Folding laundry soaks up time. Should you stop doing it?
Blogger Dawn Madsen says yes.
Instead of folding everything from underwear to shirts, Madsen, a mother of three, sorts.
Kids clothing, she says, just doesn't need to be folded. She designated boxes in the kids' bedroom for pajamas, underwear, tops and bottoms. The kids can pull out the box they want, look for their favorite shirt, and return the box to the closet. The kids don't look rumpled, she says, since the fabrics are no iron.
She also completely eliminated sock matching by disposing of all unmatched socks. She bought identical socks for the kids. Now she just tosses the socks into a designated basket and, since every sock matches the others, kids simply reach in the basket and get two.
Her husband's clothing does need to be folded, she says. But some things don’t, such as underwear and undershirts. These are tossed unfolded into a basket. Read more at ithinkwecouldbefriends.com.
