Paw, for me its all of the above, With 6 people in the house (one moved out with a bit of a push) I have a lot of laundry, at least 1 load of towels daily, 6 sets of sheets and duvet covers to do every 5 days, not to mention all the actual clothing. its a good thing laundry is enjoyable to me. Lol.

I didn't actually answer your question, I try never to get a day behind, since I like to soak each load at least 30 minutes, one day is enough to get things backed up. If it was just the hubs and I, I could probably do laundry every 4-5 days, but I would suffer emotionally from withdrawl lol.

I used to do all my laundry in 1 day when I worked. But we live in the "country" and have a septic system and it is really not good for your system to put lots of water through it at one time . So now that I am retired and have the time to do it, I space my laundry out by doing 1 load every day or two usually. However, on sheets day I go ahead and wash both sets but wait an hour or so between the loads.

Must say, I can't contribute anything to these conversations... but this "stumbled on forum" has opened my eyes to the world of laundry and it's products. Enjoying it and learning something to boot.

It's just me and I don't generate much more than a load or two a week - towels, sheets for one, underwear and changed out shirts, etc. for another in my getting older heavy duty top-loading Kenmore washer and dryer. Seems I've always been one of those "get 'er done"types.

Since I work full-time outside the house and then have a lot of pet and livestock care in the evenings, I might do 1-2 loads during the week and then a few on the weekend. My husband and I do our own laundry except for towels.

I'll have two loads of clothes for myself - work clothes and play clothes. I'll wear the same PJs/gown for about a week, but I only wear them for the hour I sit up in bed and watch tv.

We don't use a new towel each time - each one gets about 3-4 uses, so depending on my shower schedule, I use 1-2 a week. DH would probably just keep using the same one over and over again, so I make sure and take his down when I take mine down. We have a 4 hook bar and we each use 2 of the hooks to hang the towel so that none of it is bunched up. I use a washcloth 1-2 times, but those don't take up any room. So, it takes me 1-2 weeks to get a load of towels.

My sheets get washed at least every 2 weeks. I aim for weekly, but sometimes it doesn't happen. My husband goes too long on his sheets, but at least he showers right before bed and I turn the AC way down at night (and keep it like a meat locker, according to him) so that keeps much of the temp related sweating at bay. (Our sleeping schedules are way different, so we learned years ago that we were both happier people when we each had our own bedroom and own bed. He also has to get up an hour and a half before me, and therefore my staying up until midnight doesn't work with his 4:30am alarm call.)

The fleece throws I have everywhere for the pets get washed whenever I feel like it, which is at least once a week. If it coincides with a weekend, I'll even try to soak them first to help with doggy odor.

Most of the time, everything stays staggered enough that I never get backed up, but occasionally it does seem like all the loads make at the same time and I go from nothing to wash to needing to do 3 loads.

Both my Grandma & Mom always had a "laundry day". It's not so easy for me to just dedicate 1 day for laundry since the front load washer takes so darn long and weekends I'm playing catch-up on other duties & projects.

My husband has very fond memories as a kid helping his mom use the wringer washer. He said she had a laundry day where they did it all and put it on the line to dry.

Laundry is obviously a necessity, a chore, an obsession and fun!! I have a semi-rigid, but flexible schedule! There are only 3 of us in our house, so the laundry load is not too heavy.

Mondays: Athletic Clothes, CA King sheets, Double/Full sheets, Bath Towels and Whites

Weds: Darks & Colours

Any other day...small little loads if I need something before wash day, my son gets new clothes (I must wash new clothes before wearing), I decide to wash a blanket or comforter....or I get a new laundry products, and then watch out!!! I go on my seek & destroy mission looking for, or actually creating a load to wash. LOL

Totally agree with you on washing new clothes. I have to wash them first also. I hate the factory smell & they're too itchy to wear.

I follow flylady's load a day recommendation, after about two weeks I found that I didn't have a load every day, it has been sheer bliss.

Retired and only the two of us in the house. My "laundry day" is every other Tuesday morning. I even manage to get out and mow the lawn when the towels are in the dryer and the whites are on a long wash. Ironing is a different story....

Weekly, Monday is my regular wash day...two loads, whites & colors.

Friday I wash my parents clothes (usually one load, sometimes two).

I could go longer like another week or so, I have a lot of the same clothes (underwear, socks), but have limited towels and dress shirts (for work) so weekly works best.

Thursday is bedding day.

The comforter is washed seasonally (spring, autumn) since it's in a duvet cover all the time.

New clothes always get a wash before wearing.

I once had a terrible reaction to a new bathrobe (every where it touched my body, itchy blotches), even though it WAS washed first, good thing I had on underwear ;-) I threw it out.

7 days - that's when I run out of underwear. :D

Oh, whirlpool, that would make me nervous! (Can't tell if you are joking or not.) I just recently bought about 7 pair of new undies, so I pulled out my drawer and went through all of them. I try my best to do this periodically. I think I ended up keeping about 19 pair including the new ones I had purchased.

I don't like to see more than a two day accumulation in the basket but DH has signed up for an electricity program that provides free electricity from Fri 8pm to Sun midnight. So far working well for this empty nest home.

I try to do at least a load a day. I too can't wait to come home and try a new product/scent :-)

I do laundry once a week but could go a couple of weeks except that the hamper would be overflowing ;-)

I am just by myself so it's 2-3 small loads of clothes (whites, darks and (not every week) brights), bed linens/duvet cover every other week, and towels when I accumulate a full load (every 2-3 weeks - I often shower at the gym where they have towel service so I change mine at home only once a week). That's the standard schedule, and then I do additional loads as needed of woolens/cashmere, silk/delicates, the cat's blankets, the comforters, pillows, etc.

I do laundry every single day. I used to wait until my family of 6 started running low on clothes but found I dreaded the catch up ( 25 years ago ). So I forced myself to do at least a load a day and now I actually look forward to laundry and playing with new detergents and softeners! I have been known to seek out things to wash!

The only day I don't do laundry is Sunday and that's just because I am at work at everyone is watching football. I love to start that machine in the morning when I am having coffee. Kind of a ritual. By the time the first load is finished I start cleaning house and that's everyday too 'cept Sunday.

Donna, one day last week all my laundry was done, now I do laundry daily, but my few evening loads I look forward to the most, I think after a long day cleaning, cooking, small boys, I need to relax, most people watch TV I never ever watch TV, I just can't sit still that long, so doing laundry after a long day is my relaxation, anyway one day last week evening rolled around and no laundry I dang near went into a panic, than I thought I can do my bedding, anyway I was up very late like 2am doing laundry, it puts a whole new meaning to sitting down to watch a movie lol

It's just me and I have tons of work and after work clothes as well as towels and sheets. Towels every 2 to 3 weeks; sheets every two weeks-two sets in each load; kitchen towels and napkins about once a month or so; underwear/whites every 3 weeks; and shirts and pants as they run out. I have 3 hampers. This weekend I'll have 2 loads of slacks, load of shirts, whites, 2 loads of casual cloths and a load of towels. So at least 6 loads this weekend. Last weekend was sheets. Before that it had been at least 3 weeks since I washed anything. Loads in my Duet are always pretty full.

Oh Jean. We're meant to be. I start my morning with coffee & laundry. Actually it's only leftovers. I put in a full load, set the timer over night & laundry is washed when I get up. Put the clothes in dryer. Make coffee. Fold clothes. Take shower & off to work.

Jean and Paw, we 3 should get together, same here coffee and laundry lol

I'll bring my detergents pawprint!!

Yay and Mama too! I have my wonderful Granddaughter all day tomorrow so even more laundry!

I do 6 loads per week on a slow week. It's usually more than that. It's usually 2 loads of towels, one load of jeans, one dark, one light and one white load.

I guess I've been doing a bit more laundry than normal this past month since we got our new washer. The clean washer light went off last night for the second time. it goes off every 30 loads. So, I've done 60 loads in the past month. (And still loving my HE top-loader even though they get no love on this forum.)

I was switching over a late load when the light came on. It was nice to be able to run the clean washer cycle overnight and not have it interrupt the schedule any.

aa62579 - What machine do you have? Whichever one it is, in my opinion if it works for you that is all that matters.

Aa, do you know what it means when you hit the 60 load mark in The Laundry Room? You are no elegable to win either what's behind door 1, 2 or 3, which door do you choose? Think carefully because behind each door hides a very special prize!

maylingsmom - I have the Maytag Bravos XL w/Steam - MVWB755DW. (Model matters - many in this style and not all created equally.) http://www.lowes.com/pd_670292-46-MVWB755DW_1z140bcZ1z11pmg__?productId=50371126&pl=1

I have really bad knees that do not allow me to squat. My back isn't very good either. Budget was under $700 before taxes. Front loaders were out if they weren't going to be raised up on a pedestal and also I wasn't going to wipe out a seal each time. There was only one or two front loaders under $700 here at that time and pedestals were $200!

We read reviews until we were blue in the face. One thing we realized about the bad reviews on this particular model was that many of them were based on people not understanding how the HE models work (both TL and FL) so they were docking it for cycle time or not using enough water or it was user error (using too much detergent for a HE, not reading the manual to see how to pause the cycle to open the door), or it seems like they really got a lemon (calling it the loudest machine versus most other reviews praising how quiet it was.) Also, many of the bad reviews talked about having it for years when this particular model (755) hasn't been out that long. With many of the other machines, it seemed like the machines were actually breaking. We crossed our fingers we didn't get a lemon and bough it and an extended warranty. Been pleased ever since although I have had to play around with detergent amount and have figured out powder just may not work for me and our hard water, at least on darks.

Mama - I would have to choose door number 2. You know me, middle of the road, never straying too far one way or the other before running back to my comfy middle ground! :)

DRUM ROLL. well dang it aa OMG you won a giant Snickers bar, but (licks fingers) I ate it, sorry aa, but it was either eat it or mail it to you and I don't have your address. Trust me it was good. You should have strayed a bit to the right it was a York patty...that was yummy too. Haha

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