Laundry

Just got back from doing laundry and I thought I should post about the key to laundry. The key is separation. I am anal about separation. Two pink items later and my partner is no longer allowed to separate. I separate everything and then it is ok to launder it.

The main item to separate is whites. White means NO COLOUR! no prints or colour decoration. WHITE. By separating the whites you will keep your whites whiter longer and have a greatly decreased need or desire to bleach, which is harmful to your clothing.

On coloured items you should do a bit of sorting as well. Darks (i.e. black and navy solids) can go with reds and brights. And idealy you will have four loads.

1) whites
2) mediums (khaki and pastels)
3) darks
4) brights

Do this and your clothes will last much longer.

-TSG
(photo and great info from Mary Janes Farm)