything in together - for years I followed her old rules and would never have washed towels with clothes.We have enough clothesline space (two small pull-out ones) but are peg-poor! I need to buy more pegs.... where do they go? I'm sure someone has a stash of pegs hidden somewhere.....
FWIW our machine also has a sensor so it doesn't matter how little or much you put in, it only fills with enough water to do the load. Oh and the turbo spin also cuts down on drying time on the line.
Does anyone hang out there clothes in a particular order?
I've only recently stopped hanging things on the line according to colour, size and use....... this was a very big step for me. I would sit inside and try to block out my anxieity at the thought of mis-matched socks hanging side by side on the line next to a towel that clearly needed to be hung towards the back of the line. Eventually it worked and I can haphazardly pick out a peg and not care one whit what colour or type it is!
Last edited by Cass72; January 16th, 2012 at 10:17 AM.
I do separate everything, an average week will look like: all kids clothes together (except I pull out light stuff), which is normally three loads, DS's sheets plus whatever towels I can fit (cot sheets are small), DD's sheets, DD's mattress protector, kids towels, our towels, another load of our towels + tea towels/kitchen Enjos + table cloth, then our clothes: DH's work stuff, two loads of "every day" clothes and then my good clothes (work shirts/tops).
Every second week I do our sheets (I'm lazy) and then when I have a few of my good white tops I do a white wash.
I've never listed it all out like that. So much washing.
I wish I could fit DS's sheets, DD's sheets and mattress protector all in one. I think I am decided - I need a bigger machine. I should not have to wash one mattress protector on it's own. But if I don't, the machine chucks a wobbly.
OMG I forgot nappies.
Nappies - every second day, two loads of nappies. Less now that DS is in child care and uses sposies while he is there.
I do nappies every second day. Sometimes I'll throw bibs in with them so they don't go mouldy waiting for regular washes. I do these at night & hang up in the morning.
Clothes - I separate into lights & darks. I usually do both on Thursday and darks only on Sunday. We seem to generate a lot more dark. I mix the whole family's clothes together.
Towels & Sheets - When I have enough for a full load, I'll do these. I usually do separate loads for sheets & towels depending on how many I have. I only do them on Sat/Sun.
I work Mon/Tues/Wed - so I usually avoid washing these days.
I'm a complete weirdo & try to hang my washing on the line in order. I fold as I take clothes off, so I like to have one line per family member & the fifth line for everything else with similar items together. It doesn't always fit right though so I try not to get too picky about it. I also like to match my pegs. DH tries to make me use different colour pegs sometimes & it annoys me. When he helps I don't bother hanging in order as he refuses to & I figure it's better if he helps than have me do it all just to have it done my way. Yes I'm stupid & OCD but I think it's harmless.
& I have a 7.5kg front loader. I definately wouldn't go any smaller.
I have an 8kg Electrolux. (I wouldn't recommend Electrolux AT ALL)
I do:
1 load of DD's clothes by themselves per week- including sheets.
1 load towels per week.
Probably about 3 loads of mine and DH's clothes. Separating by material- eg all trackies and jeans(heavy)
1 load cricket whites
1 load cleaning cloths (own business)
I don't schedule my washing past Monday being the day to wash the girls' bedsheets and towels. Depending on when I get started I'll do our bedsheets and towels too. If not then they're done Tuesday. THen it seems that the rest of the week it is rare if I don't do at least one load of washing. I split mine into whites and light colours, then dark colours. Dark jeans etc go in by themselves but fortunately with summer none of them are hitting the washing basket.
I would love a bigger machine. I seem to wash all the time and if I don't keep on top of it then I end up with a mountain I can't jump over of both washing and ironing. When DD3 comes along she wil be in cloth so that will be even more washing to do. I mix the girls' clothes in with ours now but have always kept baby stuff separate so I guess I will do that again this time. Maybe instead of buying a bigger washing machine Harvey Norman might have a washer woman on sale one day
I have the Simpson 9kg. Love it, I can wash everything in it including our king size doona!
I have three kids and a tradie DH, I wash at least 2 loads a day. If I don't wash every day the pile is out of control. I do tend to wash bath towels every couple of days and pj's after one wear, which I know not everyone does. We also have a pool so lots of bathers and towels at this time of year.
I separate light and darks and do towels and sheets separately.
I'm a bit slack and apart from Saturdays when I do towels and sheets (separate loads)....I commit the ultimate sin and chuck everything in together . I used to be anal but I'd rather have no washing to look at in reality. If the kids take something off, they know to put it straight in the machine. I do separate anything that might run, but I wash in cold, and it's just the kids and I so I haven't had a problem. At the end of the day, I set the timer so it finishes in the morning or just run it in the morning. Then I hang it out and we start again.
Oh god YES!!! I had a 4.5kg washing machine for 10 years and managed to persevere with it till 2007 and with the 6 of us it just got too much and I was constantly washing, not to mention not being able to wash a full set of sheets at a time. So I went to a 9.5kg simpson machine and haven't looked back. Most of the time I still do a full load every day, or two loads every second day but I can wash a whole sheet or towel set at once now which is a huge time saver. I loved my little machine though. It still works like it is brand new and we just keep it as a spare now and have lent it to people when theirs have packed it in.
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Ours is 14 years old and still going strong - old Simpsons were made in Australia apparently but aren't anymore. I thought it had died recently and was looking at new ones and would have bought an 8 - 8.5 kg if I was getting one and it fit in my gap in the laundry! Get the biggest you can I say, can only imagine kids need more and more washing done as they get older with uniforms, sport etc.
- pink nappies!!!!
. I used to be anal but I'd rather have no washing to look at in reality. If the kids take something off, they know to put it straight in the machine. I do separate anything that might run, but I wash in cold, and it's just the kids and I so I haven't had a problem. At the end of the day, I set the timer so it finishes in the morning or just run it in the morning. Then I hang it out and we start again.
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