lynn Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Today I am up to 5 family of 6, I took a few days off this weekend. I'll never do that again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinkgumby Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 I think the most was after our house flooded and EVERYTHING needed to be washed. For normal laundry, though . . . probably four or five loads. (I'm a procrastinator!) :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 My usual routine is to wash a load each time one of the hampers (labeled white, colors, and dark) gets full. Usually one a day. When we were remodeling I was without my washer and dryer for about a month and it took me some time to get a laundromat routine working. One day I did seven loads. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 The most loads I have done in one day is TWO! Tammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 ugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted May 27, 2008 Author Share Posted May 27, 2008 The most loads I have done in one day is TWO! Tammy We had some kids caught in the rain and some towels left outside after swimming that needed to be washed. that was 1 load in itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 We have done 8-10+ a few times LOL. Most days I have 5-6 loads and Monday's are always worst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 I try to do all the major laundry once a week. Then it's about 5-6 loads. my ds is a carpenter and his clothes just get gross, so his laundry is done at least twice a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich with Kids Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 We do 4 or 5 loads a day here. Each kid has a week day. If we are out most of a day that kid helps the next day to get caught up. I try and keep it rolling on the weekends. If we get behind, I help Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choirfarm Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 I do at least 3 loads every day and many days 4 or 5. The only day don't do laundry is Sunday. How do all of you get by with less?? I guess part of it is we live in the country and people get filthy working outside and then we change to go to town and that gets dirty and then we have animals and people visiting so their are always sheets and towels to be done. Christine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 I get in moods when I want to do a chore, but don't want to work very hard! so I wash towels and sheets and all the comforters and rugs in the house--Sometimes it's about 12 loads. Feels good when it's done, and it really only takes a few minutes to stuff them in the washer/dryer and put them away (I can fold a load of towels in about 4 minutes--yep, I timed myself by doing them during dd's Saxon timed tests! lol). Regular laundry, tho, is usually 3 or 4 loads, several times a week, and not all done by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 I do at least 3 loads every day and many days 4 or 5. The only day don't do laundry is Sunday. How do all of you get by with less?? I guess part of it is we live in the country and people get filthy working outside and then we change to go to town and that gets dirty and then we have animals and people visiting so their are always sheets and towels to be done. Christine It must be because you live in the country :-) Once a week I do one load of towels, one load of whites (sheets, dishtowels, washcloths--all white %100 cotton, so I can presoak with bleach), one of dh's and my clothes together, one of dh's undies (bless his heart--he has sensitive skin, and I wash his underwear with a different detergent and no fabric softener). Towels and whites on Friday, everything else on Monday. When dc were home, I washed their clothes together once a week. There will be occasionally extra sheets and towels because of guests, but that would be only 1 or 2 extra loads. Ditto with tablecloths/napkins used for special dinners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 I did 8 yesterday.....not anything unusual here. If I don't do 2-3 loads/day it will add up quickly......especially on days I wash sheets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Tara~ Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 On Mondays it's quite common to do 4 *maybe* 5 loads, but 4 is more like it. I don't run any over the weekend. I may or may not put in a load Friday. Generally my last load is done on Thursday, then we start in again on Monday. :) So the most I have done in a day is probably 5 or 6. Typical Monday mound and bedding perhaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 9 loads! usually I do about 2 per day, and skip busy days. I average 12 loads per week for a family of four. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisperlily Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 I'm embarrassed to admit that I've gotten way behind more than once... and it usually takes 2 days straight of keeping the washer and dryer going from dawn until midnight to get it all done... Of course by the time I'm that far behind, I've usually got clean clothes mixed in with the dirty ones, so I'm re-washing the clean ones because I'm not sure if they are clean or dirty. Thankfully, I've had some success getting my act together, and I've been staying on top of it with 2 or so loads of laundry each day for a family of 6. More on Tuesdays when all the bedding is washed. Or on days like today when we're potty training, AND little Miss managed to throw up in her carseat... and has been fine ever since. So I'll say that the most in one day is around 12-15, but that's on the extreme end of things. I even remember getting up in the night and switching clothes more than once, just to get caught up. But that was what seems now like a former life... I hope it stays that way. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamturner Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 ugh Although more often than I'd like to admit. Unfortunately for me, my washer is leaking terribly and the one I purchase this weekend will not be delivered until 6/11. I guess the laundromat is in my future....uuuggghhh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 I can't remember the worst day - I was soooo tired. I think it must have about 10-12, but they were smallish loads. My dd (4 at the time) and my ds (newborn) were both sick. My daughter had whooping cough and my son had pyloric stenosis. Both cause the afflicted to throw up - a lot! I think the worst part was I was doing laundry 24/7 for about 1 week straight. After that week, my son had surgery for the pyloric stenosis and no longer threw up. I still had to deal with all the laundry from my daughter (mostly bed things), but I felt relieved that there wasn't anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 I think it was 8. I was 8 months pregnant and all 4 of my dc and dh had a severe (and never-ending it seemed) case of the stomach flu. I spent an entire week doing nothing but cleaning up sick mess, giving baths, and doing laundry. One of the worst weeks of my life. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reesegirl Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 I think the most I ever did was about 8-10 in one day loads when my daughter got head lice. I washed everything! I hope never to do that again! Reesegirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Today I am up to 5 family of 6, I took a few days off this weekend. I'll never do that again. I've done 8-9 in one day. I don't recall the reason behind it though. . .I've not done it since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 I once did 15 loads in a day. It was winter, I had 5 kids, a husband, a dairy farm, and broken laundry equipment at home. I saved up my loads for a few days and then took it all to the laundromat. It was actually really, really great to have all 15 loads done, folded, and ready to put away in about 3 hours. On a regular basis though, I do about 3 loads a day. If I skip a day, or even (gasp) 2 days, I have a mountain to contend with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaKinVA Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Regularly for me... about 8-10 loads at a time. I would much prefer doing smaller loads -- but my work/home schedule is such that I usually have to play "catch up" on the weekends. And, if it'w a weekend I have to work... or my mom's weekend with the laundry, I can have 2 or 3 weeks of laundry piling up. Mix in at least one puke-fest a week, and I have "emergency loads" of linens and comforters (2-3 loads... although I now wash the pillows & cases together, which saved me a load). I usually have time to get one load of whites or towels done -- so we never run out of underwear... but geez. My LR right now is a mess of clean/folded clothes and I still have a floor full of dirty clothes (at least 5-6 loads), plus one in the washer and one in the dryer. I'm sooo looking forward to losing my 2nd job this summer!!! At least that way, I should be able to do 2 loads a day (one in the am, one in the pm). Of course, with new baby showing up I was TWO washers & dryers!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristine in KS Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 I do 2 loads most weekdays, 3 loads if I get behind. I'm going to guess that I have done 6 or maybe 7 loads in a day. I don't really mind laundry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 I try to do a little each day so any kind of trip means days of laundry non stop! I have done at least 7 loads in the last 2 days. Almost done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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