Dirty Laundry

[twoweevils]

I had a somewhat unconventional childhood. Some of the things that most people learn to do at home as a matter of course, I had to figure out on my own -- with varying degrees of success. I'm interested in learning how other people manage day-to-day stuff.

I invite you to participate in my Laundry Poll!



[Poll #660554]

ETA: Holy typos, Batman! *blushes and curses non-editable polls*

M.

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[crimsonquills.livejournal.com]

To explain my "Other" answers...

Wear do you keep the clothing you intend to wash before wearing it again?

Depends. Shirts I generally put back in the closet. Pants I generally drape over a chair, because I have more shirts than pants, so I tend to re-wear my pants more often. And then there are the things that I intend to wash and put in the laundry basket, and then I get down to almost no clothing and suddenly they seem okay again... *sheepish*

If you had to have a scented laundry additive (i.e., detergent, fabric softener, or other), what scent would appeal to you?

Bizarrely, the only laundry detergent I've ever liked the smell of is Sunlight's "High Efficiency" formula. It doesn't say it has a scent, but it's not labeled unscented either, and I definitely notice a difference. I actually buy the "High Efficiency" stuff for the smell!

How often do you read and follow the "care" instructions on your clothing?

Depends on the clothing. I have learned that certain instructions can be bent or disregarded, depending on the material. For example, I rarely actually dry clean my "dry clean only" clothing. If you wash it on the gentle (or "knits") cycle and hang to dry, it turns out just fine. The only exception I make to that is when the dry clean only stuff is silk or 100% wool. I also have my own rules for how colors get separated and what temperature water I wash them in.

[twoweevils.livejournal.com]

And then there are the things that I intend to wash and put in the laundry basket, and then I get down to almost no clothing and suddenly they seem okay again... *sheepish*

Glad I'm not the only one!

M.

PS - Cute Hodges/Nick icon. *must make CSI icon(s)*

[crimsonquills.livejournal.com]

PS - Cute Hodges/Nick icon. *must make CSI icon(s)*

Thanks! The icons was made by vicxntric, who made quite a few awesome Hodges icons and posted them over on dhodges.

Hodges/Nick is the tiny, bizarre pairing that seems to have claimed a corner of my brain. *g* I'm not sure how, but it's ensconced itself despite the domination of the centaurs...