@Jami – yep. One of my cheap shirts is already looking a little worse for wear with washing but…oh well. I’ve worn it many times and gotten use out of it and if it turns into a rag that’s fine.

That’s wonderful! I have been thinking that I seriously need to organize…but then I realized that what I *really* need is to get rid of things (trash or donate) *before* I go through and organize. It’s incredible how much STUFF there is in our home.

@Kenia – stumbled into it 🙂 She’s a former nanny who had always done some organizing/staging houses on the side. We definitely needed it!

That sounds awesome in theory, but where do I start?? Are there particular companies to look at, or did you find a small local business on Yelp??

Love these hacks. Our fortnightly cleaner is awesome and she strips the beds, remakes them with fresh sheets (I just need to put the sheets out), and puts the old sheets in the laundry ready to wash. It’s amazing!
We also have a laundry lady collect about two loads of washing per week, wash and return them. All the kids clothes (we have two young kids), and a few of our lighter clothes etc. I still have to wash the rest of our clothes plus towels/sheets etc but it makes it more do-able instead of the absolute pain it was before. I generally wash one load of washing most mornings: put it on when I first wake up, transfer to dryer before I leave for work, fold before bed. Then weekends are a chance to catch up on any outstanding loads or folding. I used to feel like all I did was laundry but a bit of outsourcing and organisation and it now feels manageable and almost meditative!
One more hack has been to buy one of those Fridge whiteboard magnetic weekly planners where we can write appointments, kids activities, dinner plans, reminders etc. I fill it in on Sunday each evening and it serves as a reminder for my husband and I and also prompts us wrong work out any clashes etc. So helpful!

I wonder if I can do this from the UK?!

@Gillian — ooh, that does sound lovely!