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As of this year I’ve been blogging for a full decade, and laundry has been a focus of mine from the very beginning! Keeping a household up and running and staying on top of laundry often go hand in hand, especially for those of us who fulfill the role of CHO, or Chief Household Officer. :-) There isn’t much variety involved in doing laundry, which can make it a somewhat tedious chore. For that reason, I’ve always been interested in finding ways to improve the laundry experience by making it faster, easier, or more efficient. And while some of the...

We’ll have part two coming in a few weeks. It’s Laundry Time! Here are some laundry statistics from about.com. Laundry Organizing Stats The average American family does 8–10 loads of laundry each week.   A single load of laundry, from wash to dry, takes an average of one hour and twenty-seven minutes to complete.   Only 21.2 percent of American households use a clothesline.   Because I like to be green, I wanted to share some statistics. I have had HE washer and dryer for years and our home is one of the most energy-efficient in our neighborhood—our power company...

I’ve always been a sucker for a good laundry hack. I like them so much that I actually wrote a post full of them last year! But you never have too many laundry hacks in my opinion. So that’s why today, I’ll be sharing a whole new collection of them with you! These hacks address all kinds of laundry-related issues, from keeping your bedsheets soft to eliminating odor from smelly gym clothes. And as always, you’re invited to share your own brilliant laundry hacks by commenting at the bottom of this post! :-) For more brilliant laundry hacks and how-to’s,...