Here's a secret to banishing wrinkles from your laundry: Don't wash or dry so many articles of clothing per load. If you pack so many clothes into the washer or dryer that those clothes spin as a large, cohesive ball rather than tumbling as individual articles of clothing, you're at ...
Yes, many types of blankets that are under 20 pounds can be machine-washed. But it’s important to double-check the blanket’s attached care label can be thrown into a laundry machine. Some blankets are woven so delicately that they need handwashing, while others have material that must ...
How many diapers to register for Here’s an estimate of what to register for if you’re looking to build out your diaper supply for the first 12 months: Don’t focus on the newborn sizes On average, newborn size diapers fit babies up to nine or ten pounds. So if your baby is born...
You will have to spend money on the various ingredients it requires, but it can save you a few cents per load in the long run. And that can be a big help if you’re budget conscious or washing multiple loads of cloth diapers every week. Homemade laundry detergent can also help you ...
If the temperature is colder, you’ll be burning through energy unnecessarily and adding pounds to your energy bill. Also, to help these units use less energy, make sure the space around them is free of any clutter. That way, they will not overheat and you will save energy. 27. Don’...
A load of wet wash weighs about 15 to 18 pounds (assuming it is spin-dried). It will shed about a third of that weight as it dries. This may not seem like much weight, but it won’t take long for your new clothesline to get stretched out a bit. By leaving a little “tail” ...
The changes stick better, the habits form more easily, and my new routine develops more naturally than when I try to force too many changes at once. Slow and steady wins the race… right? The Power of ONE: If I could drill one Simple Living Message into your brain, it would be ...
For example, I say, “How many times have I told you that your laundry belongs in the basket and not on the floor?” at least once a day, but I do not want my child to provide me with an exact number. I merely desire that she, please, for the love of baked goods, put the ...
For this reason, many people plan a replacement and redecoration project together. On the plus side, if you plan a simple replacement of fixtures, you may not need a building permit and can probably find a competent handyperson to take care of the job. Obviously, swapping an old wall-...
I’m sitting it out at home, where I’m using this bonus time to do some laundry. So for me, this snakebit summer of travel has mostly imposed cognitive-load costs. Checking the status of not just my flight but the inbound aircraft’s flight, consulting the weather forecast at all ...