3 Ways to Re-wash Your Clothes
I know that most of you have your hands full- whether you work, parent, volunteer, or possibly play Quidditch professionally on the side. So the majority of you won’t need to read the following time-consuming tips- but for those who need to fill more time, or who are possibly scatter-brained like me- feel free to read on.
#1: FORGET THAT YOU WASHED YOUR CLOTHES
This tactic is fairly simple, and I recommend starting here if you’ve never re-washed your clothes before. It takes very little effort- in fact, the only thing you have to remember is to not remember. Simply put your dirty clothes in the wash, add detergent, and let the washing machine do its thing. Then, instead of removing the washed clothes promptly, let them stand at least overnight or up to several days, if you’d prefer. When you go to wash a new batch of dirty clothes later, open the washing machine, breathe in the unpleasant sourness of your neglected garments, and breathe out a sigh as you set your machine to re-wash the clothes. Congratulations!
#2: ADD A DIAPER OR PULLUP WITH CLOTHES
This method of re-washing is equally simple, but requires a little more prep work. You may want to employ the help of a child who: (A) Is potty training and (B) has been taught to put his dirty clothes in the laundry basket. With any luck, said child will eventually go to put his PJ bottoms in the dirty clothes and absent mindedly drop a pull up in as well. Now the stage is set for your part- grab the basket of clothes, but don’t look closely or sort through anything. Start your laundry as usual, and return when clothes are finished. If you’ve followed the above steps correctly, all of your clothes should look something like this:
Grab one goobery item after another, briefly wondering if your washing machine is broken before stumbling upon the offending polyacrylate absorbents. An eye roll or stifled profanity is an optional step. Now, you may re-wash your clothes!
#3: MISTAKE CLEAN CLOTHES FOR DIRTY ONES
Our final how-to is slightly more complicated and I don’t recommend it for beginners. To successfully accomplish this re-wash, you must be more than just forgetful- you must be excessively committed to multi-tasking. Purely hypothetically, one could be babysitting an extra child or three AND talking to one’s mother on the phone when suddenly one’s free hand feels unproductive and longs to be doing one more thing. Just one more. One should then walk into the spare room where clothes are inconveniently waiting in three separate states of done-ness: clean, dirty, and folded. Here’s the critical moment that the whole plan hinges upon: skip directly PAST the dirty clothes pile, confidently reaching for the clean basket one’s husband thoughtfully removed from the dryer. Take said clean clothes and dump them in the wash with the satisfaction of a child who discovered how to get the chocolate from the top shelf: briefly swell with domestic pride as you continue chatting with your mother. You’ve successfully re-washed your clothes! (Note: You won’t feel fully satisfied with this last method if you don’t realize you’ve done it. Therefore, I highly recommend, while still multi-tasking, that you pass through your laundry room shortly after your re-wash and glance casually at your ACTUALLY dirty clothes basket and allow yourself to fully ponder your mistake. Optional: Confess your laundry lament to your mother if she’s still on the phone.)
That’s it! Three easy ways to re-wash. Whether you needed those tips or not (all of which I’ve actually done) and joking aside, I hope to see some of you domestic-weary friends tomorrow (September 12th) for our first COFFEE CRAWL 9:30-11:30am at Sweet Harmony Cafe in Middletown. Please message me for more information!
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