There are 5 of us and I do a load a day, 5 days a week.

I set the machine in the evening and it turns itself on at night, so it is on the off peak rate. We have a large front loader (10kg) so it really does do the job.

The laundry is plumbed as grey water, so the water from the washing machine automatically goes out onto the garden, which is another good reason for me to wash at night.

I am another who keeps towels going. The kids have bath towel each a week, as do DH and I. Sheets get changed once a week.

I don't wash on Friday or Sat nights........then there is nothing to be hung/dried/folded over the weekend. Especially over summer when the kids are in and out of the pool, the BBQ is on.......the lawn is left enencumbered by washing!