How to Manage Laundry

Are Your Pillows Smelly?

August 24, 2010

Does your bedroom not smell quite as fresh as you’d like? Has your bedroom fallen victim to the ‘boy smell’? Bleh. Your pillows might be the culprit. Once your pillows have that oily-headed-yuck smell, it can be really hard to remove. To keep your pillows smelling fresh, try these washing tips: Only wash pillows in [...]

Share and Enjoy:

Read the full article →

Laundry Detergent Deals August 22 – 28, 2010

August 22, 2010

Kroger is THE place to be for the lowest price on laundry detergent this week! Wow! With the coupon, Arm & Hammer is only $2.49! If you missed the fabulous laundry deals last week, you can round out your stockpile this week! Kmart also has a great price on their Downy, when using the new [...]

Share and Enjoy:

Read the full article →

Reader Mailbag: Bleeding Dyes and Colors

August 20, 2010

Susan wrote in with a dye dilemma regarding her daughter’s new school outfit: I went to wash it [her daughter’s new outfit] and discovered a problem. It’s a white with blue striped shirt with a Tinkerbell picture on it. The shirt has a black vest attached to it and the black has RUN all over [...]

Share and Enjoy:

Read the full article →

Have Your White Clothes Turned Yellow?

August 19, 2010

Are your whites looking a little yellowed? Do they seem dingy, but you can’t quite figure out why? If you are a faithful bleach user, it is the bleach that is probably the culprit. Household bleach (sodium hypochlorite) is often used as a laundry booster or whitener. However, its chemical makeup can often make white [...]

Share and Enjoy:

Read the full article →

Reader Mailbag: How to Have Whiter Whites

August 18, 2010

Melissa was kind enough to send in this question about how to have whiter whites: Hi Mama, My biggest problem with laundry is yellowed and dingy “whites”. I use Clorox bleach in every white load plus detergent and softener and wash in hot water. I am at a loss for what else to do, HELP [...]

Share and Enjoy:

Read the full article →

Reader Mailbag: Smelly T-Shirts

August 16, 2010

One of my readers, Reagan, sent in the following dilemma: I bought front loading machines almost two years ago. I love how big they are and the fact they use less water. BUT……they don’t clean as well as my old fashioned machines. Is it just mine? I’ve not had any problems at all with them, [...]

Share and Enjoy:

Read the full article →

Laundry Detergent Deals for August 15 – 21, 2010

August 15, 2010

Laundry Friends, there are unbelievable laundry detergent deals this week! This is the week to grow your laundry stockpile. Seriously, there are so many deals available I think we can stockpile enough detergent to last my family the rest of 2010. I can’t wait! CVS is definitely the place to be if you need Tide [...]

Share and Enjoy:

Read the full article →

The Wonderwash

August 12, 2010

Have you ever heard of The Wonderwash? I tend to have a preparedness mindset, so the thought of laundry alternatives has crossed my mind more than once. Such as: If the power is out for several days, how would we have clean clothes? If the economy continues to tank and we have a deflation/hyperinflation state, [...]

Share and Enjoy:

Read the full article →

Save $5 on Mrs. Meyer’s Laundry Sets

August 11, 2010

Mrs. Meyer’s seems to have frequent sales these days! Next up on the sale list is Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day Laundry Sets! A Laundry Set includes a 64-load bottle of Laundry Detergent and an 80-count box of dryer sheets. And the scents are more than fabulous. Just FYI – the Laundry Detergent is HE compatible. [...]

Share and Enjoy:

Read the full article →

Update on the Laundry Room Overhaul

August 9, 2010

Well, I must apologize for not having up my ‘after’ pics from the Laundry Room Overhaul today as I had promised. I’ve had a slight setback. For reasons unknown to me, the baby decided a few days ago to completely drop at 27 weeks. And that was a little unsettling. So my doctor wanted me [...]

Share and Enjoy: