Marathon Weekly Laundry Sessions Keep The Laundry Piles At Bay

Some people absolutely detest doing laundry, and so they put it off.

Or they don't have time to do a load or two daily.


Either way, unfortunately, whether you like or not, the wash has to get done eventually.

But although there are many people that swear that they tame their laundry piles by doing a load, or more daily, you don't have to do that.

After a certain point it is harder to get clothes clean, because of smells or stains, so a good rule of thumb is to wash your clothes at least weekly, when you can. But that still allows you to wash them all in one big session once a week!

So that's what the ladies below do. They have clean clothes, bedsheets, etc. for their family just like someone who does the wash more frequently, but they've chosen to do it, for a variety of reasons, in a big marathon session each week.

That is absolutely fine! As long as it gets done consistently, and everyone typically has clean clothes, who cares what method you use, right?

So check out these schedules and routines below and if you hate laundry you might want to try this method too and see if it works better for you too.

To learn more about why I think you should have some type of schedule or routine for your laundry, check out my article on why to make a laundry schedule.

Plus, this article focuses on one method some people choose to use to make sure they get their laundry done, but it's not the only method. If you want to explore other possible ways to do it, or see if another idea will work better for you, here are more article about ways to do it:

• Daily Routines Can Reduce Your Laundry Pile


• Routines & Schedules For Moms With Young Kids


• Keeping Up With Wash At The Laundromat


• Schedules & Routines For Large Families

In addition, I'd love to hear about your own schedule or routine. You can share how your family manages laundry here and I'll some of the best ideas and routines here to the site!

So now, scroll down to see how real people use the weekly marathon laundry sessions to keep up with their laundry!

I Hate Laundry So I Have A Marathon Laundry Day Weekly

by Pam
(North Dakota)

Taylor says:

While I myself found in my home doing some laundry daily works best, that does not suit every household manager's likes and dislikes.

That's perfectly fine. The point is to do what works best for your family and if it ain't broke, don't fix it! See how Pam does her laundry below.

Pam says:

I am a mother of three, and five people total live in my house.

I could never do laundry daily, because I hate laundry!

Therefore, I just have one laundry day every week where I wash all the clothes.

Generally this means that I do laundry all day, a real marathon session.

Then, at the end of laundry day, once all the clothes have been washed and dried, and the kids are in bed, I watch TV and fold everything.

Everyone helps me put everything away the next morning.

I had to buy some extra clothes to do this, because I wash clothes so infrequently, but it is well worth it to me to not have to deal with it everyday!

Taylor again:

Thanks Pam for sharing your laundry schedule with us.

I Do Laundry One Day Per Week For My Family Of 6

by Cassandra

Thursday is laundry day here for 6.

I have tried the couple loads a day thing, but it seems like all I do is laundry and no one ever has clean clothes!

I will have my 10yo help sort/switch out loads then I fold and sort it all that evening while watching TV.

(I have tried delegating the folding, but it doesn't get done.)

Then the older kids take their's to their rooms while I put mine, hubby's, and baby's away.

I usually iron all of hubby's work (professional) clothes on Sunday evening.

I will admit that sometimes the clean clothes get put away on the next laundry day so I can have the baskets back though! lol!!

Photo courtesy of JAM + SPaM

Mom of 4 boys! - Laundry Schedule

by Jo-Sette
(Piscataway, NJ)

Household Management 101 has asked, what is your family's laundry schedule? Here is Jo-Sette's answer:

I am a mom of 4 boys, and wife of one husband. My weekly schedule keeps my sanity and my kids clean.

My boys play sports baseball, basket ball and Football.

Their ages are 10, 8, 6 and 4 years old.

I do laundry in my King size washing machine and my King Sized Dryer 3 days out of the week. 2 loads per day (Monday, Wednesday and Friday)

Monday and Wednesday I wash colored clothing. Whites are put in a bin until....
Friday - where I wash the lights, and then was the sheets, towels and any dark clothing that has accumulated

I wash comforters and coats once a month unless soiled.

This schedule for me is perfect. Not too nerve racking and I am never overloaded. I am so happy I bought a large machine, for a family as big as mine. My super capacity washer just broke down a week ago and I am forever grateful it did!

Taylor here:

So, do you have a laundry schedule you would like to share? If so, click here, and join the party!

Photo by jking89

Homeschool Mom's Weekly Laundering Schedule

by Lynette
(Oklahoma)

Your weekly laundering schedule needs to fit your family's schedule and lifestyle. Lynette gives an example of what works for her family, which includes herself, her husband, and her son, here:

I do most clothes on Thursdays & Sundays.

Sheets & towels on Mondays.

Rugs and blankets as needed...about once a month.

I try to get most of my housework done on Sundays.

We Shabbat on Saturday.

Then I have time to get into homeschooling and light housework/laundry on Monday & Thursday.

I am a homeschool mom, so it is wonderful to be able to do it around schooling.

I am very thankful for my schedule and feel sorry for the people that can't have it this way, and want to.

Photo © Istockphoto.com/johnnyscriv

20 Loads Of Laundry A Week For Mom of 4

by ~LL~

Taylor says:

~LL~ has shared her laundry schedule, which includes over 20 loads a week!!! I guess that's not surprising with 4 boys. Here is how she gets it done:

~LL~ says:

I don't have a laundry schedule, per se. With hubby being a pilot, he will contribute a lot of white AND darks when he returns from a tour.

I, too, have 4 kids...all boys ages 10, 8, 6 and 4. I encourage ALL parents to teach their children how to do laundry. I do over 20 loads per week. Here are several things that have helped us.

First, I have 2 of the wheeled laundry sorters with 3 compartments each. From left to right they are: light colors, reds, darks, denims, towels/linens, whites. I also have a hamper in each of my older children's rooms and one in the "boys'" bathroom.

My younger 2 put their dirty clothes in the bathroom hamper. I empty it every other day to put into the large sorters, where hubby and I put ours. My older 2 put their clothes into their own hamper. One day each week, the older 2 must wash, dry, fold/hang and put away their own laundry....this includes bedding. To make it even easier, I have them toss in a Shout color catcher....I don't have to worry about colors bleeding together. The ONLY exception to this is school uniforms, which I choose to launder myself to make sure all stays in good repair.

Photo by IndyAgent

I Do The Marathon Thing Too!

by HM101 Reader

I do the marathon thing too!

I have 3 boys and a household of five is just killer with laundry.

I try to do all the laundry in 1-2 days.

I stay at home with the kids so that is fine for me.

Remembering the laundry every day, going up and down would make me crazy.

I don't really iron much. My husbands work shirts get dry cleaned. I tried doing them myself, but even a stay at home mom's time is valuable and it just took way too long to iron all those shirts! For the few bucks it was worth my money!

Taylor says:

Thanks for sharing your method for keeping up with laundry, even when you don't enjoy it.

What some people don't realize is that if they do this, they are actually following a schedule, despite not doing it every single day.

You can get more ideas about keeping up with your laundry here, or share your own methods.

Further, you can explore other laundry schedules, routines and methods for keeping up with the laundry used by other people here, to find the method that will work for you!

• Daily Routines Can Reduce Your Laundry Pile


• Routines & Schedules For Moms With Young Kids


• Keeping Up With Wash At The Laundromat


• Schedules & Routines For Large Families

Photo courtesy of basykes

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