Laundry Hack

I recently came up with this little laundry hack that I think might help some people out.  At the end of every week we do a “strip the beds” day where we take off all the sheets, pillowcases, and duvets or comforters from our 3 beds and wash and dry them.  By Sunday evening (ideally) we all have fresh beds to sleep in.  Which is just the best feeling!

The process of doing all this is particularly not fun to me.  And one thing that drives me just crazy is when all the sheets and the comforter or duvet get all tangled up in the washer spin cycle or when drying.  And then they don’t get washed or dried properly.  The pillowcases get stuck in the sheets and sheets get stuck in the duvet.  You know what I am talking about!

So this week I tried this little hack.  I use laundry bags (aka lingerie bags) to wash all sorts of things in my wash.  Things that I want to keep separate or that I want to hang dry after washing.  I have a variety of sizes for these bags.  I bought some extra large bags that I decided to use to separate the bed linens (pillowcases, sheets, and duvet each in a bag, comforter can be separate since it’s big).  Everything stayed in their place and no tangled mess.

Try it!