Tiny Project: Remember to Switch the Laundry

I’m a big fan of washing a load of laundry in the morning and switching it to the dryer before bed.

The problem I have is forgetting about it – and discovering a hard, musty lump of wet clothes a few days later.

Now, I put a plastic hanger over my doorknob which signals: Laundry in progress.

Its a blue hanger, to be specific. Problem solved.

Do you have a Tiny Project I can share with readers? If so, email me at melissa {at} peaceandprojects {dot} com. (Thwarting spammers with that email address, so bear with me.)

Photo by McMorr

{ 6 comments }

1 Tracy November 16, 2009 at 11:25 pm

Great idea! Are you going to be featuring tiny projects on a regular basis?

2 Melissa November 16, 2009 at 11:32 pm

Yes! To keep the content here fresh (like my laundry). Please send me tiny projects (to my email) and if I use them I will link to your site.

3 Lynn November 17, 2009 at 12:21 pm

We have CFL’s in our laundry room. We leave a light on (pennies) and the door to the laundry room ajar, and then it’s easy for us to remember that we were doing laundry. Love the hanger idea though.

4 Tracy November 18, 2009 at 1:55 am

Or, you could live in an apartment where you HAVE to remember to go get your laundry, otherwise someone will steal it. To each his own!

5 Rebecca November 24, 2009 at 11:59 pm

Love the tiny projects idea…if you’ve ever heard of flylady (she’s a little corny) her concept of “you can do anything for 15 minutes” is similar and very effective.

I feel compelled to caution you and ask you to rethink putting clothes in the dryer before bed or when you’re not home. The dangers of a dryer catching fire while your family is gone (or far worse, asleep!) are far too great. I make it a practice to run the dryer only when I can keep an eye on it. Just some food for thought from the daughter of a firefighter