Laundry, Laundry, Laundry

I have been trying to figure out the laundry for about hmmm, all seventeen of my years of marriage. I have not figured out a system that works, although doing it everyday seems to help. It's just that it's always constant when you do that and never a day goes by that you don't do it! I think my husband wishes he could be the laundry! LOL!!

I had a friend tell me that a friend of hers commented on how much laundry she had one day. She told her she had too many clothes and that was why she had soooo much laundry. I was thinking about this the other day. If we only had ten items of each thing, there may not be soooo much laundry. Granted there are five of us in our family. That's a lot of socks! Everyday would be a small load to do then put away.

Hence my problem. I wash everything and it sits out because the dryer gets backed up. Then I forget to dry it because my day gets soooo busy and then my kids are asking for their stuff and it's balled up on the counter damp!

I can't let it go to once a week because I just don't have the time to do it all in one day. Plus, I do the sheets and towels on Thursdays and adding laundry to that day would be too much and not possible to get done!! I still have a half day kindergartener at home.

I also read that if you wear some items twice, that relieves the amount. I have been wearing my jeans twice, but it's hard to remember which tops I've worn once, so I do wash them after wearing. So I am trying to reduce my clothes and see if that will help with the laundry if I finish it each day!!!

So really there is no real solution for me because I just don't keep up with it. And if I do it everyday, there is no guarantee it will be dry!!
Victoria